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Drag Queen Story Hour

 Gather around your computer and join Bella da Ball for a this virtual story time!

"It's Okay to Be Different" by Tom Parr, read with permission from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 

Here are some other stories to enjoy:

"BRAVE" by Stacy McAnulty, read with permission from Running Press Kids

 "Worm Loves Worm" by J.J. Austrian, read with permission from HarperCollins Children's Books

"Jacobs New Dress" by Sarah and Ian Hoffman, read with permission from Albert Whitman & Co.

Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real.

Created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions in San Francisco, DQSH now happens regularly in LA, New York, and San Francisco, and events are popping up all over the world!