This was the adorable story of a child with two mothers, who is bombarded with questions from his friends who find it out of the world. What I loved the most was the carefree, casual attitude of the boy, who finds it completely normal that he has a momma, and a mommy, who play the role of both parents to him. The illustrations were simple and demanded attention. It's a great attempt at normalizing LGBT in the society. Highly recommended for kids and parents.

A Tale of Two Mommies - and the companion book - A Tale of Two Daddies are simple storybooks which show acceptance of a family setting where a child is being raised by two Mommies, or two Daddies. I thought these books were great.

Children can get confused about things they don't understand, and sometimes same-sex parents are one of those things. This book teaches that it is okay to ask and answer questions, and it is okay to live a different family setting than that of your friends.

Thank you to NetGalley for a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Just like with A Tale of Two Daddies, A Tale of Two Mommies captures a child's look into the diversity of families. It's an important topic, and it displays it in a way young children will understand.

It feels real to how young children ask questions to learn about the world around them. As adults, I believe it's important to share this representation early on in a child's life so they can have an expanded view of life.

I will definitely be adding both books to my classroom and school libraries.

Thank you, NetGalley, for allowing me to read this beautiful children's book for an honest review.

A Tale of Two Mommies features a boy answering his friends' questions about his two moms. This is an adorable depiction of children's curiosity and what it's like to be raised by a lesbian couple. Representation like this would have helped me so much if I'd had it as a kid, so I'm thankful today's children have it.

As a same-sex parent and mommy, this book hit close to home.
The book, like its counterpart about two daddies, deals with the various roles that two "mommies" might take on in the family. The illustrations are cute, and the message is sweet and powerful. I'm absolutely a fan.

I had trouble downloading this at first. I appreciate books that present non-traditional families. Good illustrations - good message for kids and would be affirming for families.

A Tale of Two Mommies is about a little boy answering the questions of two curious friends about what it’s like to have two mommies. Essentially, the children’s questions illustrate the gender role expectations in traditional households and that kids will be curious about the division of parental responsibilities and roles when the gender norm defaults aren’t In play.

The illustrations were gorgeous.

The story was short and ended abruptly.

The forward was bad from the first sentence and this was written from the wrong lane. I will happily read this from someone who has lived this life.

Adorable and essential for any school/nursery library. Representation of this kind is so crucial.

The language is very simple and repetitive, so I would say it's definitely for a younger cohort of kids. It's also American, and so certain references I had to additionally explain to my cousin, which is of course absolutely fine but I did flounder a little when even I didn't know what "T-Ball" was haha.

The illustrations are diverse and humorous also, which is always fantastic when you want to keep the attention of littles!

Adorable and essential for any school/nursery library. Representation of this kind is so crucial.

The language is very simple and repetitive, so I would say it's definitely for a younger cohort of kids. It's also American, and so certain references I had to additionally explain to my cousin, which is of course absolutely fine but I did flounder a little when even I didn't know what "T-Ball" was haha.

The illustrations are diverse and humorous also, which is always fantastic when you want to keep the attention of littles!

We hit the beach for our questions this time in A Tale of Two Mommies. Oelschlager and Blanc showcase cultural diversity in this book along with rainbow answers. The design and layout is the same as Two Daddies. Questions on one page and answers with the activities on the next. The colors are just as vibrant as the first book.

Oelschlager doesn’t pigeonhole women as they have them fish, fix things, camping, and doing the typical parental life tasks like who teaches you to be polite.

I recommend both books to read to children as this one too has great activities, color, and messages.

I received a free copy of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.

A gorgeous story of acceptance that needs to be taught in schools. I was so excited to see this book and I hope to read more from the author.

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thanks a lot to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read a copy of this book, to the author as well.

I gave myself a short time to be reading my other book from NetGalley that I am still missing. I feel that I should do more reviews and enjoy more reading during my long book break periods tho. this is the book I have chosen.

The book I have read is very interesting and serves to answer the questions that many children of lesbian parents answer to their friends. Many things are very close to reality. What stressed me out a bit is the amount of somewhat silly questions about which of the two was the more mommy. Well, if it's two moms, why does one of them have to play the role of the father?

but this part is a little bit better than other (A tale of two daddies)
4.5

Kids want to know and aren't afraid to ask! Three friends at the beach and one of them has two mommies, so the others want to know about having two parents. Turns out that having two parents is a good thing regardless if mommies or daddies. The illustrations by Mike Blanc are simple and fun. Loved it!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from VanitaBooks, LLC via NetGalley. Thank you!

A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager is an adorably illustrated book for diverse families with a straight-forward (no pun intended) method of responding to the curious questions of other children that may come up on family outings. While at the beach and meeting new friends, a brown child fields questions about his two white mothers, leading to an affirming and gender-role bursting view of a family full of love and not lacking anything.

A cute tale of acceptance and one that should be taught in schools. People are people, and someone having two moms makes them no less than someone with a mom and dad.

This book was very sweet and a nice acknowledgement of families with two moms (or families that differ from the traditional storyline) but I felt like it was a bit too simplistic even for a kid's book. While there is some attempt to show that both parents are equally involved, there isn't really a sense of either of the moms' personalities, instead suggesting activities that are typically gendered in households with a heterosexual couple. I like that the book tries to normalize having two parents of the same gender but I wanted a bit more.

This book follows a child answering his friend's questions about what roles his Mama and Mommy play in his life. I think this was a sweet picture book that really shows children how though the child's family dynamic looked different from that of heteronormative parents, it functions very much like any other family. I thought the illustrations were colorful and the book was an appropriate length to keep a child's attention.

A fun young children’s book that really shows that same-sex parents aren’t that complicated, that there doesn’t have to be a “father” and “mother.” It shows that families come in all forms, in a short, simple format easy for young readers.

What a beautifully written book.

One of my goals as a mom is to introduce my child to diversity in every area, including families that do not look like ours. I found this book to be so well written while explaining to children that a family with two mommies is not different than a family with one mommy and one daddy. While my son has friends with two mommies, it was nice to find a book that explains it so openly. It is also great that these type of books are being published more often and widely available.

My son loved learning the different ways that the mommies took care of their son, and he was truly engrossed by the story. It was also an easy book to read by himself. It is great for beginner readers and the illustrations are simply stunning.

Overall an amazing book!