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A review by mnboyer
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman
5.0
Heather’s favorite number is two because everything great comes in pairs: arms, legs, and moms. Heather has two moms, it really is that simple. But while in her (diverse) class, Heather realizes that she’s the only one without a dad; this leads the teacher to asking the children to draw their families – they may all look different, but they are all full of love. No family looks identical but love is what is important.
Presenting children with examples of how families look different are important because, truly, all families look different and young children often pick up on these differences rather early. I am very excited that this book did not start with bullying; Heather brings up that her family looks different. The lesson plan the teacher gives is perfect for young children (from a teaching perspective, I think one could pair reading this book with then actually doing this as a lesson plan in your classroom!). In another odd appreciation: I like that there was not a two-father family suddenly (lesbians/gays seem to be lumped together in a lot of children’s literature and I find it important to show separation of the two as well).
Presenting children with examples of how families look different are important because, truly, all families look different and young children often pick up on these differences rather early. I am very excited that this book did not start with bullying; Heather brings up that her family looks different. The lesson plan the teacher gives is perfect for young children (from a teaching perspective, I think one could pair reading this book with then actually doing this as a lesson plan in your classroom!). In another odd appreciation: I like that there was not a two-father family suddenly (lesbians/gays seem to be lumped together in a lot of children’s literature and I find it important to show separation of the two as well).