Happy Book Birthday

MY MADDY

by Gayle E. Pitman, Ph.D. 

(Magination Press,
Illustrated by Violet Tobacco)

A CBC Champions of Change selection

“A heartfelt narrative that marries refreshingly unapologetic LGBTQ illustrations with text that many child readers will be able to relate to. This celebration of nonconforming parents is a nuanced and noteworthy addition to any home, classroom, or library.”

—Booklist 
 

Best New Books

Gender diverse families finally get a story that celebrates the parent-child bond…

 “The latest in Pitman’s LGBTQ books for children introduces young readers to a parent whose gender identity and expression are ‘entirely fantastically their own’—not a mommy or a daddy, but ‘my Maddy….’ Such positive images of gender-nonconforming presentations are rare in children’s literature, making this a valuable addition to any school, public, or personal library for its engaging art and accessible representation for a wide age range… Much needed in the landscape of family-oriented picture books.”
–Kirkus

Included in PW‘s

READING WITH PRIDE:
LGBTQ BOOKS 2020 List

“Most mommies are girls. Most daddies are boys. But lots of parents are neither a boy nor a girl. Like my Maddy” …Pitman’s affirming text highlights the joy of in-between things—hazel eyes, sporks, sunrises, motorcycles (“It’s not a car or a bicycle. It’s kind of both, and it’s something all its own”) —gently illuminating the idea that people, too, can exist beyond categorization. An extensive note from a psychologist is aimed at parents transitioning or living an affirmed gender.”

–PW

From The Horn Book:

Publishers’ Preview–
Diversity Five Ways:
Five Questions for Gayle E. Pitman

 
How do we help children of nonbinary parents navigate questions from their friends and friends’ parents?
Children should never feel they have to navigate these questions by themselves. Parents who identify as nonbinary (and those who don’t) can open the lines of communication with other parents, teachers, and other adults, and help prepare their children for questions friends might ask. 

Check out these other
Magination titles from Pitman:

THIS DAY IN JUNE

• Winner of The Stonewall Award

•  A Top Ten Title, 2015 ALA Rainbow List

• Winner, 2015 Notable Books for a Global Society Awards

• Named one of the most important books of the last decade by The Advocate’s “40 Under 40” list

WHEN YOU LOOK OUT
THE WINDOW
 

SEWING THE RAINBOW 

• 5th-6th grade Finalist in 2019 Children’s Choice Book Awards

• 2019 ALA GLBT Round Table Rainbow Book List Selection

• NCSS-CBC 2019 Notable Social Science Trade Book for Young People

• National Parenting Product Award Winner (NAPPA)

FEMINISM FROM A TO Z

• Gold Medal, 2018 IPPY Awards

• Silver Medal, 2017 Foreword INDIES Awards

Also Available:

 

THE STONEWALL RIOTS

(Abrams)

• 2020 Rainbow List

A CHURCH FOR ALL

(Albert Whitman)

Acquisitions and Licensing

  

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has selected NYT bestselling Gianna Marino’s “magical,” “brilliant” (Kirkus; starred) 
JUST LIKE MY BROTHER (Viking)
for their program. 
We love you, Dolly!

As a 4th foreign language license, Jacarandá Editora has “penciled in” Portuguese rights to Karen Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos, Jr. and German Blanco’s WHEN PENCIL MET ERASER (Imprint/Macmillan), a 2020 ILA-CBC Children’s Choice Selection and a 2019 Parents Best Children’s Book. 

Stay tuned for the “colorful” companion,
WHEN PENCIL MET THE MARKERS, 
in July!

Speaking of penciling in…

SAVE THE DATE

  

At 10am PT, on June 27^th, at the Bay Area Book Festival #UNBOUND virtual series, join award-winning author Jim Averbeck and award-winning animator and illustrator Yasmeen Ismail, in their quest for love and art as they discuss LOVE BY SOPHIA (McElderry/S&S), the latest installment of the series that Kirkus calls “fun, clever, and empowering.”