Common Sense Media Review
By JK Sooja
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Lovely picture book shows many ways families are made.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
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What's the Story?
In DADDY & DADA, 4-year-old Rumi has two dads, one baby brother named Xander, and a very loud dog named Betty. Many of her friends' families look different from hers. Some have one parent, two parents, or only grandparents. Some have a mom and a dad, while others have two moms. The book celebrates this variety.
Is It Any Good?
This happy little picture book is colorful, charming, and inclusive. The main message in Daddy & Dada is positive and necessary. Also, each page shows off a different kind of family doing different family activities. Family composition has greatly changed since the 1960s. And it's delightful to see books that represent the incredibly varied ways families are made. This is a great book for all families with children of the target age to have in family reading rotation.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about family in picture books. What's the main message of Daddy & Dada?
What are your favorite examples of different kinds of families?
How many people, friends, and pets would you include in your family?
Book Details
- Authors :
- Illustrator : Lauren May
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Family Stories ( Siblings )
- Book type : Fiction
- Publishers : Little , Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication date : May 18, 2021
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 8
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Hardback
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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