It would be the night when empowered members of the LGBTQ+ community-in and around the Stonewall Inn-began to protest and demand their equal rights as citizens of the United States.”įeaturing colorful illustrations by openly LGBTQ artist Jamey Christoph, whose work has been featured in The New York Times, “Stonewall” proudly introduces young readers to one of America’s largest civil rights movements. “Though the inn had been raided before, that night would be different. “In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn was raided by police in New York City,” its synopsis reads.
Its story of strength, unity and equality was released April 23 from Random House Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher.
The openly LGBTQ author’s follow up is the first picture book to detail the Stonewall Inn and its role in the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Now, just ahead of the Stonewall Uprising’s 50th, he’s made history again with “Stonewall: A Building. In celebration of the LGBTQ pride flag’s 40th in 2018, he released “ Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag,” the first picture book detailing the LGBTQ symbol’s origin. Self-described “writer who teaches and teacher who writes” Rob Sanders appreciates anniversaries.
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