A book about positive separation told through the monkey and gorilla family. The message behind the beautiful illustrations is strong and positive. For families going through this life event the book would be a useful aid. However, I would worry it could cause confusion and anxiety for young children who aren’t directly faced with this. I wasn’t sure the inter species family was helpful (even though my own family are dual-heritage.)

The illustrations were nice and colorful and went well with the story. We are introduced to two monkeys who fall in love. After having their own little monkeys they fall out of love almost. It is like their love is not what it once was and they decide to separate. Which for them it is good. I felt the book did a decent job of explaining how parents can go apart and at the same time both care for their children. Because as humans that is what sometimes happens. Adults grow apart and sometimes it is for the best especially when children are involved. I would say read this book before you read it to your child/ren if you are going or have gone through a divorce. That way you can see if it works for you to explain to your family.

Thank you NetGalley and BookBaby for this free ARC in return for my honest review.
We have a very well illustrated story here about love and separation. A story of a gorilla and monkey who fall in love in a jungle and eventually have twins. But despite their love the two begin to bicker, fight and be angry and agree they must separate for the good of themselves and the twins. A very idealistic look at relationships, offspring and breakups. Unfortunately the real world is seldom as portrayed in this book. Again, it is a nice book for kids whose parents have split up but unless the parents act like the monkey and gorilla the children will be confused. There are a lot of issues involved in splitting up and so this us a little to sugar-coated for my taste. But, hey it was a good effort by the author and I commend her for her optimistic views.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a beautifully presented book for children on the topic of divorce. This book is ideal for children of parents who are separating which supports the child and helps them understand what is going on.
I loved the concept of this book on such a hard and difficult, emotional and upsetting subject and time in a child's life.
The illustrations are beautiful and the cover is inviting and draws you to it too.

I found this picture book to be a bit problematic for the age group it is targeting; I fear the content wouldn't go over well with parents of our young readers.

A love story between a gorilla and a monkey set in a tropical jungle, with all their major moments falling on a Tuesday. It's pretty straightforward, highlighting the theme of how separation can be beautiful and also the best setup for many families. The illustrations are lovely, too!

A Tuesday Kind of Love is visually appealing, with bright illustrations and friendly animal character faces. The part of this that was well done is that the storyline addresses the changing relationship between two animals from different species who become parents of twins. The text carefully maps out the shift from initial infatuation to separation and co=parenting. The wording tells the story in a matter of fact way without a great deal of embellishment. The not so good (for me) is that it comes across a bit cold and heavy-handed. In imagining reading this to children, I felt that the story was much more about justifying the parent's decision to separate than it was about the children's feelings, (although there were pages that touched on this). The perspective of this story never fully landed in either camp, which was its primary failing for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this digital ARC in return for a fair and honest review.

"A Tuesday Kind of Love" by Lyndsi Richards, illustrated by Christy Johnson was an interesting children's picture book trying to help kids understand why parents break up. As a divorcee it was not my favorite book. The premise was basically that relationships are hard, parenting is harder, and time has a way of pushing people apart some times.

I think it minimizes the complexities of relationships and the real reasons for why partners break up even when there are kids involved. I didn't like the nonchalance in the book's tone. It felt like the authors were saying, "When you don't feel like being together anymore, why don't you just split up? Everyone will be okay."

This book just didn't strike a good chord with me. Maybe it hits too close to home.

I received this eBook free of charge from BookBaby via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.

This a story about positive family separation, though I feel that some of it might be a little over-the-head of the intended audience

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A Tuesday Kind of Love is a beautiful children's book about a gorilla, named Lani, and a monkey, named Kanoa. Lani and Kanoa fall in love and have children together, but very shortly after, realize they don't want the same life anymore. For the sake of themselves, as well as their children, they decide to amicably split up.

I'm going to be honest, I saw a beautiful cover with a gorilla on it (I have become obsessed with gorillas ever since reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate), read the first few lines of the synopsis, and immediately requested this one. I had no earthly idea going into this one that it would tackle such a heavy topic. Personally, I think the author did just an okay job of tackling said topic. While I think the premise is a very interesting one, especially to discuss with kids, it just wasn't executed to my liking. I also found that the font was a bit difficult to read in some parts. With that being said, this is a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL book, and I will never deny it that.

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Cute picture book to help explain divorce to children, but I have mixed feelings about this one. Parts of it seem a bit adult for its intended young audience, especially regarding the parents' relationship. The text is a little awkward at times too. This book does a good job explaining how parents can grow apart and be different from each other and have to separate, but also be supportive to their children. I really appreciated that sentiment of parental unity.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

For a family going through a separation I think this is a great children's book to help explain the situation to children. Not my situation but my daughter enjoyed reading the book and she loves that one of the babies shared her name. Good illustration for the story. The pictures were beautiful!

A Tuesday Kind Of Love by Lyndsi Richards is a conceptually beautiful, well-executed, and relevant look at the differing dynamic of what it means to be a family. Lani and Kanoa do not let their differences become a barrier to the course of true love, and when things don't pan out as they imagined, they put their adorable twins at the centre of what will always remain a family. With beautiful illustrations by Christy Johnson (I was initially attracted by the gorgeous cover!), this is a story that needs to be told, and it will certainly resonate with children of all ages.

Many thanks to NetGalley and BookBaby for the opportunity to read this ARC.