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# [BOOKS](https://pgdc.org.au/resources/books)
Written by [Amin](https://pgdc.org.au/resources/author/amin) | 23 January 2024
Parents of young children, adolescents and adult trans and gender diverse children deal with different issues and questions at different times.
Supporting your child is the most valuable thing you can do as a parent.
Seeking support, advice and information for yourself can give you confidence, increase your understanding and equip you to be a strong ally through this process.
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| | ### **Picture Books** |
| | **** **[ A House For Everyone](http://johirst.com) ** Jo Hirst, Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018 A story to help children learn about gender identity and gender expression * (Australian author)* |
| | ** [The Gender Fairy](http://www.thegenderfairy.com) ** Jo Hirst & Libby Wirt, 2015, Oban Road Publishing * (Australian author and context)* |
| ##### **** | [** It Feels Good to be Yourself**](https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/p/being-yourself-it-feels-good-to-be-yourself) Teresa Thorn |
| ##### **** | [** When Aiden became a brother**](https://www.amazon.com.au/When-Aidan-Became-Brother-Lukoff/dp/1620148374) Kyle Lukoff |
| ##### **** | [** Call Me Max**](https://www.amazon.com.au/Call-Me-Max-Friends-Book/dp/1478868627) Kyle Lukoff |
| | **[ Introducing Teddy: A story about being yourself](https://www.facebook.com/introducingteddy/) ** Jessica Walton & Dougal MacPherson, 2016, Bloomsbury * (Australian author and context)* |
| ##### | ** [Who are you? A kids guide to gender identity](https://www.amazon.com.au/Who-Are-You-Gender-Identity/dp/1785927280)** Brook Pessin-Whedbee |
| ##### **** | **[ I’m not a girl](https://www.amazon.com.au/Im-Not-Girl-Maddox-Lyons/dp/0374310688)** Maddox Lyons |
| ##### **** | **[ I am Jazz](https://www.amazon.com.au/I-am-Jazz-Jennings/dp/0803741073)** Jazz Jennings |
| ##### **** | **[ The Boy and the Bindi](https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-boy-the-bindi-vivek-shraya/book/9781551526683.html)** Vivek Shraya |
| ##### **** | [** What Riley Wore**](https://www.booktopia.com.au/what-riley-wore-elana-k-arnold/book/9781481472609.html) Elana K. Arnold |
| ##### **** | [** Julian at the Wedding**](https://www.booktopia.com.au/julian-at-the-wedding-jessica-love/book/9781536212389.html) Jessica Love |
| ##### **** | **[ Calvin](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622440/calvin-by-jr-ford-and-vanessa-ford-illustrated-by-kayla-harren/) ** Vanessa Ford, J.R. Ford |
| ##### **** | **[ Toby wears a Tutu](https://www.booktopia.com.au/toby-wears-a-tutu-lori-starling/book/9781951565381.html)** Lori Sterling |
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| | ### **Body Safety / Puberty/ Sex Education** |
| ##### **** | [** The Every Body Book**](https://pgdc.org.au/resources/Rachel%20E%20Simon) Rachel E Simon |
| ##### **** | **[Sex is a Funny Word - A Book about Bodies, Feelings and YOU](https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinrusso/sex-is-a-funny-word?utm_term=.raR0OdyDp#.ehedZEoOL)!** Cory Silverberg |
| ##### **** | **[ What Makes a Baby](https://www.booktopia.com.au/what-makes-a-baby-cory-silverberg/book/9781609804855.html)** Cory Silverberg |
| ##### ** ** | ** [Puberty is Gross by also Really Really Awesome](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44323385-puberty-is-gross-but-also-really-awesome)** Gina Loveless |
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| | ### ** Middle Years** |
| ##### ** ** | [ **George**](https://www.bookdepository.com/George-Alex-Gino/9781407158273?redirected=true&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=Base1&utm_source=AU&utm_content=George&selectCurrency=AUD&w=AF45AU96G4F27CA80C5PAFM4&pdg=kwd-104399592819:cmp-680104063:adg-37898644947:crv-151944074570:pid-9781407158273:dev-c&gclid=CMnmgtmo4NQCFQsnvQodZMsJ4g) Alex Gino |
| ##### ** ** | **[Rick](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44660928-rick)** Alex Gino |
| ##### ** ** | **[ Too Bright to See](https://www.penguin.com.au/books/too-bright-to-see-9780593111154)** Kyle Lukoff |
| ##### ** ** | **[Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor](https://www.booktopia.com.au/magnus-chase-and-the-hammer-of-thor-rick-riordan/book/9780141342559.html)** Rick Riordan |
| ##### ** ** | **[ Steven Universe](https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Universe-Vol-Jeremy-Sorese/dp/1608867064)** Rebecca Sugar |
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| | ### ** Young Adult** |
| ##### **** | **[ Euphoria Kids](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52857576-euphoria-kids)** Alison Evans *(Australian author)* |
| ##### ** ** | **[Highway Bodies](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42734961-highway-bodies)** **** Alison Evans*(Australian author)* |
| ##### ** ** | [**The Pronoun Lowdown**](https://shop.littlebookroom.com.au/p/sex-education-the-pronoun-lowdown-demystifying-and-celebrating-gender-diversity) Nevo Zisin *(Australian Author)* |
| ##### ** ** | ** [Finding Nevo - How I Confused Everyone](http://www.booktopia.com.au/finding-nevo-nevo-zisin/prod9781925381184.html?gclid=CL6B57Xv39QCFRR8vQod1kAM0Q) ** Nevo Zisin, 2017, Walker Books Australia, (*Australian author and context)* |
| ##### ** ** | [**Stars in their Eyes**](https://www.booktopia.com.au/stars-in-their-eyes-jessica-walton/book/9781760990718.html) Jessica Walton, Aska *(**Australian Author)* |
| ##### ** ** | [**Gender Explorers**](https://www.amazon.com.au/Gender-Explorers-Stories-Growing-Changing/dp/1787752593) Juno Roche |
| ##### ** ** | **[Cemetery Boys](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52339313-cemetery-boys)** Aiden Thomas |
| ##### ** ** | **[ Trans Teen Survival Guide](https://www.amazon.com.au/Trans-Teen-Survival-Guide-Fisher/dp/1785923412)** Fox Fisher, Owl Fisher |
| ##### ** ** | **[What's the T?](https://www.booktopia.com.au/what-s-the-t--juno-dawson/book/9781526362827.html)** Juno Dawson |
| ##### ** ** | [** Birthday**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39863399-birthday) Meredith Russo |
| | ** [ If I was your girl](http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250078407)** Meredith Russo |
| ##### ** ** | ** [Kindred Stories](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43197387-kindred)** Editor, Michael Earp *(Australian authors)* |
| ##### ** ** | [** Growing Up Queer in Australia**](https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/growing-queer-australia) Editor, Benjamin Law *(Australian authors)* |
| ##### ** ** | [** Love in the Time of Global Warming**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16059426-love-in-the-time-of-global-warming) Francesca Lia Block |
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| | ### ** Reference** |
| | ** [The gender creative child: Pathways for nurturing and supporting children who live outside gender boxes](https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Creative-Child-Nurturing-Supporting/dp/1615193065).** Ehrensaft, D, 2016, New York, The Experiment. |
| | ** [Gender born, gender made: Raising healthy gender-nonconforming children](https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Born-Made-Gender-Nonconforming-Children/dp/1615190600). ** Ehrensaft, D, 2011, New York, The Experiment. |
| | ** [The transgender teen: A handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and non-binary teens](https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Teen-Stephanie-Brill/dp/1627781749).** Brill, S., & Pepper, R, 2016, San Francisco, Cleis Press. |
| | ** [The transgender child: A handbook for families and professionals](https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-Child-Handbook-Families-Professionals/dp/1573443182) ** Brill, S., & Pepper, R, 2008, San Francisco, Cleis Press. |
| | ** [From the dress-up corner to the senior prom: Navigating gender and sexuality diversity in prek-12 schools](https://www.amazon.com/Dress-Up-Corner-Senior-Prom-Navigating/dp/1607099799). ** Bryan, J, 2012, Maryland, Rowman & Littlefield Education. |
| ##### ** ** | [**Everything you wanted to know about trans - but were afraid to ask**](https://www.amazon.com.au/Everything-You-Ever-Wanted-Know/dp/1785928260) Brynn Tannehill |
| ##### ** ** | [**The Autistic Trans Guide to Life**](https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-autistic-trans-guide-to-life-yenn-lawson-wenn-b-goodall-emma-purkis/book/9781787753914.html) Wenn Lawson, Yenn Purkis |
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| | ### **Personal** |
| ##### **** | **[ All About Yves - Notes From a Transition](https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-about-yves-yves-rees/book/9781760879310.html)** Yves Rees. *(Australian Author)* |
| ##### **** | **[Love Lives Here – A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family](https://www.penguin.com.au/books/love-lives-here-9780735235175)** Amanda Jetté Knox |
| | ** [How I met my son: A story of love that transcends gender](http://www.affirmpress.com.au/how-i-met-my-son).** Bogert,Y * (Australian author and context)* |
| ##### **** | **[About a Girl](https://www.amazon.com.au/About-Girl-Mothers-Powerful-Transgender-ebook/dp/B07QCBDZDX)** Rebecca Robertson *(Australian author)* |
| ##### ** ** | [**Danger Music**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35597069-danger-music) Eddie Ayres *(Australian author)* |
| ##### ** ** | **[Raising Ryland – A Story of Parenting a Transgender Child with no Strings Attached](https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Ryland-Parenting-Transgender-Attached/dp/0062388886)** **** Hillary Whittington |
| | ** [Becoming Nicole: The transformation of an American family](http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/231789/becoming-nicole-by-amy-ellis-nutt/9780812995435/).** Amy Ellis Nutt |
| | ** [Raising my rainbow: Adventures in raising a fabulous, gender creative son](https://raisingmyrainbow.com/the-book/). ** Lori Duron |
| | ** [Transitions of the heart - Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children](https://www.amazon.com/Transitions-Heart-Struggle-Acceptance-Transgender/dp/1573447889)** Editor, Rachel Pepper |
| | ** [The daughter we didn’t know we had](https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Didnt-Know-Had-Transgender/dp/1496937406)** Marilyn Phillips |
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| | ### Podcasts / Videos / Blogs / Websites |
| | **[How to be a Girl – (Podcast) Daily Life With My Transgender Daughter](http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/)** |
| | **[Growing up Transgender (Blog) Raising Our Transgender Child](https://growinguptransgender.com/)** |
| ##### **** | **[Trans Hub Acon - Information for parents and carers (Website and videos)](https://www.transhub.org.au/allies/families)** |
| ##### **** | **[What to do if you think your child might be LBGTQIA+ (Video) Minus18](https://www.minus18.org.au/articles/look:-what-to-do-if-you-think-your-child-might-be-lgbtqia+)** |
| | **[Shire Families of Transgender Youth (Podcast)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iInk6qiLCgE&fbclid=IwAR2qP1LwICNs98V8l6HtqxKV5BHOTX7kUIXEEQyrKez4Hoq7F_f0_y9dU5E)** Interview with the mother of two transgender children from the Sutherland Shire in NSW |
| | **[Gender Dysphoria Affirming Working Group (Website)](https://www.gdaworkinggroup.com/common-questions)** |
| | **[Fashion Policing and the Double Standards of Gender Expression (Video)](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWat1gmhd8&fbclid=IwAR2-q_dotOMAg-F6_i8GJVVg_FpMyf9BRhblGHX8QEDgaWbRAMBNLILhwXI)** TedTalk by Taryn de Vere, parent of a transgender child |
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