Common Sense Media Review
By Mary Eisenhart
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Lively illustrations add charm to inclusion classic.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 3+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Read
What's the Story?
HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES. She lives happily with Mama Kate, a doctor, and Mama Jane, a carpenter, plus dog Midnight and cat Gingersnap, with work, play, and lots of fun. When she goes to her first day of "school" (more like preschool), another kid asks about her dad, which is a first. This leads teacher Ms. Molly to have each kid make a picture of his or her own family, and to say that while all families are different, what matters is that the people in them love each other.
Is It Any Good?
Many years after its controversial debut, this updated version of a now-classic tale of a little girl with same-sex parents comes across as a sweet, gentle message of inclusion and acceptance. Laura Cornell's bright, lively illustrations add a lot of visual appeal to Lesléa Newman's quiet celebration of loving family life.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different people who make up a family in Heather Has Two Mommies. Who's in your family? What are your friends' families like?
Have you gone to school or preschool? If you have, what was your first day like? What did you do? How did you like it?
Do you like to go to work with your parents? Do you think you'd like to do the same kind of work when you grow up?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Laura Cornell
- Genre : Picture Book
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Candlewick
- Publication date : March 24, 2015
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 3 - 5
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Paperback, Nook, Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : December 29, 2017
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