A review by megatsunami
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

3.0

My daughter LOVES this book and repeatedly requests to borrow it from the library. At first reading, I found it a little bland and wondered what all the controversy was about. Then I realized that I was reading the newer edition which leaves out the details of Heather's conception. Since then we've read the older edition and although my family is fine with it, I can understand some parents' discomfort with the fairly explicit description ("The doctor put the sperm into Jane's vagina"); also, I think the book flows better without this part, which seems like it was included as an informational piece rather than an element of the story. (The picture and description of Heather as a baby was cute though.) Aside from that, the story includes a lot of elements which appeal to young children: repetition in the story's language, and a plot which includes pets, trying out a new playgroup, and being different from other kids.