California first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will launch her 10-week Summer Book Club early in Pride Month with an LGBTQ children's book.
Monday, June 7, she will be virtually reading "Grandad's Camper" by British author Harry Woodgate. His picture book, published April 6, features a granddaughter who helps her granddad grieving the loss of his male partner, whom she called Gramps.
After they fix up his old camper van, the pair uses it to go on adventures together. It includes flashbacks of the men's travels together, while the book cover features a rainbow flag attached to the roof of the camper.It is one of 23 books that Siebel Newsom has selected for the initiative aimed at promoting children's literacy and participation in summer