Daddy's Roommate (Alyson Wonderland)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555831184 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Mommy says Frank and Daddy are gay"--this new concept is explained to the child as "just one more kind of love." Willhoite's cartoony pictures work well here; the colorful characters with their contemporary wardrobes and familiar surroundings lend the tale a stabilizing air of warmth and familiarity. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly This picture book is an auspicious beginning to the Alyson Wonderland imprint, "which focuses on books for and about the children of lesbian and gay parents." That the venture is being undertaken is in itself commendable: consciousness-raising concerning gay issues can handily begin at an early age with the help of books such as Willhoite's. His text is suitably straightforward, and the format--single lines of copy beneath full-page illustrations--easily accessible to the intended audience. Ages 2-5. The st
This new concept is explained to the child as "just one more kind of love." The text is suitably straightforward, and the format--single lines of copy beneath full-page illustrations--easily accessible to the intended audience.. This story's narrator begins with his parent's divorce and continues with the arrival of "someone new at Daddy's house." The new arrival is male
"Definitely going to keep for my future children though." according to jejohnson0625. I had to get a diverse set of children's books for an independent study I was doing for my capstone paper and I knew one of the topics I wanted to study in Children's fiction was sexuality. Growing up, I don't ever remember any sort of book like this! It was published in the mid-1990's and so it was out the year I was born and I would have loved to have seen something like this in school. Now, the way that the topic is introduced, as a roommate, is something that is extremely common in the 80's/90's. I think if this book was written today, . could be so much better A Customer This book, along with "Heather Has Two Mommies" would be useful for younger children who have a gay "co-parenting" family situation to help other children from more traditional homes understand their peers better, but not as a aprt of a "tolerance" or "inclusive" curriculum. Schools should not intentionally introduce controversial subjects unless it is to address a certain situation in a school or class.I do not like the book's simplistic explanation of "gay." "it's a different kind of love." As an early childhood educator I like Rosie O'Do. "Historically amazing, but ready to be retired" according to Dione Basseri. From a historical perspective, this was such an important book. One of the ground-breaking works of children's literature. At a time when it was still illegal to be gay in so many US states, this book had the gall to not only bring up "the love that dares not speak its name," but to show that gay people are like anyone else AND that they can be both gay and loving parents.Just 20 years ago, all of this seems shocking and impossible. Nowit's not a relevant book. There are so many more books out there about being gay and having gay parents an