''Twas the Night Before Pride' is a sweet, beautiful, bright, inclusive, vitally important, magnificent and triumphant LBGTQ+ picture book for children. It is loud and proud in its love and educational factor.
I wasn't sure about the simplistic and cartoony art at first, but it's part of its love and comfort aesthetic for children, and it does what it sets out to do very well. With charm. And pride.
It's all about love, which is what the world will always need.
It will always need drag, and gender nonconformity, too.
It will always be our responsibility to choose kindness, compassion and empathy.
Read another recent LBGTQ+ children's picture book review of mine, 'My Shadow is Pink', here.
Plus 'A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo', 'And Tango Makes Three', 'My Magic Family', 'The Answer (Steven Universe)', 'The Big Day (A GIANT celebration of love)', 'Power to the Princess: 15 Favorite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power', 'Maiden & Princess', 'Prince & Knight', 'Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King', 'Heather Has Two Mummies', 'Molly's Family', 'Cinder & Ella', 'Love, Violet', and 'The Witching Hour'.
From the ''Twas the Night Before Pride' blurb: A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective—honoring those in the LBGTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality.
'Pride’s... a day that means “Together, we are strong!”'
Happy Christmas and Pride, everyone.
Final Score: 4/5
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