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A Tale of Two Daddies

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This is such a cute and funny way to tell a story about how loving and unique each family can be.

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That description above say a lot about the book.
Story starts with two friends playing on playground. Boy named Lincoln is very curious that his girl-friend is having two daddies and he have a series of questions about chores that usually divided between mother and father. He wants to know which chore performed by who. The girl very sweetly and smartly answers them.

I liked how she called her two dads. Poppa and Daddy. In the begging only girl made me instantly like her. She was such a sweet and smart girl who patiently answered all questions by her curious friend. Discussion between them were written simple rhyme that children can easily understand. Both dads divided daily chore between them that they never let girl realize they were doing chore that were usually done by women. Illustrations were very bright and colorful with all required details.

Lesson from the story- It is very important to teach children that not to look differently at kids who have different family. This story told in very simple way that everyone should accept gay or different family and it also helps in bringing awareness that different kinds of family also do normal chores and love their children equally.

Overall, this was very cute story with simple yet important message.

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I loved this book. I can only imagine how much children will enjoy it. Obviously, the exposure to kids to see this is amazing! We need to normalize this for kids who don't have two moms or two dads. Loved that aspect of it.
The art was bright, colorful and engaging. The actual story line was captivating and fast paced and witty.
The whole time I was aw-ing and laughing to myself.
Great Ready!

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In the world we live in now, it's important that books like these are written to show our younger generation that love is love and two daddies are just as important as a mommy and a daddy, just a mommy, just a daddy, or a mommy and a mommy.

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A Tale of Two Daddies is a sweet children's book which is a playground dialogue between a boy and girl. He notices that she has two dads and asks 'which one braids your hair, who fixes your breakfast, who can catch a frog, who tucks you in bed'? The prose is rhyming and illustrated beautifully and appropriately.

I really loved that the illustrations were from 'little kid' height and that the questions were age-appropriate and felt natural (and innocent) from a kid point of view. 'Who's your soccer coach, who helps you pick out your clothes, who loves you ('Both of course')'; things that kids ask one another.

The days when my own kids were this age are long behind me, but I certainly appreciate that this book normalizes family makeup without being strident or aggressive.

I remember when I was a kid, my best friend's parents got a divorce. It seems pretty ridiculous now (40+ years later), but at the time it was a BIG DEAL. She got bullied and teased about it.

I appreciated it very much that this book didn't make a huge hairy deal over the main character having two dads.

I want to think we're progressing toward understanding and acceptance as far as race, religion, tolerance, generosity etc etc go, though I'm not sure we are. At any rate, this little book (24 pages) is an entry in the positive side of the acceptance equation and a perfect length to become a favorite bedtime read (whatever form your family takes).

A final note: the authors and illustrator are philanthropists and educators and all profits from the book will be donated to charity.

Five stars

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.

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A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager. Illustrated by Kristin Blackwood and Mike Blanc. VanitaBooks, LLC. Children's Fiction. LGBTQIA. This rhyming story focuses on a cute little girl with braids who has two fathers who are in a same-sex relationship; one is dressed more casually than the others. She answers a multitude of innocent questions from her little friends who are curious about this nontraditional family. Thanks to NetGalley and VanitaBooks for providing this ebook for review.

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A wonderfully simple explanation of how a family with two Dads is just the same as one without. No hidden agenda, just family, and love. I think that this could be published in multiple languages and with diversity in parents and children.

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The concept of this book is sweet and something that I think needs to be discussed more and early with children. Having two daddies or two mommies is something that is real and is okay. So, this story is a nice and simple introduction to this type of family. I did find the number of questions a bit tedious and it could have used more substance, but it was nice to show that both daddies are involved in their daughter's life. It would be nice to know her name, as well. The pictures are cute and bright. I'm not sure if it's because this version is a PDF file, but there would be two questions in a row, then the two answers would be on the next page. This was a bit odd and distracting. Perhaps the physical copy has the question and answer on the same page. Overall, it was a sweet story that can be shared with many.

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I loved the book! Wonderful way to talk about this subject; the author presents the idea of having two dads in a seamless manner. She describes how the life of this little girl is not so different from others. A great book to have on hand by both parents and teachers.

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It is a good book, unique for sure, but in a good way

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This is a very sweet book full of colour and lovely illustrations, with short and simple text. I had assumed that this book would be more about the 'why' of having two daddies as opposed to the things that daddies do, but I was pleased that the last page was representative of having two daddies working together to parent. I think this book would be great to help normalise same-sex parenting for children, but I can't help feeling that this book could have done a little bit more. I can't fault the illustrations though, they are really fab!

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I loved this book, I would recommend it for kindergarten students. It's lovely and shows how diverse families can be.

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This was too cute same as its counterpart A Tale of Two Mommies. It is the story of a boy and a girl. The boy ask her if she has two daddy's, and she in return answers all his questions.

This book is very good for children and to make them to understand in their little ages that there are some families who have two mommies and two daddies and it is perfectly normal. It is good to make children understand these things in little age.

The illustrations were beautiful. Children will love it and it will help them to engage in it. The rhyming of poetry was very good and after finishing it, there will be a cute smile on your face. :)

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A conversation between a boy and a girl with two dads lets him know that both parents contribute equally to his friend's upbringing. The message to be inferred is that chores are not divided by what we would traditionally attribute to one gender.

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A very well written, thought provoking book with excellent illustrations. A simple question and answer conversation between a girl and a boy about the girls two father's, papa and daddy. I just loved it....

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It's one of those books that makes you realize how far society has come, and how far we still need to go. As a gay man myself, I felt wistful reading this and would have been glad if I read this when I was younger, because books like these would have given me strength and hope.

With attractive art, and simplistic and enjoyable prose, the book follows a conversation of two kids, one of which has two men (who are presumably in a relationship) as parents. I also appreciated that the author didn't assign typical gender roles to both men.

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Vanita continues to inspire and educate with her lovely books.

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This was very cute. I think it's good for children who might have questions and shows that no matter what different relationships there are people still do different things.

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*** Disclaimer: Received this book from the publisher via Netgalley***

I am so glad this type of book exists for our young readers nowadays. This book centres around answering the questions other kids have about a young girl's family situation because she has two dads.

I felt that the questions asked were definitely ones that could help kids see the similarities between this family and their own. I also liked that it showed our main character also being independent of her dads because she has confidence in their support.

The artwork was beautiful, colourful and lively. I would have loved to see a portrait picture with the MC and her dads at the end to really solidify that these types of families exist.

I enjoyed the writing because of its rhyme but at the end of this book the last question didn't end in rhyme so it kind of threw me. I loved this book regardless and I hope that its only just the beginning in a long line of books in this series.

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I received this book for free on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book because I thought it was an interesting premise with the legalization of gay marriage and a (much needed in my opinion) upheaval of the adoption system to allow LGBT parents the ability to adopt. I read this book because it was a fairly decent book with a moral that is really not in books too much: how are gay parents the same as straight parents? A little boy asks a little girl who has the eponymous two daddies who does what job, and she responds that Daddy does some things and Poppa does other things, but both love her all the same. The art is simplistic, but cute enough, and the moral is a good one for children who have two fathers. However, I think it isn't going to be all that interesting to the audience of children of straight parents because it's not that interesting of a plot, and kids of gay parents would already know that it's no different than if they had straight parents and be bored with it. Overall, I think it needs to be said, but maybe in a more interesting fashion like with more of a Tango Makes Three style plot, and less about stating random things two daddies do.

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