The very first picture book about the remarkable and inspiring story of the Gay Pride Flag.
ROB SANDERS is an acclaimed writer who teaches, and a teacher who
writes. He is the author of Cowboy Christmas, Crystal Kite-winner
Outer Space Bedtime Race, Ruby Rose - Off to School She Goes, Ruby
Rose - Big Bravos, Rodzilla, and Peaceful Fights for Equal
Rights.Pride- The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag is
Rob's first non-fiction picture book. Rob lives in Florida where he
teaches elementary school.Visit him at robsanderswrites.com
STEVEN SALERNOis the author/illustrator of Coco the Carrot,Little
Tumbo, Harry Hungry!,Wild Child, andTim's Goodbye.He has also
illustrated 24 popular picture books including Brothers at Bat(a
New York Times Book Review's Notable Picture Book of the Year), The
Kid from Diamond Street, The Fantastic Ferris Wheel,Goldenlocks and
the Three Pirates, 19 Girls and Me,and Margaret Wise Brown'sThe
Dirty Little Boy.A graduate of Parsons School of Design in NYC,
helives and works in Manhattan. Visit him atstevensalerno.com
PRAISE FOR PRIDE!
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"An essential LGBTQ children's book"
- Out.com
"This children’s book about gay Pride should be in every
school."
- Gay Times Magazine
"The picture book about Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag is
everything you needed as a kid."
- LGBTQ Nation
"I couldn’t be more thrilled the world now has this book."
- Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of
MILK
"This inspiring, positive story is a great introduction to two
LGBTQ heroes and to the spirit of the LGBTQ community."
- Pridesource.com
"A welcome social history . . . Mission accomplished."
- The San Francisco Chronicle
"A children’s book that will properly express the struggle and joys
that the LGBTQ rights movement went through."
- Instinct Magazine
★ "Offers little ones an age-appropriate introduction . . .
Ebullient . . ."
- Shelf Awareness, starred review
"An uplifting introduction to the symbol of the Rainbow Flag . . .
Vibrant and lively . . . Recommended for all
collections."
- School Library Journal
"A biography LGBTQ rights activists and allies can proudly share
with children . . . A hope-filled ode to the rainbow flag."
- Kirkus Reviews
"A poignant and uplifting biography."
- Publishers Weekly
"A tribute to a leader undertreated in young people’s
literature."
- The Bulletin of the Center For Children’s Books
"Salerno’s strong art has a colorful seventies vibe . . . There is
value here."
- Booklist
"Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and The Rainbow
Flag beautifully tells the history of both Uncle
Harvey's dream and his collaboration with Gilbert Baker to
create a global symbol of equality and inclusion. This
book tells a history that all children will cherish, and will
inspire the next generation of hope givers, our world's youth"
- Stuart Milk, Founder and President of the Harvey Milk
Foundation
“Harvey Milk and Gilbert Baker showed LGBTQ people that they should
be proud of who they are and who they love. That is exactly
what we do at The Trevor Project for LGBTQ youth in crisis. We’re
thrilled that more young people will learn the story behind the
original rainbow flag.”
- Amit Paley, Trevor Project CEO and Executive Director
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