Pride: A Seek-and-Find Celebration: Adventure Through the History of the Queer Community

by Eric Huang

Diego Blanco (Illustrator)

Explore the ever-evolving culture of the queer community with this beautifully illustrated, 64-page seek-and-find book.

Pride: A Seek-and-Find Celebration is a fun-filled tribute to LGBTQ+ history and culture from icons to allies, milestones to marches. The seek-and-find illustrations are packed with the faces and places that have graced a story of progress and strength.
 
The detailed illustrations explore different themes from a global Queer community, including:
 

• World History: Look for non-binary legends and lore, queer kings and queens, the pioneers who shook off convention.
• Pop Culture: Search for celebrities who have graced the stages and pages of queer culture from allies like Beyoncé and trailblazers like Oscar Wilde—plus sporting heroes, TV and films, musicians, influencers, writers, and much, much more.
• Celebrations: Locate pride events from around the world with historic landmarks, holiday destinations, and queer venues past and present.
• Protest: Find the activists, politicians, and other agents for change that continue to fight for equality and acceptance.

From Madonna to Heartstopper, Drag Race to Virginia Wolfe … open this book to seek-and-find the people, places, and things that have made our world fabulously fluid and rainbow-colored.

• ISBN13: 9780760387719
• Publish Date: 2 May 2024
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: becker&mayer! books
• Imprint: Epic Ink Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 64
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Pride: A Seek-and-Find Celebration is an exuberantly illustrated seek-and-find book about celebrating Pride. Released 30th April by Quarto on their becker & meyer! imprint, it's 64 pages and is available in hardcover format.

The illustrations by Diego Blanco are intricate and colorful. On the right margin of each two page spread are numerous small details to hunt and find. Some of them are definitely well hidden and not at all trivial to locate. There are 11 scenes in all, and there are some common details (each contains a unicorn, somewhere!), but each also has unique features and history. 

There are a few issues with *ahem* liberties taken with historical versions of myths and legends (Ganymede for example), but overall it's a fun, informative, irreverent, campy "I-spy" type book.

Four stars. It would make a good choice for public library acquisition, gift giving, or home use. Content is appropriate for all-ages. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.