Mommy, Mama and ME

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This book is very simple, it does not go into cultural diversity, but does have interracial parents.

It's so important that little ones grow up and see their type of family set-up reflected in the books you share with them. The wording and illustration in this book shows how a relationship can be between two women, and how the love for the child can be the same. The premise of the story is quite simple – it's just a day two mothers spend with their child playing at the playground and then their bedtime ritual at home.My absolute favorite thing about this book and the follow-up story, Daddy, Papa, and Me, is that at no point is there an effort to say "this is what it's like to have same-gender parents. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

From 2005-2009, Lesléa was a faculty member of the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine. The illustrations follow in conjunction with the words on each page and really bring the story to life. At a time where gay rights and same sex couples are the topic of conversation I think this book is a good thing to read so all kids will know there is nothing wrong with a family being different and that doesn’t make it any less a family. The child in the book could be of either gender which is also really good as you can adapt to both scenarios. Sure, I'd love to see publishers taking a chance and creating more books of this type out there, but the stories really stand on their own merits and deserve to be considered as just great little board books in and of themselves.The problem is that there really isn't a lot to pick and choose from if you're a modern gay or lesbian couple. 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? I’m pretty sure that LGBT parents will be happy to know that there are bedtime stories that can reflect their family setup.

It's a great world building book for a kid whether your kid has two mommies or you are a single parent or whatever else. 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. It creates congruency which is needed in situations such as this one so the child can transition easily. As a result, sometimes board books are simplified adaptations of already existing picture books, and sometimes they are written with the intention of beginning and ending their lives as board books (though if you're Sandra Boynton, sometimes you'll see the rare board book to picture book crossover). The language is suitable for young children and the illustration relates to the age group that would most likely be reading it.

You can't help but become wrapped up in this fictional tale as we listened to how mommy and her count 1,2,3 or how mama hides behind a tree. Also, I could use body movements for children to have a better connection with the story and pictures.