A Tale of Two Daddies
10 best books like A Tale of Two Daddies (Vanita Oelschlager): Drawn Together, I Am Jazz, 10,000 Dresses, My Princess Boy, Jacob's New Dress, Heather Has Two Mommies, Stella Brings the Family, Mommy, Mama, and Me, A Family Is a Family Is a Family, Black Dog
| Author | Minh Lê |
| ISBN | 1484767608 |
Each year my family reads all the Goodreads-award-nominated picture books, and we have been doing this for years. Everyone rates each book and adds a comment and it may (or may not) affect my overall rating. This is book #5 of 2018. I read this in June 2018 but will bump up my rating from 3 stars to 4 stars because...
| Author | Jessica Herthel |
| ISBN | 0803741073 |
The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere.
From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girl's brain in a boy's body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didn't feel...
| Author | Marcus Ewert |
| ISBN | 1583228500 |
Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows… Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary: "You're a BOY!" Mother and Father tell Bailey....
| Author | Cheryl Kilodavis |
| ISBN | 0615395945 |
My Princess Boy is a nonfiction picture book about acceptance. With words and illustrations even the youngest of children can understand, My Princess Boy tells the tale of 4-year-old boy who happily expresses his authentic self by happily dressing up in dresses, and enjoying traditional girl things...
| Author | Sarah Hoffman |
| ISBN | 0807563730 |
Jacob doesn't understand why he can't wear a dress to school. "Boys don't wear dresses," one of the other boys tells him. But his mom, his teacher, and his friend Emily support his efforts to find the perfect dress to wear to school.
This book is a perfect book whether you know a "pink" boy (the male...
| Author | Lesléa Newman |
| ISBN | 1555835430 |
Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly formed Alyson Wonderland imprint in 1990. The simple and straightforward story of a little girl named Heather and her two lesbian mothers was created by Newman and illustrator Diana Souza because...
| Author | Miriam B. Schiffer |
| ISBN | 1452111901 |
Stella's class is having a Mother's Day celebration, but what's a girl with two daddies to do? It's not that she doesn't have someone who helps her with her homework, or tucks her in at night. Stella has her Papa and Daddy who take care of her, and a whole gaggle of other loved ones who make her feel special...
| Author | Lesléa Newman |
| ISBN | 1582462631 |
Not so long ago, we heard about Peter Parnell’s controversial children’s book And Tango Makes Three, a true story about a pair of male Penguins in Central Park Zoo raising a chick. In its wake, many other gay-centric picture books were drawn and penned. Writer Leslea Newman and illustrator Carol...
A Family Is a Family Is a Family
| Author | Sara O'Leary |
| ISBN | 1554987946 |
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all.
One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates...
| Author | Levi Pinfold |
| ISBN | 0763660973 |
What shone here for me were the unique and lush illustrations, both the large and colorful ones and the miniature gray tone ones. I love their intricacies and their style. Just lovely and fun to view. The pictures make the book, and they’re worth the read.
The story and its message about fear...
| Author | George Shannon |
| ISBN | 0374300038 |
Don't let the text deceive you; it's quite closely related to the pictures. (Okay, so the first time through I skimmed it and went 'meh.') But really, it explains how several differently sized families can still be "one."
And the illustrations - they're ambiguous, but I think it's a good thing....
