Reviews

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

mdevlin923's review against another edition

3.0

On Heather's first day of preschool, Molly (the teacher) reads a book that prompts all the other children to talk about their fathers. Since Heather has two mamas (Mama Jane and Mama Kate), she is sad to be excluded; but Molly quickly comforts everyone by saying the "most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love each other."

Still a good representation of LGBTQ+ parenting.

alinayuk's review against another edition

hopeful

4.25

продолжаем хлюпать носом но уже в пять утра сделала перерыв на поиск 🤯вакансий🤮 иу согласна место так себе понятия не имею откуда порыв взялся наверное захотелось автономии и в сепарацию срочно 

сил читать самой здесь не было поэтому решила воспользоваться твоим аня великим методом и пошла искать приятный ридэлауд на ютубе и тут хочется спросить ПОЧЕМУ ТАМ НЕТ БРИТИШ МАМИС КОТОРЫЕ БЫ МНЕ ЧИТАЛИ КВИР ЧИЛДРЕН ЛИТЕРАЧА ИЛИ ЧИЛДРЕН ЛИТЕРАЧА ПРО ЖИВОТНЫХ И ГОВОРИЛИ МНЕ ЧТО ВСП БУДЕТ ХОРОШО 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

мне в итоге никто не понравился все какие-то раздражающие на этой книжке да я противный пятилетний ребенок я короче вернулась к родным пенатам на интернет аркайв но я как нибудь еще раз попробую 😔🙏

книжечка хорошенькая найс эн суит окажись она у меня когда я шла в первый класс было бы полегче и не пришлось бы разбираться самой что вот то что моя семья отличается от остальных это нормально алина каждая семья особенная неважно сколько там человек главное что о тебе заботятся все в порядке зайчик топай на обед не переживай поэтому да читать такое радостно прям то что мне сейчас нужно добро и надежда, та

m_bell0428's review against another edition

5.0

Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman is the heartwarming story of a little girl named Heather and her two loving mommies. Heather is starting her first day of school and everyone is talking about their mommies and daddies. Heather starts to learn the true meaning of family and how it doesn't matter if you had two mommies, two daddies, one parent, or multiple parents. Family is people that love each other. I loved this story and the message behind it. I thought it represented diverse families very well. I would use this in my classroom to teach that all families are different.

bubblegumcreams's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars

jess64au's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

This is clearly a teaching story, but it is still a valuable book for the classroom.   

mehsi's review against another edition

4.0

This week is banned books week, and I wanted to read at least 1 book that was banned. So I asked people from Goodreads to recommend me a few books.

This one was apparently banned because, well, for the simple reason of having a family that is not your standard one. Instead of a Mommy and a Daddy, this little girl has 2 Mommies.

I really loved this book, and while you could clearly see the age of the book (drawings), it was also clearly ahead of its age because of the subject.

Poor Heather, luckily her mothers are there to help her out when people ask about her Daddy. And of course kids are easy and soon they find out a lot of children have more than one Mommy or Daddy (because parents divorce and remarry).

I would really recommend this book to everyone. I think this would be a wonderful reading material for kids, since it teaches about love, about family, about a whole lot more. This book made me smile and cheer.

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/

ntembeast's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK! I love the whimsy and the charm throughout the entire story, and the illustrations are so much fun! You can already tell from the very start of the book that Heather has such a loving and supporting, caring and wonderful family life, and the way that the story handles the question about what families are like for other people is so wonderful! I adore the diversity of family situations they described, because no two family situations are alike, even when they seem to be on the surface. And emphasizing the message that it's about the love that a family has for each other that's the most important thing, no matter what your family looks like, is such a fantastic message. This is absolutely a must-read book for everyone! A staple for all kids! I loved it!

rainmisoa's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I adore this book. It does an amazing job in showing that families come in all shapes and sizes. That as long as your have a family who loves you, it doesn't matter if there are two mommies, or daddies, or one mommy, or just a grandma, etc. It explains that a family is made up of people who love you. And I think that's beautiful The art is so cute. It reminds me of colored pencils and I love the sketchy look to it. This is such a cute book and so inclusive. I adore books like this. It teaches children (and adults) that as long as there is love, you can have a beautiful family.

caleigh_g's review against another edition

Got to read this at a drag story hour. Totally joyful!

amelody's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0