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In Our Mothers' House (2009)

by Patricia Polacco(Favorite Author)

4.3 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

039925076X (ISBN13: 9780399250767)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Philomel

review 1: In Our Mothers' House is a story about three adopted kids growing up in a household where they had two mothers. Page by page different heartwarming memories from the eldest child's point of view are shared and you receive a sense of how much all the children were loved. There is a scene where all three children get sick at the same time, so their mothers buy them two puppies to make them feel better. This is a endearing book that will have you grinning ear to ear while reading it. It is extremely well written and promotes tolerance every step of the way. The book being written in first person from the eldest daughters point of view makes the book that much more memorable and innocent. The pictures not only go along well with the story and but add to the story as well. This... more is a great book to have in access to children in order to promote open-mindedness.
review 2: I don't typically Add picture books but I finally made time to read this on Friday afternoon and wanted to read the thoughts of others. I think it's a strange choice for a title. When I was a kid I didn't refer to my house at my parents' house- it was our family's house. Also, did the moms have to live in Berkeley? Did they have to have the same cropped haircut and Birkenstocks? I guess we need at least a handful of children's books about families with two moms before we start complaining about a need for women in lesbian relationships being depicted with different looks/styles/jobs. less

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