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A review by tylertylertyler
A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager
4.0
I received an ecopy of this book for free from NetGalley, for the sake of reviewing.
This may well be one of the most endearing children's books that I've read in some time (though I haven't read many since my own youth). It addresses a very current and important topic that people need to be willing to talk to their own kids about, and answers the questions many gay marriage opponents ask: "How do you explain it to the children?" In an fun rhyming scheme this book answers the question by telling us that children, while curious, really don't have that difficult a time accepting it. The art style was simplistic in a way that worked well for the book.
As an added bonus: it defied gender roles for both the parents and the child!
This is the kind of thing that should be dealt with more in children's books, and in such a neat and effective way so as to answer questions for kids without risking overwhelming them.
This may well be one of the most endearing children's books that I've read in some time (though I haven't read many since my own youth). It addresses a very current and important topic that people need to be willing to talk to their own kids about, and answers the questions many gay marriage opponents ask: "How do you explain it to the children?" In an fun rhyming scheme this book answers the question by telling us that children, while curious, really don't have that difficult a time accepting it. The art style was simplistic in a way that worked well for the book.
As an added bonus: it defied gender roles for both the parents and the child!
This is the kind of thing that should be dealt with more in children's books, and in such a neat and effective way so as to answer questions for kids without risking overwhelming them.