Meet my new Daddy and Papa
written by Pamela J. Tomlinson
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
54 p. ; cm.
ISBN: 1484182782 ; 9781484182789
Summary: "Meet my new Daddy and Papa" is about a little girl from China that is deaf and needed a home. Two men from the USA that are married adopted this little girl and brought her to USA and gave her a new home filled with love.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4255243
Potty Training with Chance
written by Amanda Riccetti
illus. by Taryn Dufault
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014
46 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 0615935559 ; 9780615935553
Summary: The second book of this series follows Chance as he takes on potty training with the encouragement of his two moms. Additionally, this book highlights the importance of values shared by every family when facing a difficult obstacle like potty training. (Chance's story began in the first book of the series, "Chance's First Day of Preschool"). Chance is about to become a big boy, and he's sharing all of his adventures with you! In the second book of this series, we follow Chance as he decides to take on potty training before his third birthday. While at school with his friends, Jasmine and Lance, Chance becomes inspired to give up his diapers for soft, comfy underwear. That night, he surprises Mom and Mommy by putting his potty training plan into action. After a few weeks of practice and a lot of encouragement, Chance discovers that potty training can be fun and rewarding.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4560908
Chance's First Day of Preschool
written by Amanda Riccetti
illus. by Taryn Dufault
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
42 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 0615935532 ; 9780615935539
Summary: The first book of this series follows Chance as he embarks on his first days of preschool with the encouragement of his two moms. Additionally, this book highlights the importance of values shared by every family when letting go of their child for the first time. (Chance's story continues in the second book of the series, "Potty Training with Chance," where he continues to grow, learn, and share with his moms). Chance is about to become a big boy, and he's sharing all of his adventures with you! In the first book of this series, we follow Chance as he embarks on his first day of preschool. Chance finally gets to meet his new teacher, play with many new friends, and make a very special present for his mom and mommy. The fun has just begun!
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4560891
Shushu's Families
written by Anat Georgy
illus. by Shahar Leibovich
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
32 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1493508431 ; 9781493508433
Summary: How to make your child feel proud of his family? Following Anat Georgy's "Little Treasure", the children book "Shushu's Families" celebrates the love in every family no matter what kind it is: with a single mom; two mothers or two fathers; divorced parents; or the family of an adopted child. This children's book takes the young readers on a wonderful journey with a little boy and a wondrous creature. Together, they go on an adventure to find the perfect home, and meet families in their community, each special and happy in its own way. Their journey leads to a revelation of happiness and love. A fun way for pre-school and early school-age children to learn about alternative families and appreciate diversity.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4485835
Loved By Two
written by Tanesha Hopson
illus. by Daniela Frongia
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
30 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1494335549 ; 9781494335540
Summary: Love is magical. This book is about being loved by parents of the same sex. This little girl has two mommies and that presents challenges for her at school and in her mind. Love is powerful. Read along with your child and take a to the journey of discovery together. Find out if love can conquer all.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4504416
Mommy Mary
written and illus. by Ruth Andrews
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
26 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1494708868 ; 9781494708863
Summary: Lucy loves her daddies, but not everyone thinks two men can raise a little girl. Lucy is sad and angry and unhappy. Then her daddies tell her about God and Jesus's mommy, Mary. Then Lucy is filled with love. This book explores the themes of love as depicted in the Bible and applies them to modern family life: "Some people think that only a mommy and a daddy together can be a family. They don't understand. Wherever there is a family, there is love. Wherever there is love, there is God. And wherever there is God, there is our heavenly Daddy, and there is Jesus and Mommy Mary. So you see, every boy and girl has a mommy and a daddy." So Lucy has two daddies, and she has a family with God, because she has love.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4575850
The Gripper Slipper : Two mommies version
by Anna E. Alexander
illus. by
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014
32 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1497543185 ; 9781497543188
Summary: The Gripper Slipper (2 Mommies version) tells a story of moms Amy & Julie and their children Mary and Oliver embarking on a imaginative journey to finding Mary's lost slipper.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4745344
The pea that was me : a two moms' sperm donation story
written and illus. by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014.
23 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 1495290042 ; 9781495290046
My annotation: Written by a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in fertility counseling, this is a book with a child narrator, represented by a baby pea, who explains how her two moms had her via donor sperm. She begins the story by asking the question, “where did the pea that was me come from?” They tell her that two things are required: eggs and sperm, which must be put together in order to grow a baby inside a mommy’s tummy. The narrator goes on to explain though that her moms didn’t have any sperm, without which you can’t make a baby, so they went to a doctor who told them “there was a very kind man who had lots of extra sperm” and would be happy to share it. So the doctor put the sperm from the man together with one of her mommy’s eggs and a baby pea started to grow. The book introduces several vocabulary words to young children: “sperm,” “egg,” and “donor,” as well as the concept that a doctor’s help was required in order for the baby pea that “finally came to be.” The book takes a child-conception approach and employs the “nuts & bolts” and the “helper” scripts. Recommended for children ages 3-5.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4631754
The pea that was me : a two dads' egg donation and surrogacy story
written and illus. by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014.
17 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 1499746695 ; 9781499746693
My annotation: This book, about egg donation and surrogacy in two-dad families, is part of the Pea that was me series written by licensed marriage and family therapist, Kimberly Kluger-Bell. It is not so much a story as it is a very simple explanation of how “the pea that was me finally came to be!” The child narrator, a green pea, explains to her readers that it takes eggs, sperm, and a tummy in order to make a baby pea. When the egg and sperm are put together inside a “lady’s tummy,” a pea gets “bigger and bigger and bigger” until it grows into a baby. She explains however that her dads did not have any eggs, nor did they have a tummy, so they visit a doctor who knew “a very kind lady” who had eggs, and “another nice lady” who would “be happy to carry their baby pea!” The book introduces very young children to the words, “eggs,” “sperm,” “donor,” and “surrogate,” and would be suitable for children ages 3-5 since it provides the most basic explanation for how babies are made. The book takes a child conception approach and employs both the “helper” and the “nuts & bolts” scripts.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4834676
Why do I have two Mums? Asks Byron
by Rachel Behn
illus. by Emma-Leigh Coombs
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014
28 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1493520652 ; 9781493520657
Summary: Our family consists of two mums and two children. This children's book has been written to highlight no matter what type of family you have it is special because it belongs to you. Rachel Behn of Melbourne Australia, says, she saw the need for this book when her son Byron started to ask about his family structure. "Kindergarten children were asking my son why he had two mums? So we decided to share with everyone that all families are different". Rachel's next book "It Takes Three" is being written for her children explaining to them the process of donor conception.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4487689
The Gripper Slipper : two daddies version
by Anna E. Alexander
illus. by
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014
32 p. : col. ill. : cm.
ISBN: 149737118X ; 9781497371187
Summary: The Gripper Slipper (2 Daddies version) tells a story of dads John & Steve and their children Mary and Oliver embarking on a imaginative journey to finding Mary's lost slipper.
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4719210
Buddy
by Gail and Rachel Piazza
illus. bu Gail Piazza
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2014
32 p. : ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 1500409588 ; 9781500409586
Summary: This picture book about LGBTQ acceptance follows a day in the life of Buddy, a sweet little boy who loves to draw, play dress up, and sing and dance for his audience of stuffed animals. Buddy's momma nurtures his creativity, and showers him with love and affection. With his momma's support, watch as Buddy's imagination and dreams become a reality!
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4878044
Gal and Noa's daddies
by Shosh Pinkas
illus. by Julia Philipone-Erez
Language: English
CreateSpace, 2013
21 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 1494442531; 9781494442538
My annotation: Gal and Noa are twins. When Gal wants to play daddies on the playground, she is derided by a little girl who tells her there is no such thing as a two-daddy family. Gal corrects her and says that “it’s just like our family.” Another child chimes in however and says that families can’t have more than one dad and that boys can’t marry boys. Then another child chimes in and says that her cousins have two moms. Now the kids on the playground are confused as they have never heard of such a thing. They have questions for Gal and Noa like who does what chores, and what do you call them? When they get home that night they ask their dads how they were born and their dads proceed to tell them how you need a “woman’s teeny egg and a man’s tiny seed” to make a baby, as well as a mommy’s tummy and because they didn’t have a mommy’s tummy, they needed a little help from doctors, an egg donor, and a surrogate. The doctors helped the egg meet the seed and a “nice lady” in India agreed to carry their babies. (Israel prohibits surrogacy for gay men so gay men must commission surrogates outside of Israel). This is the true story of two gay men in Israel who wanted to build their family via surrogacy. It is written by the grandmother of the twin girls who were conceived via surrogacy. Although this book serves as an introduction to surrogacy, it never introduces the term “surrogate,” nor are the words sperm or egg donor used. Rather, it is the story of how two men loved each other and wanted to have children. This book takes a family-building approach and employs the “helper” script. The story is told in a rhyme that works and is recommended for children ages 3-5.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
- Children of gay parents -- Juvenile fiction
- Gay fathers -- Juvenile fiction
- Conception -- Juvenile fiction
Available: https://www.createspace.com/4566217
It’s So Gay, and It’s Okay
by Dr. Wallace Wong
Language: English
Lulu, 2014
34 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN: 9781483407029
Summary: Jamie is so excited for the first day of school. As he puts on a pink shirt, he thinks about making new friends and learning new things. But when Jamie enters the classroom, everything suddenly changes. When a boy laughs at Jamie’s pink shirt and calls him gay, Jamie is mortified. Still, he goes home without telling his parents, determined to never wear that shirt again. The next day, Jamie begins playing with a doll in the classroom. Soon, all the boys are laughing at him again. Jamie knows he should probably tell a teacher, but instead he decides not to play with dolls. Jamie just wants to fit in, but as he tries to change himself to be accepted, he grows more and more unhappy. How will Jamie handle the situation? Can he learn to accept himself and be happy? It’s So Gay, and It’s Okay is a children’s tale that shares an important message: it is okay to be unique and different.
Available: http://www.lulu.com/shop/dr-wallace-wong/its-so-gay-and-its-okay/paperback/product-21488451.html
Two Mummas and a Bubba
written and illustrated by Leah Mizen
Language: English
Lulu, 2014
19 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
ISBN:
Summary: This is based on the true story about baby Maverick and him arriving home for the first time. He has two Mums and a dog named Ruby.
It is a bright and colourful book that children would enjoy on their own or reading with their parents.
Available: http://www.lulu.com/shop/leah-mizen/two-mummas-and-a-bubba/paperback/product-21722745.html
It takes love (and some other stuff) to make a baby
by L. L. Bird
illus. by Patrick Girouard
Language: English
Catadon Press, 2014.
25 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780991522309
My annotation: This wonderfully illustrated book explains how it takes three things to make a baby: sperm, an egg, and some love, and is a pretty detailed account of how babies are made with the help of donor sperm and a mommy’s egg. The book introduces children to several concepts and vocabulary words such as “ovaries,” “uterus,” “pregnant,” “sperm,” “egg,” “testicles,” “sperm donor,” and “sperm bank” and explains what each term means when it comes up in the context of the description of how babies are made in two-mom families. Children are told that a doctor helps put the sperm inside the mommy’s belly so that it could join with the egg, but also states that parents can sometimes do this on their own. No explanation of how that can happen though is included in the book. The book takes both a family-building approach because of its emphasis on the need for love in order to make a baby, and a child-conception approach because most of the book is about the brass tacks of how babies are made. The book employs the “helper” and “nuts & bolts” scripts and is recommended for children ages 5-8 because of the large vocabulary words introduced.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
- Artificial insemination, Human -- Juvenile literature
- Reproduction -- Juvenile literature
- Lesbian mothers -- Juvenile literature
Available: http://www.catadonpress.com/
Available: http://www.amazon.com/Takes-Love-some-other-stuff/dp/0991522303
