🌈 In case you’re feeling the strain of the world, the way capitalism scrapes against the soul while making art for kids, this is for you: Pointless Joy! SCBWI, June 5, 2025 🎨 This post is dedicated to my friend Heather @heathersowordy for starting it all with her art and kindness, and… Read more »
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT: I was raised Evangelical. Now religious parents object to LOVE, VIOLET at SCOTUS
From the beginning, the case that became Mahmoud v. Taylor has felt close to home. Three religious families have objected to their children being exposed to picture books like Love, Violet that include LGBTQIA+ characters and topics–even though there are LGBTQIA+ children and children from LGBTQIA+ families in those same classrooms already. I identify with these… Read more »
Why Deny the Innocence of LGBGTQ+ Childhood in U.S. Supreme Court Case?
RELATED ARTICLES: Mombian: “Author Responds to Misrepresentation” (on Love, Violet) PEN America: “Authors Speak Up About Their Books Being Misrepresented“ The Hill: “Authors in Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Books Case Detail ‘Surreal’ Fight“ Maclean’s, Robin Stevenson: “How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court“ Erasing the Innocence of Queer Childhood (and… Read more »
A Valentine’s Day Story
Happy Valentine’s Day! Yes, that is original art by Charlene Chua, Illustrator from Love, Violet! My heart has been breaking all week, but today, I want share a sweet story. A little friend of ours was born the same weekend as Love, Violet. In late 2023, she and her parent helped my spouse set up… Read more »
9 Picture Books in Mahmoud v. Taylor SCOTUS Case
On April 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, deciding whether Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland have the right to include 9 LGBTQ+ picture books in the classroom, including Love, Violet, without advance notice to parents and the option to remove their children from… Read more »
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