Thank you to our community partners for creating special guest read aloud videos to celebrate the 3rd annual LGBTQ+ Read-In Week! We are grateful to be able to highlight literature celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
STUDENTS! Please enjoy the videos below from some awesome Oaklanders! Make sure to watch videos with supervision. We encourage you to engage in some follow-up activities after watching the videos:
Read Aloud by Local Authors
Jacob’s School Play: Starring He, She & They by Ian & Sarah Hoffman
Jacob’s New Dress by Ian & Sarah Hoffman
Jacob’s Room to Choose by Ian & Sarah Hoffman
Rebel Kings of Oakland
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
One of a Kind Like Me | Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess
Read Alouds from Community Volunteers
Annie’s Plaid Shirt by Stacy B. Davids
Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero by Ellie Royce
Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
The Gender Wheel by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne and Max Lang
I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman
Read aloud by Councilmember Dan Kalb
Love Is Love by Michael Genhart
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Donovan’s Big Day by Lesléa Newman
From the Starts in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng
Antonio’s Card | La tarjeta de Antonio by Rigoberto González
This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman (From PFLAG Oakland East Bay)
You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
George (Chapter 1) by Alex Gino
George (Chapter 2) by Alex Gino
The Adventure of Honey and Leon by Alan Cumming
In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco