Daddy's Wedding by Michael Willhoite is a book about a gay man marring his partner. This is the sequal to the book Daddy's Roommate. In this book the dad is making a commitment to the one he loves and decides to ask his ten year old son, to be the best man for the ceremony. This is a book that represents the idea of same-sex marriage. Children may not understand the concept of a man marrying a man or a woman marrying a woman. If that is something you want to discuss with your kids, this is a possible book you could use to open up the topic for discussion. This is the first picture book I have found that addresses same-sex marriage. I thought this book was just okay. I thought the text could have been more interesting. It seemed like the author was more concerned about creating a book on same-sex marriage than the content of the writing. I'm also a big fan of illustrations and I did not find the cartoon like pictures in this book to be satisfying.
Great inclusive reading! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHave you read any of Heather Jopling's books? You can find them on http://www.nicknamepress.com/
(I'm not associated at all with Heather or this press, btw, just thought you might enjoy knowing about them...)
Andrea