The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Newman, Lesléa

Daddy, Papa, and Me

20 pp. | Tricycle | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58246-262-2 $7.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Carol Thompson. Two inviting board books from Heather Has Two Mommies author Newman present warm, matter-of-fact depictions of same-sex parents doting on their child (of indeterminate gender in both books). Jaunty rhyming couplets in the high-spirited child's voice take the smiling families through a day of exuberant fun, shown in bright, smudgy pen and watercolor illustrations. Review covers these titles: Daddy, Papa, and Me and Mommy, Mama, and Me.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009