What does love look like? Is it holding hands? Sharing kisses? Getting married? When Claire spends the weekend with her amazing Aunt Lola, she discovers love can look like many things. While watching her parents' wedding video, Claire wonders why Aunt Lola never got married. Lola explains that she's aroace - asexual and aromantic -which means she's complete just as she is and loves people through friendship, care, and connection. Through their time together, Claire meets the friends, neighbours, and chosen family who make up Lola's community and realises that love isn't only about romance or marriage, but about kindness, respect, and belonging. Love Looks Like Lola introduces asexual and aromantic identities and helps children see that love isn't one-size-fits-all. With warmth, humour and heart, it invites readers to explore the many ways love can look and reminds us that every kind of love is worth celebrating.
Cody Daigle-Orians (Author) Cody Daigle-Orians is an asexual writer, educator and creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social media-based asexuality education project.?They are the author of I Am Ace and The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide. Cody lives in Columbus, Ohio. Sian Coules-Milne (Illustrator) Sian Coules is an illustrator who specialises in children's narrative illustration. She often uses a combination of digital painting and traditional collage to create layered, detailed pieces. Sian is based in Devon, UK.
The first picture book for ages 5+ to celebrate asexual and aromantic identities, showing children that love comes in many forms and not all of them romantic.
Sweet as chocolate chip cookies, this colourful and warm-hearted exploration of all the different kinds of love that can fill a life is the perfect entry point for children and parents alike to learn about an often-misunderstood identity, while seamlessly weaving in a celebration of diversity and difference in all its forms. * Eris Young, author of Ace Voices * Love Looks like Lola is an utter delight! This joyful celebration of platonic love and the many forms it takes is a welcoming introduction to aromantic and asexual identity, existence, and community. A vital and vibrant addition to any collection. * Rosiee Thor, author of Being Aro, Tarnished are the Stars and The Meaning of Pride * This is a beautiful story that truly celebrates all kinds of love. Love Looks Like Lola represents the aroace community in such an authentic and heartwarming way. It will undoubtedly help improve understanding of what it means to be aroace. * Arthur Webber, author of Jacob's Transition Goals *
