Mommy, Mama and ME

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What a treat: a warm and adorably illustrated board book about a loving family which just happens to have two mums in it. Lovely book and beautifully illustrated but slightly better if your family is like that in the book ie with two mums. Similarly, Mommy and Mama make up a believable lesbian couple that doesn't resemble television's vision of what lesbians look like (long-haired models, etc. I did like the book because it demonstrates that same gender parents can be loving and caring like any other parents. Now Tricycle Press is taking a chance and producing some quality baby board book fare for the busy single sex family.

The illustrations in the book are colorful and well done, and the cover is eye catching and engaging to young children. The overall theme is having two moms is normal and they do everyday things too like going on adventures, eating ice cream, etc. 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.

I've been pushing the boat out a little bit in playgroup lately by including books that are explicitly about diverse topics (vs. Rhythmic text and illustrations with universal appeal show a toddler spending the day with its mommies. Not so long ago, we heard about Peter Parnell’s controversial children’s book And Tango Makes Three, a true story about a pair of male Penguins in Central Park Zoo raising a chick. Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement.

LESLEA NEWMAN is the author of over fifty books, including Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way. Only in that book a slightly older toddler runs, plays, and eventually tuckers out an exhausted Daddy and Papa.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Share the loving bond between same-sex parents and their children in this hearttwearming story of family.

This video link is provided to help an adult assess the book's suitability for a child's situation before purchasing it. The illustrations follow in conjunction with the words on each page and really bring the story to life. I enjoyed this book because it was very simplistic, easy for early readers to read and comprehend, and can be extended to early elementary students as a mini lesson to guide discussion around various family units.A great purchase for new parents and new babies alike, and the perfect gift to show your love for mommy, mama and more! I wasn't sure what to classify this book as under our current genres so I classified it as realistic fiction because it discusses family units that exist.

In this sweet board book, the flowing lines and warm palette of Carol Thompson's mixed media illustrations work in concert with Lesléa Newman's rhythmic text. On the picture book side of things you can sometimes find a sweet story in the midst of all the pabulum ( Mini Mia and her Darling Uncle perhaps), but it's relatively rare. Such a mundane thing that parents of any gender or sexuality does every day, yet I think that's the point to the whole story. The mothers play with their son in relate able activities like, going to the park, bath time and bedtime.I think that kids might have questions but I think that they would be find with the book or going off anything they might be hearing from adults in the house they could have different reactions. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. 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. Mommy, Mama, and Me" is a heartwarming and beautifully illustrated children's book that lovingly portrays a same-sex family. Small children like to see children like themselves in books just as parents like to see their family situations reflected in the literature their kids read.