Rainbow Boy and the Pride Parade

Name: Rainbow Boy and the Pride Parade
ISBN: 9781506490052

by Taylor Rouanzion

Illustrated by Stacey Chomiak

Publisher

Beaming Books

Publication

May 20, 2025

Format

Hardback

Illustrated

Yes

Price

17.99

Dimensions

9.25 x 9.25 in

ISBN

9781506490052

Pages

Age

4 - 8 years

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

When a little boy says he doesn't like rainbows anymore because they make him "different," his parents take him to a place where everyone is a rainbow--a Pride parade! Everywhere he looks, he sees people proudly celebrating their unique identities and styles in a rainbow of color and joy. As he counts the various parade marchers as they go by, he regains confidence in his own rainbow identity. All around he sees pride in every color, shape, and kind--more than he could ever possibly count.

Awards & Endorsements

Publishers Weekly

"Dynamic digital illustrations by Chomiak highlight the child's energy and imagination. While the ending feels slightly abrupt, the narrative clearly encourages readers to avoid projecting limiting binary social norms."

Author(s)

Taylor Rouanzion

Taylor Rouanzion lives in Northern California with her husband, child, and miniature dachshund. She has been a part of local support groups for trans/gender-nonconforming kids and their parents. Her own child is gender nonconforming and has inspired Taylor to write for her and others like her so they can be seen in children's literature.

Taylor earned her bachelor's degree in English and is currently studying for her master's in library and information science. She has worked as a children's and youth library assistant and hopes to become a children's librarian someday in the future.

Illustrator(s)

Stacey Chomiak

Stacey Chomiak (she/her) is an artist, author and LGBTQ+ speaker. She designs art for the animation industry, but her passion is illustrating and writing kids books that represent the queer community. Her illustrated memoir “Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story” published in 2021. She lives happily nestled amid the tall trees of the Canadian West Coast. Stacey loves to dance with her two kids, paint anything that inspires her, and have conversations around faith and sexuality.