AN ABSOLUTE WINNER FOR NONFICTION FOR ME RIGHT HERE.

I love this woman. I love everything Rob Sanders has ever put out. I love how hard she fought for her son and other members of the LGBTQIA+ community at a time where it was very uncouth to do so. I love that she never stopped being who she was and fighting for who she loved and what she believed in.

This woman was an earthbound angel.

This was a lovely book highlighting the start of PFLAG. I think it showed the importance for community and support within the community, especially historically.

I love when a picture of a teaches you about a real-life person you might not otherwise know. In this case, that person is Jeanne Mannford. Jeanne Mannford was the woman who started PFLAG. When her son told her he was gay she didn’t shy away, she didn’t ignore him. She stood by his side and helped other people realize that LGLGBTQ people deserve love respect, and everything else everyone else deserves. She started an organization to help those who had questions and needed answers. Her legacy still lives on in the PFLAG organization.

I loved this book! It is so important that students get to read about all different types of people. As a future teacher, I appreciated the history and questions in the back of the book. I have a feeling that this book will be banned in certain school. I’m my opinion, the book states facts of what happened and not opinions.

This book was very informative! I enjoyed learning about Jeanne and her impact on families with queer people in them! I didn’t know she existed or of PFLAG so it’s exciting to me that kids will now know more LGBTQ+ allies and activists to me! The glossary, discussion guide, and further information in the back of the book were plentiful and I am glad Sanders didn’t just leave families to learn more on their own.

A fun and informative book highlighting the importance of allies to the LGBTQ+ community - I had no idea who Jeanne Manford or Morty Manford were before reading this, but I''m so glad I know about them and about PFLAG. I thought the text and art helped highlight their story, as well as made it a bit easier for the book's audience, small kids, to understand the significance of this story. The resources in the back of the book add so much, and are a great starting point for young readers looking for more info about LGBTQ+ history - the index might have been one of my favorite parts because of how well done it was. Will definitely be recommending this one for kids!

When I came out to my mother, low those many years ago, the first thing I did was put her in contact with her local chapter of PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). I thought it would help her get through her feelings, and understand what it was like to be the mother of someone who was a lesbian.

So, it was cool when I saw this book about the co-founder of PFLAG, Jeanne Manford, a woman I knew nothing about.

The book tells in very simple terms, what Jeanne went through when she found her son was gay. She not only supported him, but wrote a letter to the editor, declaring how much she loved her gay son. She also marched in what would later become the Gay Pride Parade in New York City, in 1972.

The book explains that she realized that her son, and other gays and lesbians needed to be supported by friends, family and allies, and so the beginning of PFLAG began.

Easy to read, and easily explained.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

I love this book. The text is short, repetitive and accessible for younger readers, while discussing topics that are often not very accessible or discussed with children in early years.

The story starts with describing what a mom does, and what a teacher does and then begins to explain what a particular mom, Jeanne Manford, did when her adult son came out as gay. In age-appropriate descriptions, the author describes the hate crimes directed toward LGBTQ+ people in the 1970s. The story also shows each step of Jeanne's journey, from writing to newspapers to marching in pride parades to founding an organization that supports parents, families and allies of LGBTQ+ people.

The book ends with discussion questions, a glossary, and biographical information about the Manford family, the PFLAG organization, and historical events described in the book, as well as a list of sources and resources. As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see this book being a part of my classroom library. I think that it would be a great opportunity to discuss human rights, LGBTQ+ history and hate/discrimination or activism. I would recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the 5-13 age range. I think all elementary and middle grade students could benefit from some part of this book, whether it be the simple message that mothers should love their children no matter who they are, or the historical and biographical information about the time period and the organizations described in this book for a research project on human rights. Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this awesome book!