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Daddy, Papa, And Me (2009)

by Lesléa Newman(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1582462623 (ISBN13: 9781582462622)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Tricycle Press

review 1: The characters of this story include the child which is the narrator of the story and the two fathers, daddy and papa. This is a short and sweet book that was written by Leslea Newman who is an advocate for the LGBT community. She is also a lesbian herself and married to a woman. She has written several award winning books and this is just one of her many books. This book is told from the perspective of the child who is nameless and how they spend their time with their fathers. They play all throughout the book with paper airplanes and cars, paint pictures, play musical instruments, and even cook together as well. I like how the book is written as poem and here is an example, "Daddy's plane goes zoom, zoom, zoom! Papa's car goes vroom, vroom, vroom! The illustrations in th... moree book are very cute and simple and bring the characters to life. I would definitely read this book to a Pre-Kindergarten class because it is the most simple book out of my text set. It is short, to the point, rhymes, and the kids will be able to relate to the activities that they see within the book. I could even read the book and ask open ended questions such as what are some activities that you like to do with your own parents? This book will also be a good introduction to the many different types of families that are out there and it can teach acceptance of diversity.
review 2: This book made the Rainbow Book List in 2009. The criteria for the list each year is "quality books with significant and authentic GLBTQ content which are recommended for people from birth through eighteen years of age." This book, although simple, fits these criteria wonderfully. It's a story about two fathers spending quality time with their child. The beauty of this story is that it doesn't make a big deal of the parents' genders; by not making it an issue, the parents' relationship with the child is shown as nothing more or less than a beautiful, caring bond. less

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