Queer Children's Book - Show solidarity with Poland!

We plan to publish the children’s book "Micsoda család!" (Hungarian title) by Lawrence Schimel and Elina Braslina in German and Polish. The book contains two rhyming short stories: In one, a young boy wakes up in the morning. His two moms and his sister are still asleep and only the cat is also awake, together they have fun adventures. In the other, a little girl wants to go to sleep at night but her dog wants to play. When her two dads read her a bedtime story instead of playing with him, the jealous dog steals her bear, and the whole family chases after him to get it back.

It is important for all children to see models of rainbow families, especially ones doing fun, family activities–not only facing homophobia.

But unfortunately, homophobia is a reality in many places, like Poland, where one third of Polish districts and cities have declared themselves “LGBT-free zones”. The situation for queer people is getting worse by the minute – violence and aggression towards queer people are increasing. It is becoming harder to educate the public about queer topics and to offer counseling for queer people. Polish NGOs hardly receive any (financial) support and are therefore not able to produce the necessary materials.

And that's why we decided to create this solidarity edition, to help educate a new generation in Poland that is more tolerant and accepting.

Our goal:
To publish the children’s books „Hundemüde und hellwach” (German title) / "Mamusie, tatusie, dzieciaki i zwierzaki" (Polish title - Mums, dads, kids and pets) in Germany and donate copies to the Polish queer organization "Equality Factory" in Łódź for free. The Equality Factory provides counseling and education about queer topics and will distribute the book to rainbow families and educational institutions in Poland.
Buy One - Donate One! For each German copy sold, we can donate a copy in Polish.

We want to counteract the homophobic tendencies in Poland and Germany and help empower rainbow families, through this book that shows rainbow families as an everyday part of society.

The book is suitable for children from the age of two years. Its short, funny stories are great to read all day long–although perfect to read at bedtime or first thing in the morning! The target audience are not just rainbow families but everyone who wants to educate their children about alternative family models, including kindergartens and nurseries.

In Poland (but also in Germany), there are very few books that show LGBT families, especially books celebrating queer joy. With our “Buy one – Donate One” campaign you can support the printing of both the German and Polish editions of the children’s books “Hundemüde und hellwach”. This is a way to show your solidarity with the queer community in Poland and contribute actively to helping them.

The money raised with this campaign will cover the printing of the book in German and Polish. It will also be used to pay for shipping and handling in Germany and Poland.