I read the first line in this book and about died! I love that it started off with a divorce. The divorce rate is so high right now that I find it inevitable that we share this information with children. Even if the child's parents are divorced, they know someone who is whether it is grandma and grandpa or an aunt and uncle. Divorce is everywhere. Society is changing and I think that what we teach children should too. I think the book gives a great light to the word gay. I love how the book comes right out and says it. These days more and more children are going to school that have two mommies or two daddies. I feel that the more normal we make it, the better it will be. Books like this are great for that. The pictures are great. They help to tell the story. The little boy has so much fun with his dad and his dad's roommate that it is impossible not to like the situation he is in. This book should not be controversial in my eyes because it is happening around us. I think this is something that should be normalized in our children's literature.
I agree that the title of the book kind of catches you off guard. This book seems to kill two birds with one stone in that it brings up two difficult to teach topics like divorce and homosexuality. I agree too, that it should not be considered controversial, and that these books should be apart of the classroom so that students can discuss how they feel so that their views are not silenced.
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