These poems will resonant with all who have lost a parent, relative, spouse, friend, or anyone whom they dearly love.

The problem is that there really isn't a lot to pick and choose from if you're a modern gay or lesbian couple. It shows how parents do things with the boy separately but how some things they do together, such as bathing him. Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement. These books are wonderful additions to any board book collection but they are particularly valuable to a community that is greatly under-represented in children's literature. I’m pretty sure that LGBT parents will be happy to know that there are bedtime stories that can reflect their family setup.This story could easily spark a discussion with young children about the different types of families other kids have and how it is completely normal. It would be excellent in both the classroom and at home to teach children about diversity and the true meaning of family. My son loves this book and brings it to us to read constantly - I think it's going to be a favourite! Mommy, Mama, and Me is a children's picture book written by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Carol Thompson which focus on a family with two lesbian parents. Overall, I found the book engaging and the way the two mothers is presented in a way that warms my heart as a reader which I believe would be the experience of younger readers.

From 2005-2009, Lesléa was a faculty member of the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine. I think one of the things I like the most about this book is the fact that like that delightful And Tango Makes Three, the whole point of the book isn't wrapped up in the fact that these families have homosexual parents. All in all, Mommy, Mama, and Me is a wonderful children's book, which hopefully teaches children that families comes in different shapes and sizes, but at the core, just the same as any other family. The best thing about these books is a message that lies embedded at its core, one that even most adults find hard to comprehend nowadays: there’s really nothing wrong with having two homosexual parents as long as they love their child and they can provide his/her needs.With the colorful illustrations by artist Carol Thompson the day to day life of these non-traditional families is depicted in a realistic way. They add a little extra to the story, by really showing the loving relationships between the characters. This story is perfect to show young children the diversity of different families around them, and that some families can have two mommies in them.

The rhyming text by Lesléa Newman is made for reading aloud, and the bright illustrations by Carol Thompson capture the joy of each moment. Newman wrote Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way, and has followed up this pioneering work with several more children's books on lesbian and gay families: Gloria Goes To Gay Pride, Belinda's Bouquet, Too Far Away to Touch, and Saturday Is Pattyday. As one review put it, this book “shares the loving bond between same-sex parents and their children. This is an excellent book to teach very young children about diversity from a very young age in a normal, uncomplicated way. They are presented separately on some pages, showing what they help the child with such as reading a story or bathing, but also show the mom's helping the child do things together.But by the same token, I have faith that there are lots of forward thinking, intelligent people out there who recognize that if you want to build tolerance in your youngster, why not start sooner rather than later? Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with their mommies. Everything else has a fun, upbeat universality to it: the packing of lunches, the trip to the playground, the baking of cakes and the end-of-the-day bath. This gorgeous board book is beautifully illustrated by Ciara Ni Dhuinn, and every page could be put in a frame and hung on a nursery wall. As a children's librarian I do occasionally have to deal with parents who look at the books I recommend to them and then say, "Do you have anything less .