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Title: Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite ISBN: 1-55583-118-4 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.55 (20 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Our family was not the only good family
Comment: During my own childhood, my parents tried to instil open values in myself and my younger brother. We were regularly encouraged to read books about groups outside of our own and develop a strong sense of fairness.
While we did not have a chance to read this book during our own childhoods, I can vouch it is an important library addition for any parent wanting their child to grow up secure enough with themselves so they do not pick on others and/or deal with personal problems.
In his age-appropriate text (although the 'roomate' terminology is confusing after the depth of description), Willhoite demonstrates there are all kinds of good families. Both Daddy and Frank are very interested in providing a safe and stable enviroment for the youth---and enjoy an apparently supportive relationship with the mother (finding out you are the spouse of a GLBT person is not an easy position in our society) making his own growth an innately easier journey.
Not fancy by today's computer-pumped standards, the illustrations help reinforce the true meaning of caring. It is ultimately how you treat yourself and others which should determine what happens. Thus, the book purposefully ignores the possibility of daddy and Frank being hate crime and/or discrimination victims, a scenario which may worry older children after a parent's disclosure.
Realizing there are other families across the USA for whom the journey is nowhere near as smooth, I appreciate the candor attempting to end the cycle of hate-depression which takes a heavy toll on our youth. Like GLBT people themselves, the children of GLBT parents (a growing category!) have few 'safe' resources to utilize.
That many school districts and libraries outside of 'GLBT mecca's' do not presently stock this title unless a battle ensues ultimately reveals more about their fear of the 'different' and unfamiliar, than any inherent flaws within this book (and simmilar titles). Isolating the children of GLBT parents and potential heterosexual alies is much more simple than recognizing and overcoming our own bigotry.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book to open your children's eyes
Comment: As a straight person, I am glad to see a book such as this one. I'm a 20 year old college student and was assigned to read a children's book which has created some controversy. It's obvious that I had picked a good book.
When I showed my boyfriend the book he said something along the lines of ..."Oh this is wrong because it's promoting homosexuality..." This is completely false.
Informing our children that there are millions of people who are gay and that they are not bad people (unlike what many hypocritical religious freaks would say), is not promoting it. Being a heterosexual is not an excuse for being ignorant.
The book does not concentrate on the divorce of the little boys mother and father, but why should it? The main topic is about his gay father's new relationship, not the divorce.
One last comment to the people who have complained about this book...especially the so called 'religious' people: You are so hateful and I think it's a shame you can even use the word 'GOD', to support the hate that lives in your heart. You are too concerned with telling everyone else to read the bible, when actually, you are the ones who might need to sweep the cobwebs off and take a peek.
Rating: 1
Summary: WTF?!!!
Comment: O.K. a book that tells little kids that your dad/mom and his/her room mate are gay. WTF has this world come to?!!! male/male and female/female relationship arnt sopose to happen. but who cares let the gay ppl do as they please. Oh i know we can send them to mars!
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Title: Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman, Diana Souza ISBN: 1555835430 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: All Families Are Different by Sol Gordon, Vivien Cohen ISBN: 1573927651 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.50 |
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Title: ABC A Family Alphabet Book by Bobbie Combs, Desiree Keane, Brian Rappa ISBN: 0967446813 Publisher: Two Lives Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Who's in a Family? by Robert Skutch, Laura Nienhaus ISBN: 188367266X Publisher: Tricycle Pr Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna ISBN: 080755507X Publisher: Concept Books Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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