Title: Agenda-driven!
Review: On the surface, this book is charming--the illustrations are masterful and the simply rhyme is captivating and heartwarming. However, there are at least four depictions of same-sex couples. Only three of these couples are pictured with babies. So, the 'families-are-diverse and we need to reflect that' argument doesn't even work here. These pictures are not even subtle. We're not talking two men walking together--there are two men with their arms around each other. And two women lying on a bed while one rocks a cradle. As the illustrator herself notes on her website, 'Children read pictures. They really do.' I don't wish eternal damnation on the authors as another reviewer (on Barnes and Noble's website)suggested (although I think that review is a publicity stunt). I simply want them to keep their agenda to themselves and not try to force it on my preschoolers(the target audience, by the way).
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