Illustrated by Cheryl Thuesday

On Sale: Aug 2, 2022
Page Count: 32 pages
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN-13: 9780762475001

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For fans of Little Leaders and Pride comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating 14 incredible LGBTQ+ change makers and forward thinkers throughout history.

Kind Like Marsha celebrates 14 amazing and inspirational LGBTQ+ people throughout history. Fan favorites like Harvey Milk, Sylvia Rivera, and Audre Lorde are joined by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Frida Kahlo, and more in this striking collection. With a focus on a positive personality attribute of each of the historical figures, readers will be encouraged to be brave like the Ugandan activist fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against all odds and to be kind like Marsha P. Johnson who took care of her trans community on the New York City streets.

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"A celebratory book that’s useful for teaching young children about diverse historical figures."
Kirkus Reviews
“A fine introduction for young readers to the LGBTQ+ world and to some of its significant leaders.”
Booklist
“A largely visual introduction to queer people and progressive values […] alongside Thuesday’s boldly hued, textural art, which provides contextualizing details.”
Publishers Weekly
“This browsable volume is intended to encourage curiosity about and further research on fourteen LBGTQ+ activists, poets, politicians, artists, and thinkers from around the world and throughout history.”
The Horn Book
“Presents biographical information upfront in an approachable way for the youngest readers. I can’t recommend it enough!”
Mutually Inclusive
"Highly recommended."
Mombian
"From Chinese ruler Ai of Han to gun-safety activist X González, this browsable volume is intended to encourage curiosity about and further research on fourteen LBGTQ+ activists, poets, politicians, artists, and thinkers from around the world and throughout history."
The Horn Book

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Sarah Prager

About the Author

Sarah Prager is the author of Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders; Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World; and Rainbow Revolutionaries: 50 LGBTQ+ People Who Made History. She came out as lesbian when she was fourteen and feels grateful for her extended LGBTQIA+ family and loves telling the stories of our shared history. She’s written for the New York Times, National Geographic, The Atlantic, NBC News, and many other outlets about LGBTQIA+ topics.

Caitlin O’Dwyer is a passionate illustrator and designer with a focus on kids’ literature and pet portraits. She was born in Albury, New South Wales, in southeastern Australia, and loved drawing from the moment she could pick up a pencil. Caitlin attended La Trobe University, completing her bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design with a focus on Illustration in 2014. She currently lives with her partner Sue in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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