parenting

I've always been anti "give a mouse a cookie" because it espouses anti-welfare sentiments

Dr. Sues

The Sneeches, The Lorax, Horton Hears A Who, The Butter Battle Book

He has other good ones (the places you'll go, pale green pants, ect) but these have the most explicitly left wing stuff. His writing style was specifically developed in response to stuff like See Spot Run. He wanted kids to have stuff that was actually fun to read, rather than a boring slog. There's also a lot of books that bear his name and drawings, but are seperate authors cus the publisher and/or him were trying to capitalize on the recognizablity; those aren't bad, per say, but they are noticeably different in style and execution.

A cliche, but obviously Rainbow Fish. The basic empathy to leftism pipeline is real.

Idk if i can call it leftist but Calvin and Hobbes changed my brain chemistry permanently. That and my dad reading me dr seuss basically defined my childhood. Astrix and obelix was also fun.

Nothing explicitly leftist but reinforced my brain was a lot of positive thinking.

Not seen it first hand but I've heard of this one

Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain

Edited by Michael Rosen

A collection of political tales--first published in British workers' magazines--selected and introduced by acclaimed critic and author Michael Rosen

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms appeared frequently in socialist-leaning British periodicals, such as the Clarion, Labour Leader, and Social Democrat. Based on familiar genres--the fairy tale, fable, allegory, parable, and moral tale--and penned by a range of lesser-known and celebrated authors, including Schalom Asch, Charles Allen Clarke, Frederick James Gould, and William Morris, these stories were meant to entertain readers of all ages--and some challenged the conventional values promoted in children's literature for the middle class. In Workers' Tales, acclaimed critic and author Michael Rosen brings together more than forty of the best and most enduring examples of these stories in one beautiful volume.

Throughout, the tales in this collection exemplify themes and ideas related to work and the class system, sometimes in wish-fulfilling ways. In "Tom Hickathrift," a little, poor person gets the better of a gigantic, wealthy one. In "The Man Without a Heart," a man learns about the value of basic labor after testing out more privileged lives. And in "The Political Economist and the Flowers," two contrasting gardeners highlight the cold heart of Darwinian competition. Rosen's informative introduction describes how such tales advocated for contemporary progressive causes and countered the dominant celebration of Britain's imperial values. The book includes archival illustrations, biographical notes about the writers, and details about the periodicals where the tales first appeared.

Provocative and enlightening, Workers' Tales presents voices of resistance that are more relevant than ever before.

https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780691175348

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvc7769m

Not strictly "leftist" but we enjoyed Knight Owl.

It hits on themes of prejudice, nonviolent solutions, and address individual needs. Very refreshing and cute short story.

i am once again posting soviet children's books

https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22SOVIET+CHILDREN%27S+BOOK%22

some in english, lots of great art too

We are pretty gender diverse family and have a few good books on gender. As if gender is left lol.

These are all for under age 5-6 i'd say.

"Julian is a mermaid" by Jessica Love is a gorgeously illustrated book about a young black child who is AMAB but loves femme presentation and wants to be a mermaid.

"My shadow is pink" by Scott Stuart is another good one about a AMAB parent and son. Again, the father is very masc in his shadow being blue but his son's is pink.The father comes to understand the differences but not just accept, he embraces and adores his son once he accepts the differences. I honestly can't read it without crying.

"Love Makes a Family" by Sophie Beer is a pretty simple but cute book which shows many different images of diverse families.

There's a post like this every few months. Should probably pin one one of these days