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A gorgeously illustrated, accessible celebration of queer activism, by the creator of the award-winning Suffragette, David Roberts. With an afterword by Juno Dawson. Touching on major moments in the story of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights including the Stonewall Uprising, the first Gay Pride Rally and the dazzling history of drag and the ballroom scene, We Are Your Children is a wide-ranging and inclusive account of a multifaceted movement, with detailed and characterful colour artwork. This book showcases figures from queer history like Harvey Milk, Julian Hows, Carla Toney, Crystal LaBeija, We Wha, Vincent Jones, Marsha P. Johnson, Alan Turing, Sylvia Rivera and many more. From the secret slang adopted by gay Londoners in the 60s, to the decades of sit-ins and marches, there are countless fascinating stories to be told: stories of resistance, friendship, love, fear, division, unity and astonishing perseverance in the face of discrimination and oppression.

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Bold, bright and instantly accessible, this illustrated history of LGBTQ+ activism in the US and UK is wide-ranging yet intimate . . . resplendent, tragic, essential reading for 14+. -- Imogen Russell Williams * The Guardian – Best New Children's Books * A truly astonishing and accomplished work. * Jake Hope, Youth Libraries Group * Far too recently, legislation explicitly forbade teaching that LGBTQ+ lives and relationships were valid or valued. We Are Your Children does the still urgently important work of sharing our communities' histories with young people in ways that are accessible and inclusive. It combines a sensitive retelling of the challenges LGBTQ+ people faced in the past with histories of possibility, resistance and joy that offer hope for the future. * Justin Bengry, PHD, founder of the world's first MA in Queer History * We Are Your Children is an homage to the queer communities, individuals and organisations that resisted – and continue to resist – our assigned place in the world. It pulls together different liberatory acts – big and small, individual and collective – where queer folks resisted. Roberts' work makes these figures legible to those of us thirsty to learn more about the movements that have built today's foundations. * Paula Akpan, journalist, historian and author of When We Ruled *

A truly astonishing and accomplished work. * Jake Hope, Youth Libraries Group * Far too recently, legislation explicitly forbade teaching that LGBTQ+ lives and relationships were valid or valued. We Are Your Children does the still urgently important work of sharing our communities' histories with young people in ways that are accessible and inclusive. It combines a sensitive retelling of the challenges LGBTQ+ people faced in the past with histories of possibility, resistance and joy that offer hope for the future. * Justin Bengry, PHD, founder of the world's first MA in Queer History * We Are Your Children is an homage to the queer communities, individuals and organisations that resisted – and continue to resist – our assigned place in the world. It pulls together different liberatory acts – big and small, individual and collective – where queer folks resisted. Roberts' work makes these figures legible to those of us thirsty to learn more about the movements that have built today's foundations. * Paula Akpan, journalist, historian and author of When We Ruled *

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David Roberts is a hugely talented and versatile artist and author. David began his career in fashion illustration, and his sharp eye for form and composition is showcased beautifully in his books with Andrea Beaty, which include Ada Twist, Scientist and Iggy Peck, Architect. His work ranges from feisty retellings of fairy tales created in collaboration with his sister, Lyn (Little Red, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel), to his brilliantly funny books with Julia Donaldson such as Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Troll and The Cook and the King. In 2006 he won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award for his line drawings in Mouse Noses On Toast, and Little Red was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. David's sense of humour shines through in all his work, but especially his illustrations for The Bolds series by Julian Clary and the madcap Dirty Bertie books. Suffragette: The Battle for Equality was David's first self-authored book and is an exquisitely illustrated history of the women's suffrage movement, which has been a passion of David's since his school days.

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