TACKLE HOMOPHOBIA

Have fun with the children, moms, dads, and pets in this delightful book that celebrates alternative families as it teaches young children the alphabet. Fun, colorful illustrations by Desiree Keane and Brian Rappa.

Young spacegirl is especially lucky to have two mothers and a very curious cat nearby when rocket troubles and nausea begin.

Two children - one with blue dads and one from a more traditional family - compare notes in this light hearted, easy-to-read book about parents who are different. In the end, of course, they discover that blue dads aren't really that different from other dads. Except for one thing.

It's bedtime and Felicia wants to hear her very favorite story--the story of how she was adopted. So Mama Linda and Mama Nessa tell Felicia how they flew off in a big silver airplane to meet her; how they loved her as soon as they saw her; and how they named her Felicia, a Spanish word that means "happy" because Felicia was such a happy baby and because having her in their family makes Mama Linda and Mama Nessa very, very happy.

Family is important. But who's in a family? This picture book provides the answer with a series of family snapshots that has no preconceptions about what makes a family. There are even snapshots from some of children's favourite animal families.

When Molly draws a picture of her family for her kindergarten class, Tommy jeers at her that no one has two mommies. At first she is angry and hurt, but with the support of her teacher and her loving parents--Mommy (her birth mother) and Mama Lu (her adoptive mother)--she comes to accept her family. What helps her most is seeing many different kinds of families: Tanya has a mommy, a daddy, a grandma, and two brothers; Stephen has no father; Adam has no mother ("Daddy and me!"); some kids are adopted. Wooding's warm, soft-textured colored-pencil pictures show Molly in her lively classroom and in her happy, nurturing home. Less overtly messagey than Leslea Newman's Heather Has Two Mommies (1989), this will open up discussion in many families.

The continuation of the story begun in My House about a 5-year-old girl and her two mums. The family go to a Fair Day and end up adopting a dog that wins the dog competition.

A story about a five-year-old girl, her pets and her home. She has two dogs, a cat, and two mums. A great book for all children, but especially important as an educational tool for same-sex parented families. Ages 5-7.

"Picnic in the Park" is a fully illustrated book for children which tells the story of Jason's birthday picnic and his guests. In so doing, it introduces children to a range of family structures, including two- and one-parent families; adoptive and foster families; gay and lesbian families; and step-families. It also shows a diverse range of adults and children. Using the device of a birthday picnic in the park, each page shows a new set of guests coming to the party; children can draw their own and friends' families on the pages at the back. Vividly illustrated, this book will provide family placement workers with an invaluable tool for introducing children to contemporary family structures in their preparation work with children prior to placement. Indeed, given the scope of the contents, this book could be used with any child in any setting to introduce them to modern-day family structures.

A little girl imagines what it would be like to have 100 mummies, eventually deciding that she is happy with just the two she's got.