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I previously read Vanita's book "A tale of two daddies". When I saw this one I thought it would be just as cute. I wasn't disappointed.

It would be a great story for small children or for a childcare center.

Loved this story! Thought it was easy for kids to understand and had great illustrations! Definitely recommend it to anyone looking to normalize same-sex relationships for their children.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of these books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

In our first story A Tale Of Two Mommies we have a trio of young friends hanging out at the beach. One of the little ones has two mommies. This leads the other two children to ask questions of which mommy helps in certain situations. In our second story A Tale Of Two Daddies we explore the same concept except with two daddies and this time there are two children playing at the park. Both stories show children's curiosities through questions of parental duties when there isn't a mommy and daddy to split them but rather two mommies or two daddies.

I thought these stories were adorable. I loved the way the children's curiosity was shown as simple curiosity and nothing more. It was innocent and sweet. Told in a fun rhyme this story is sure to capture the attention of any little one who reads it. The pictures were bright, colorful and simply adorable in both books. I think these are both great books to educate young children about LGBT+ families.

Sweet story of a little boy and his two mommies. They can do anything a mommy and daddy couple can do for their little boy. They fix things, go fishing, bake cakes, etc with and for him. The little boy's friends ask him all sorts of questions and he always has an answer for them, because his mommies can do anything.
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My family really enjoyed this book. We are always trying to add diversity to our kids bookshelf so this is a perfect read for us. The illustrations and story were simple and cute.

Super cute book! I love that there are titles available for children that open them up to the discussion of lgbtq+ rights and situations. It's nice to normalize different familial situations early on.

This was the cutest kids novel I have ever read. I loved everything about this from the illustrations to the sweet innocent rhyming questions.

It's the perfect children's book to help show kids that it's okay to have two mommies just as it's okay to have two dads or a mum and dad etc.

I adored this and I'm going to go buy this and it's companion; A Tale Of Two Daddies, show I can show my little sister.

This was a very cute book about what it's like to live with two moms instead of a mom and a dad or any other parental combo. Instead of fixating on the fact that the mothers are LGBTQ+, the author did a good job writing a children's book that normalizes "non-traditional" parenting.

The story follows a young boy playing at the beach with his friends who have apparently just figured out that he has two mothers. They ask him a ton of questions about it, like "which mom makes you rice and beans?", "which mom sorts your rock collection?", and "which mom knows what's polite to say?" And the boy replies every time with one or the other, both or neither. Sometimes he answers that neither of his moms do that, showing that they have taught him a level of independence, like how he sorts his own rock collection and he is the only one who likes to play with snakes. His two friends had a lot of questions, but at the end, they were just curious and learned something new.

All in all, this is an endearing book that normalizes same-sex parenting and teaches children that just because someone's parents are different, that does not make them bad.

Does a great job of normalizing same gender parents without relegating a "mom role" and "dad role." However, it was kind of boring and repetitive, and the "clip art"-style illustrations weren't my cup of tea.

This is a sweet rhyming picture book where a child answers his friends about which mommy helps with various things (which mommy helps with baking, bike riding, bad dreams...) and he answers about mommy, momma or both (or sometimes he does that himself). The illustrations are simple and fun, and the message is likewise simple and sweet. All profits go to charitable organizations, so there's not a lot not to love here.

Lovely inclusive story, I wish there were stories like this when I was growing up. I'm requesting my local library to have them, so that kids can realize it's normal to be gay

How cute! Vanita does it again! The concept feels comfortable and normal in her children's stories. A Tale Of Two Mommies is a great read!

Great book to share with young children to expose them to a different type of family in a simple way and to show that even though it might be different from their family there are similarities.

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

The illustrations on this were super cute, but the story was lacking for me. I’m happy to see the rep and I think having kids be able to see their families represented in children’s books is very important, but I was hoping for a little substance or a nice unifying message.

TLDR: It was cute, decent rep, but the story could have been better.

This is a lovely children’s story where kids are asking their friend about life with “Two Mommies”. It is presented in a very open and honest way with racial diversity in the friends as well. I love the way the children speak to each other in that, they simply ask genuine, normal, questions. One thing that adults do is to overlay an adult perspective onto how a child views the world. One thing that has always been a “truth” to me is that young children do not put social constructs onto descriptions of people. So when they describe (or in this case ask about) differences in people, race, ethnicity, sexuality, they don’t imply anything additional to it like adults do. There isn’t a judgment there. They are naturally accepting but want to understand differences in people. So they often use those differences as pure descriptors rather than as a judgment. If they say someone is brown or black or white or Asian, they aren’t judging that but using it like they would hair color or height or if the kid wore glasses or not. If you read this book, trying to put your mind to where a child would be, you can easily see that sweetness of youth shine through.
Beautiful book, story and illustrations!
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What a sweet book. This is an excellent children's book for all parents, but especially those who want to introduce children to same sex parents in an age appropriate way. This is a favorite in our two mom household. I'd highly recommend.

This is a cute children's book that answers some questions asked of a child with two moms. The conversation occurs during a day at the beach. The illustrations are amazing. They capture the playfulness of the fun and seriousness of the not so fun, We never see the faces of the moms so one can juxtapose their face over the parents faces. I recommend this book, It helps adults understand how to explain two moms on simple terms.

What a fantastic children’s book! This story is about three kids having a conversation at the beach. A girl and boy ask a series of questions regarding the other boy’s two mothers. Things like who’s your mom for scary faces with flashlights or which mom is there when you’ve had a bad dream? The boy answers Mommy, Momma or both depending on the question asked. All kids are shown carrying on a casual conversation that does nothing to interrupt their swimming or running around. Guess the point is two moms, or any atypical family for that matter, is no different than any other family. I absolutely loved the illustrations in this book. They were excellent in bringing the dialog to life. The crab was a favorite of mine!
I will be reading this to my girls tonight and will no doubt recommend to others.

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 mums and their friends, or for any family who wants to teach their children about diversity.

Such a cute little story. I love the illustrations and how it normalizes same sex parenting to kids who might not be exposed to them.