Absolutely adorable. This story shows how two daddies are more than capable of raising a child. Short. Simple. To the point. I recommend it!

After I read “A Tale of Two Mommies,” which was also written by Vanita Oelschlager, along with artwork by Mike Blanc and Kristin Blackwood, I had decided to pick up its companion book “A Tale of Two Daddies” and I enjoyed this book just as much as “A Tale of Two Mommies!”

This book is mostly about a young girl telling her friend about what kind of activities she does with her two dads and she refers to them as her poppa and daddy. For instance, her poppa would do activities like braid her hair or build her a treehouse, while her daddy would fix her knee, be her soccer coach and make her birthday cake.

Vanita Oelschlager’s writing was just as adorable and inspiring in this book as it was in “A Tale of Two Mommies!” When I found out that there was a companion book to “A Tale of Two Mommies,” I just had to pick this book up! I liked the fact that there is no difference between how two mommies handle their children and how two daddies handle their children as their parenting styles are still the same no matter what. I always loved the fact that Vanita Oelschlager always tackles the topic of same-sex parenting in a kid-friendly way and I still like the fact that the girl’s friend never questions about why the girl has two daddies, but more on what kind of activities the two daddies do with the girl. Mike Blanc’s and Kristin Blackwood’s artwork is adorable to look at, especially of the scenes of the little girl doing various activities with her two dads. I always find it interesting that we do not really see the dads’ faces in this book as we only see their legs and arms throughout the story.

Overall, “A Tale of Two Daddies” is a truly fantastic book about same-sex parenting that parents will enjoy reading to their children over and over again! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this electronic review copy.

This book was really cute. I love the illustrations - though it looks like Poppa was scooping cat litter with a spatula!

This can help open up conversations with kids about people with two dads or moms.

It was also just a fun little read.

This was another great book by Vanita Oelschlager. This story follows her other book’s (A Tale of Two Mommies) format except it is a girl with two fathers instead of a boy with two mommies. The girl in the story is talking to a boy at a playground. The boy asks questions regarding the girls fathers and which father gets to help her in different everyday situations. Things like who is the dad that helps with homework or the one that cooks for her. The girl answers Daddy, Poppa, both or neither for each question. Again, the kids are shown playing while having a casual conversation about the girl’s non traditional family. The illustrations are also very cute and were enough to grab the attention of my 12 year old (definitely the target audience is for half that age but I appreciate we got to talk about the book nonetheless).
Would recommend to everyone.

This is an adorable picture book which explains in an easy way how it is having two dads. I also think books like this can make LGBT parents more normalized.

Finished copy provided by Net Galley in exchange of an honest review.
5 stars!
This little story was so heartwarming and made me so happy! We follow the conversation between a girl and her friend,during which he asks her questions about which dad was what.
It was so adorable and I’ll definitely seek to read other stories from this author! Plus, the art was amazing! (Kudos to the artist).

This is a fun rhyming picture book for young kids. It shows that whatever a family might look like, the important thing is that they love and take care of each other. It would be great for kids with two dads and their friends, or for any family who wants to teach their children about diversity.

A very cute and sweet book. Written very well and can be clearly understood by the intended audience.

Adorable story told from the point of view of a little girl with two daddies. Either one or the other, or both, are good at all sorts of different things that parents do. It’s suxh a great message for little ones and a great way to introduce the concept of having two parents of the same gender. I especially loved the answers that weren’t one or the other of the daddies. “I’m old enough to match my own socks.” Good girl!

This was a super cute book with an absolutely beautiful message. Love is love. I loved the art in this book. I recommend this to everyone - all ages.

<i> A Tale of Two Daddies </i> is a sweet short story about a little girl who has two dads. The girl answers her friend's questions about her parents while in the playground in fun, easy to follow rhymes. The illustrations are colourful and beautiful, and the book carries a very important message of normalising having same sex parents. It's a cute delightful read, and something I think every parent should be reading to their children!

Relating this book to my personal opinion, I do believe that children are the mirror of their parents. And with the issues and things that happen in the homophobic society, LGBTIQ actors are often marginalised. As an impact of that marginalisation, their children are often experience some unpleasant experiences from the people around them. Therefore, I am so blessed for reading this book. It is very cute and it helps – not only the parents but also the children for not being so judgmental but to understand and to see the arena of LGBTIQ from different angles and perspectives.

Full review: https://literatureisliving.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/a-tale-of-two-daddies-by-vanita-oelschlager/

A very sweet and simple picture book with a conversation between two children written in verse. The book features a little boy asking a little girl questions about her two dads, such as who cooks you eggs, which dad braids your hair? It is a nice introduction for children to understand that some families may have two dads and not a mum, it may also help children of same-sex couples to show the joys of their family dynamic to others as well as see themselves represented in a book, where there are so many featuring a mum and dad.. In this series there is also A Tale of Two Mummies.
Beautifully illustrated throughout.

This day and age, children need to see books where their family situation is mirrored. More and more, there are families that exist of two dads or two moms, and this is normal. A Tale of Two Daddies normalizes this family situation for children. This book is appropriate for those in that situation and those that are not. The little girl is the child of two daddies, and her friends are just asking about what it is like. This is also a normal reaction from others.
The little girl calls one of her dads Daddy and the other Poppa to differentiate between them. She answers her friends questions about which parent helps her in the morning to who cooks. She says that neither of them like to stay up late and there things that she can do herself. At the end of the day, this is no different than children who have a traditional mom and dad as there is one parent who does certain things and the other parent who does others (and some things neither do).
The book ends by showing that both parents love their girl and it doesn't seem to matter that they are both male. The message is a good one and should be read by all.

Such a sweet book! I loved that each dad began to have a unique personality so you could anticipate what her response would be to each question. The artwork was beautiful also and really enriched the story.

"Who is your dad when you're sad and need some love"
"Both, of course"

A Tale of Two Daddies is a cute little kids book in which it will be easy to explain to a kid how, yes, you can have two dad's - in this case daddy and poppa - and have all the things a usual mom and dad do. You're scared? You need to have your hair in braids? Poppa and Daddy can help! You feel down? Want a house in a tree? They can help!

It's told in colorful nice cartoons of a little girl that has two daddies, and her friend Lincoln. All his questions about her two dads and her answers on how it's all normal just like it's probably is with him.

As a older sister of 4 kids, as well as an older cousin of... well many kids, many who aren't kids anymore, I think it's a well thought out book, that will catch the eye of a small kids as well as teach them how their little friend on school who has two daddies is just like them.

Cute, colorful, well written. Totally am going to read it to my small charges of brothers and cousins!

Super sweet and necessary for kids. All kids should learn from a young age that sexual orientation is completely normal and should be accepted.

My Thoughts:
A Tale of Two Daddies is a great educational children's book. It teaches kids about children who have gay parents. It helps children of gay fathers explain that they get as much love and attention as someone who has a mom and a dad. The illustrations are very well drawn. They show the child having fun with both fathers. They also show what role each father plays in the child's life. This book is great to teach children about lgbt relationships. I hope A Tale of Two Daddies is something that every child has the option to read.

I give A Tale of Two Daddies : 5/5

As much as I wanted to love this book for its representation on the LGBTQ+ community. I was weirdly offended by how the author executed her idea into this story.

A Tale of Two Daddies follows a boy and a girl having an honest conversation wherein the boy bombards the girl questions with regards to who does what between her fathers. In my eye, I wanted it to be more of the idea that people are different; that some have fun doing something over another type of work. But, it became more of "Who in this relationship is the female and the male?" Segregating this book into an awkward state of addressing the situation in a heteronormative idea.

More importantly, I am curious as to why the conversation actually uses children as its main character. In all honesty, I would not have been able to imagine or see in actuality two children of this age talking about something like this. Children are more honest and quite lenient when it comes to this ideas that they almost don't care.

Overall, I think what the author wanted to share was different from what I digested and so I highly suggest that you share your own opinion and read this book.

It is about a girl having two dads and her friend who wants to know how come,
Beautiful illustrations.
Thanks to Netgalley for this book.