The GayBCs

By M. L. Webb

A joyful celebration of LGBTQ+ vocabulary for kids of all ages!

A playdate extravaganza transforms into a celebration of friendship, love, and identity as four friends sashay out of all the closets, dress up in a wardrobe fit for kings and queens, and discover the wonder of imagination. From A is for Ally to F is for Family to Q is for Queer, debut author/illustrator M. L. Webb’s bright illustrations and lively, inclusive poems delight in the beauty of embracing one’s truest self. A glossary in the back offers opportunity for further discussion of terms and identities. The GayBCs is perfect for fans of A Is for Activist and Feminist Baby—showing kids and adults alike that every identity is worthy of being celebrated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Quirk Books
• Release date: Oct 8, 2019
• ISBN: 9781683691631

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Reviews for The GayBCs

[salsabrarian · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

From Ally to Intersex to Pan to Vogue, this rhyming alphabet book introduces terms mostly related to LGBTQ lives and culture, as a quartet of diverse kids hang out and play together. (Hope, Mountain and Unique are general intangibles.) A glossary in the back defines the terms. A couple of the rhymes don't work as structured but for parents and educators who want to instill inclusivity in their children, this is a good resource.

[librarianryan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was a nice little rhyming book and none of the letters were really stretched to make them fit the theme which I liked. I also like that they kept a cadence and saved more complicated definitions for the back glossary.

[Jim Norris · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a cute little important book! For goodness sake, I'm so tired of the "protect your children", and "let them have a childhood" rhetoric. This book is super age appropriate, there is nothing offensive or in bad taste. Your children are in safe hands here. (Noted as well: there is a new/board book version that changes A from ally to A is for Aro or Ace, which is good, as aro/ace erasure is common. Thanks to the author/publisher for listening to the feedback, and correcting it!)

[clrichm · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The message is good, but a little is lost in the execution. Not wild about the illustrations, and some of the rhymes don't scan, which is a personal pet peeve for which I refuse to apologize.

[Chisom purplerose · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This book should get 0star rating coz it's created to rob kids off their childhood.. it's absurd and shameful.. let kids be kids please!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jes Spain · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Not the first thing kids should learn. Also X is for X is silly

[danyelle lindsey · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I don’t think this is something that kids should be seeing at such a young age. This is awful.

[Molly Botta · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Disgusting filth. Doctor Seuss is cancelled but we're gonna show this reprobate nonsense to kids? Repulsive