Books

By: Sonya Renee Taylor (Author), 2021, Paperback, Workbook

Based on the New York Times bestseller The Body Is Not an Apology, this is an action guide to help readers practice the art of radical self-love both for themselves and to transform our society.

Readers of The Body Is Not an Apology have been clamoring for guidance on how to do the work of radical self-love. After crowdsourcing her community, Sonya Renee Taylor found her readers wanted more concrete ideas on how to apply this work in their everyday lives. Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook is the action guide that gives them tools and structured frameworks they can begin using immediately to deepen their radical self-love journey--such as Taylor's four pillars of practice, which help readers dismantle body shame and give them access to a lifestyle rooted in love. Taylor guides readers to move beyond theory and into doing and being radical self-love change agents in the world.

"In this book, you will be asked to draw, color, doodle, talk to friends, take risks, and perhaps step outside of what feels like your natural gifts and talents," Taylor writes. "I encourage you to release the need to be 'good' at what you are doing and instead strive to be authentic. Perfection is the enemy of radical self-love because it is an impossible illusion. When the voice of perfectionism chimes in, take a deep breath, remember that the work is about the process, not about the product, and give yourself permission to be fabulously unapologetically imperfect.

You’re fabulous when you are free to be yourself! This beautiful board book, from the bestselling and beloved creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong, embraces the gender spectrum and encourages self-expression, regardless of labels.
 
Whether you like wearing sparkly tutus or stomping around in big boots, having messy fun or needing quiet time, this stunning rainbow board book from award-winning illustrator Sophie Beer affirms and celebrates it all – even if it changes day by day.
 
Featuring cute kids, diverse family and community groups, and inclusive representation, readers young and old will love seeing themselves and their communities gathered together. With rounded edges, sturdy pages and gentle spot gloss, this high-quality, larger-format board book will be plenty of fun for little hands!

The perfect board book for:

* Babies and toddlers aged 0-4 years
* Rainbow and queer families
* Toddlers and preschoolers exploring new activities and ways to express themselves
* Gift-givers for pregnancy and baby showers

Explore more gorgeous Sophie Beer stories from Bright Light:

* Loves Makes a Family
* Kindness Makes Us Strong
* Change Starts with Us
* How to Say Hello
* Twelve Days of Kindness
* Welcome Little One
* Mama Bear and Me
* You're a Rainbow, Baby (coming soon!)

Zine, published by Microcosm Are you perpetually trying to get organized? Do you feel overwhelmed by wanting to be incredibly productive, have a clean and tidy house, build superhumanly healthy habits, and handle all life's obligations effortlessly? Yeah, that's not really gonna happen. This zine is for anyone trying to build sustainable habits to feel good and spend more time on stuff that's meaningful and less time on busywork and trying to find or make do without misplaced items. Gentle advice ranges from the practical—"Put things where you use them"—to the existential—"What does 'done' look like?" and is accompanied by lovingly imperfect illustrations. Keep it in your kitchen or next to your keys as a reminder that you already have what you need without needing to meet arbitrary external standards.

Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers

“Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page.”—Off Our Backs

“Among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics that shine through the writing bespeaking the evolution of a strong and remarkable character.”—The New York Times

By: Lisa Bunker (Author), 2019, Hardcover

The critically acclaimed author of Felix Yz crafts a bold, heartfelt story about a trans girl solving a cyber mystery and coming into her own.

Zenobia July is starting a new life. She used to live in Arizona with her father; now she's in Maine with her aunts. She used to spend most of her time behind a computer screen, improving her impressive coding and hacking skills; now she's coming out of her shell and discovering a community of friends at Monarch Middle School. People used to tell her she was a boy; now she's able to live openly as the girl she always knew she was.

When someone anonymously posts hateful memes on her school's website, Zenobia knows she's the one with the abilities to solve the mystery, all while wrestling with the challenges of a new school, a new family, and coming to grips with presenting her true gender for the first time. Timely and touching, Zenobia July is, at its heart, a story about finding home.

By: Corey Silverberg (Author), Fiona Smyth (Illustrator), Carolina De Robertis (Translator), 2017, Paperback, Picture Book

Álbum ilustrado en el que se explica a los niños de dónde vienen los niños y como son concebidos. ¿De dónde vienen los bebés?¿De dónde vengo yo?Dos preguntas que se hacen todos los niños en un momento determinado, sobre todo cuando está a punto de llegar un nuevo miembro a la familia.Escrito e ilustrado para incluir todo tipo de bebés, adultos y familias, este libro enseña qué es la concepción, la gestación y el nacimiento.Los padres encontrarán el espacio idóneo para educar a sus hijos sin tener que eludir su propia experiencia.