I was unable to download and read this book before it expired, so I'm unable to give an honest review of it.

I wanted to love this one, but ultimately the format fell a bit flat for me. There is an influx of LGBTQ+ picture books on the market so this book, which may have once shone now pales in comparison to similar books that have the same message.

Love is Love by Michael Genhart is a book that is so important in this day and time. This book will start some important, needed, and valuable discussions about families and love. I will definitely use this book with my students to start having these conversations.

I think it is a well-written book about being kind and considerate of the LBGTQ community. The illustrations are truly stunning

This story follows a boy wearing a rainbow heart shirt, as he shares with his friend about being teased and bullied. Other children tell him he is not in a real family because he has two gay dads. As he and his friend compare their parents they realize that they are more alike than different. The story depicts many different families from many different cultures. The important thing for everyone to remember is that Love is Love. The message of this story is an important one. This is a great story and depicts same-sex parents and relationships in a very simple way for young children to understand. The illustrations are realistic and add to the understanding of the story. This would be a good book to read to children when they have questions about same-sex relationships.

This is an absolutely beautiful little book that teaches children not to be judgemental and that being gay is nothing to be ashamed of be ridiculed for. It also has tips for parents and such to discuss this topic with their child. Excellent work

A sweet story about a boy who has two dads and the unfortunate way he is treated by some of the people around him. I love the soft, brightly colored illustrations. which really fit the well with the story. Included at the end is an author's note kids, a note to adults, discussion questions, and additional resources.

Love is Love by Michael Genhart is a touching tale showing how all families are valid, no matter how they are organised. One young child has been teased because he was wearing a shirt with a rainbow heart, told his shirt is 'gay’, and his family doesn't count because he has two dads. His friend helps him realise that it's perfectly fine that he has two dads, and that there's nothing different between how her mother and father met and married versus his family.

I read this with my cubs. It's a great book to teach tolerance and acceptance. Though the words are few, they are exquisitely meaningful, and the artwork is just gorgeous. We loved how the story moved through different parts of the world, with the theme of coloured kites. Different places flew single colours, but at the end they all merged into a huge rainbow heart. Its overt focus is on hetero Vs homosexual families and their equal validity, but there's a latent focus on the equality of people from all cultures, skin tones, and walks of life.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks/ Jabberwocky for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I love the message of this book! It is cut and dry and would appeal to so many families looking for literature on this subject. It doesn't go into the nitty gritty, just the basic human decency that love is love and that discrimination is not ok.

Love Is Love is a picturebook written by Michael Genhart and illustrated by Ken Min about love. In the story a boy confides in a friend that he doesn’t know what to say when he’s teased for having two dads, and when kids say that they’re not a real family. In their conversation, his friend helps him see how her family (with a mom and a dad) isn’t all that different from his: they both have parents who love them, and they both love their parents. And it’s love that makes a family.

I am not ashamed to say that I teared up reading Love Is Love. The gentle, conversational path to understanding that love is the basis of family, not who makes up that family, is the most important thing as well done. I see so many children judging each other for being different in any number of ways. However, when they use things like family, race, or sexual orientation as the basis of judging I know that they are being taught that different is bad, and it just makes me sad. I love the message of this book, and the simple way the conversation makes it so clear that we are really all the same no matter who are family is, what we look like, or who we love. As long as the love is there, then there is family and support. I like that there are addition support materials at the end of the book to help lead family, classroom, or personal discussion on the subject matter. I think this book could start conversations on so much more on discrimination based on sexuality, but the argument can be used against any kind of discrimination or prejudice.

What a great easy read that is so timely. Many families are very diverse now a days. The story follows a young boy who is bullied because of his two dads. The message of Love is Love is put very simply for young Reads to understand and enjoy. I can’t wait to buy a copy and read it to my Niece and Nephews!

Love is Love contains not only a beautiful sentiment, but also stunning art work. The concepts are pretty simple and could probably be read to a toddler up through early school age child, although the illustrations are a little complex for very young children. While I loved this book, I admit that I am not entirely sure who the target audience really is. In my experience children with two moms or two dads usually do not think they are any different from other kids, so I am not sure they would fully understand the premise of this book. I do think this would be an excellent book for other families who want to introduce their child to diverse family types in a loving and thoughtful way. This book talks about the disparaging ways some people think of homosexuality, so it could be a great way to answer questions children might have if they hear peers bullying someone or using "gay" pejoratively.

This is a very timely and needed book. I love the quote at the end. Love is love! Although the story was very short, it got to the point that using Gay, as an insult needs to cease. There's nothing wrong with being Gay and the more we talk about it and become more open the better our society will become. I also love the note at the end discussing why they chose to use the terms in a derogatory manner in order to foster conversations about how we shouldn't use it in that manner. The pictures are beautiful and drew my eye. I enjoyed learning about how the rainbow symbol came to be.

This is a good starter book for children with same-gender parents, or for parents trying to introduce their children to families with same-gender parents. It is straightforward in its assertion that being gay or having gay parents is not shameful or wrong. It encourages children to treat people who are different from them with respect, and it encourages children who are being bullied to have confidence in themselves and their families and to stand up for themselves.

In the book's illustrations, there is great ethnic diversity as gay people are shown in various parts of the world. However, the book is lacking in its representation of the diversity of LGBTQ families. The narrator is a young white boy with two dads, and although women (presumably lesbians) appear in the illustrations, there is no mention of trans* people. Queer families are compared to straight families throughout. The book lacks a celebration of queer culture.

*thank you to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Jabberwocky for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review*

5 stars.

This was fabulous! I think this is one of those books that primary schools need to have in their library. Every kid should read this because, Love is Love. That's what I always say. Your gender does not makes loving somebody the same gender, wrong. Kids should not feel outcast by having gay parents and I think that if you know a kid who does feel that way, then this book would be a great gift to show them they are not alone, and do not need to feel ashamed. It is beautifully written and the illustrations are just as beautiful. It was the cover that attracted my eye and I am so glad I was given a chance to read this. It definitely needs to be read by as many people as possible.

This book has a positive and uplifting message for kids about gay people and same-gender couples, and the art is cute. However, it was definitely framed from a super assimilationist angle of emphasizing how "queer people are just like nonqueers" by almost exclusively focusing on cis allo gay people who are paired up with kids, with no mention of any of the rest of the queer umbrella. There are resources in the back for kids and for educators, but again, it's completely focused on the G and the L. I'm still hoping for picture books that are more inclusive of other queer identities.

This book helps readers see that love can look a lot of different ways, but at the heart of it, love is love.

"Love is Love" is a sweet picture book to demonstrate the power of love and embracing all people. The writer works to demonstrate the parallels between the character's family with two dads and other families and to promote acceptance.

The story is fairly predictable and feels a bit scripted and preachy. However, the overall tone is gentle and loving, ultimately making it a good addition to a children's library or book collection.

This book was very straightforward in its message, but I suppose that is to be expected from a children's book. I appreciated that it would expose children to different types of families and show them that LGBTQ families are just as valid as heterosexual families. I think that books like this should be required reading at all elementary schools, because kids know that some of their classmates have two moms or two dads, and they need to learn that this is just a different way to have a family, but it has the same amount of love.

This was a great story and will help parents explain people’s behavior to children.