Basil and Sage: Does a Mother Need to Be Female? (Rainbow Street Series)

Basil and Sage: Does a Mother Need to Be Female? (Rainbow Street Series) 
written and illus. by Nick Rolfe 
Language: English 
Your Stories Matter, 2017. 
38 p. : col. ill. ; cm. 
ISBN: 1909320706 ; 9781909320703 
Summary: This illustrated children's story questions gender in the role of parenthood. In this story, we meet Sage who happily lives alone with his dad. This is questioned by his friend, but Sage realises that his dad does all the things his friend’s mum does. The story is aimed at young children, using animals rather than humans, to share what it means to live with a single parent who can fulfil both roles, and that a dad can be a mum, and a mum can be a dad. The story could in fact be used to help open up a discussion with any young children about what it feels to be different in a more general sense. 
Available: https://www.amazon.com/Basil-Sage-Mother-Female-Rainbow/dp/1909320706/