My (Queer) Books

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**NO AI is used in the creation of Stacey’s art. Everything is drawn and painted by hand, either digitally or traditionally. Books listed in order of publication date, newest to oldest. Download her 2026 Arts & Culture CV here.

IN BABA’S TINY KITCHENPicture book publishing Jan 2027 by OwlKids, written by Loretta Garbutt

ON PRE-ORDER NOW! I am so excited for this picture book to come out, as it was a labour of love for me. I designed the main character off of my own grandmothers (one being Ukranian) and the kitchen also off my grandmother’s as well. I did all the art traditionally, ink and watercolour on paper, and I am so happy with how it turned out!


HERE AND NOW AND SMALL AND CLOSEPicture book publishing June 2026, written by John Pavlovitz

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@John Pavlovitz & I are teaming up for an exciting new kids book collab! Support our book on Kickstarter so we can make this happen! 🎉📚 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herenowsmallclose/here-and-now-and-small-and-close #exvangelical #booktok #kidsbook #kickstarter

♬ original sound – Stace

RAINBOW BOY AND THE PRIDE PARADEQueer picture book published May 2025 by Beaming Books, written by Taylor Rouanzion

Jan 2026 RAINBOW BOY AND THE PRIDE PARADE (Beaming Books 2025) has been selected for the American Library Association’s 2026 Rainbow Book List!

May 1, 2025 – I did an Instagram LIVE for the unboxing of RAINBOW BOY AND THE PRIDE PARADE! It publishes May 20, 2025 – order yours today!


CLAIRE CLEMENTINE FINDS HER VOICEPicture book published 2025, written by singer Crystal Lewis


WHO YOU WILL BEQueer picture book published May 2024 by Random House kids, written by Taylor Rouanzion

Oct 11, 2023 COVER REVEAL WHO YOU WILL BE (Penguin Kids 2024) just went up for pre-order! YAY!

Jan 24, 2023: *NEW QUEER KIDS BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT*! I’m illustrating a new queer picture book called WHO YOU WILL BE (previously titled A RAINBOW OF CHOICES), published by Penguin Kids in 2024!


STILL STACE: MY GAY CHRISTIAN COMING-OF-AGE STORY (Oct 2021) – YA illustrated memoir published by Beaming Books

ANNOUNCEMENT Apr 28, 2022It’s official – STILL STACE IS GETTING AN AUDIOBOOK! And I got to narrate it myself! What an honour 🙂

Order on Audible, Apple Books or Barnes & Noble!

Cannot believe this is finished and out in the world!
Overwhelmed getting my author copies in the mail!

Endorsements:

Read how the journey unfolded here 🙂

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RAINBOW BOYPicture book published 2021 by Beaming Books, written by Taylor Rouanzion

With the help of my agent Claire at The Bent Agency, I’ve been hired by Beaming Books to illustrate a really adorable picture book entitled “Rainbow Boy” (written by Taylor Rouanzion)! I’ve been working on it for a little while, but it was officially announced this week in Publisher’s Marketplace!

Here’s the official announcement

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RAINBOW BOY is now available anywhere where great books or sold – but please support your local bookstore if possible! (Also on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca (for my Canadian friends)!) Here is the cover and a sample spread of the inside. 🙂

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Opening this with my kids was SOMETHING else.

DOWNSIDE UPPicture book self-published in 2016, written by Peter Walker

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