"As the title indicates, a smiling tot describes his role within a nurturing two-dad family. In rhyming text, “Daddy helps me paint the sky. / Papa helps me bake a pie,” and so on till bedtime. Thompson provides warm, mixed-media illustrations of the happy trio against clean white backgrounds as they play and keep house together. Together with the corresponding Mommy, Mama, and Me (ISBN: 978-1-58246-263-9), it gives children with single-sex parents validation of their family structures in a healthy, positive way. Although it’s not mentioned in the text, the illustrations in each one gently point to mixed-race households as well. Toddlers with two moms or two dads don’t care about gender politics, they care about love, and this is what these two books give them. (12-36 mos.)" www.kirkusreviews.com

A loving story depicting the day in the life of a same-sex parent spending time with their child from play guitar to playing with cars this book teaches the lesson that it doesn't matter what gender is of one's parents the only thing that matter is the love and time they give.

3-5

Pierce county library

This book is about a child that has two dads and how they both do different things for the child
Ages 3-7
Pierce county library

Our 2-year-old really likes this book. I think it's great timing for her to get into it because she is also getting really into family units right now so I am happy she'll be seeing that not everyone has the same family composition. We also have Mommy, Mama, and Me. ( )

Two male parents raise a child and do daily activities. The normal actions within the book may help a child who was adopted or within a family as such feel more included in reading. It is important how this book shows dads too can clean, dress up, sew, and give equal love and affection as moms do. I love the pictures and how the little boy is so unaffected by this difference he smiles and calls them dad and papa. ( )