Title: A Tale of Two Mommies
Author: Vanita Oelschlager
Artist: Mike Blanc
Genre: Children's / LGBT / Family
Year Published: 2011
Year Read: 2018
Publisher: Vanita Books, LLC
Source: eARC (NetGalley)
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I
would like to thank NetGalley and Vanita Books, LLC for providing me a copy
of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I honestly have not read many
children’s books that dealt with same-sex parents. The only children’s book I
had read that dealt with same-sex parents was “And Tango Makes Three,” which I really enjoyed. I
actually picked up that book because it was on the banned children’s book list
and I was curious in seeing what the controversy surrounding that book was all
about. Anyway, after I finished reading
that book, I was interested in reading more children’s books that features
same-sex parents and I managed to find this cute little children’s book called “A Tale of Two Mommies” by Vanita Oelschlager along with artwork
by Mike Blanc.
This book is basically about a young boy telling his
friends at the beach about what kind of activities his two moms do and he
refers to them as momma and mommy. His
momma would do activities like teach the young boy to ride a bike or make scary
faces with a flashlight, while his mommy helps the boy set up a campsite and is
the coach of his T-Ball team.
Wow! Vanita
Oelschlager’s writing was just so adorable and inspiring to read through! I rarely read children’s books that dealt with
the child having same-sex parents since there aren’t that many LGBT themed
children’s books out there (or there aren’t that many that I could get my hands
on). So, I was happy to finally get
around to reading this book and I loved the way that this book tackled the
topic of same-sex parenting in a kid-friendly way. I loved the fact that Vanita Oelschlager manages to bring in the topic of same-sex
parenting by having the boy’s friends ask what kind of activities the boy’s
mothers do with their child. I liked the
fact that the other kids never asked about why the boy has two mothers because
it helps send out a message that it does not matter what kind of family you have;
what matters is that you love them no matter what. Mike
Blanc’s artwork is extremely adorable to look at, especially of the images
of the little boy doing various activities with his two moms.
Overall, “A
Tale of Two Mommies” is a fantastic book for children who also have
same-sex parents and who want to read a book that’s relatable to them. I would recommend this book to children ages
four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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This sounds lovely!! I'll have to snag a copy from my library! Great review.
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