My Two Moms and Me

by Michael Joosten, Izak Zenou (Illustrator)

Overview

Celebrate Pride every day with this adorable board book for the babies and toddlers of lesbian mothers, featuring a variety of diverse, loving families with two moms.

Families with two moms are celebrated in this board book that follows busy mothers and their kids throughout their day—eating breakfast, going on a playdate, heading to the pool for a swim, and settling back in at night with a bedtime story and a good-night lullaby. LGBTQ+ parents and their friends and families will welcome this inclusive and cheerful book that reflects their own lives and family makeup. 

With artwork by acclaimed fashion illustrator Izak Zenou, this is a stylish, smart, humorous, family-focused book that will have babies and their two moms giggling as they enjoy it together. It's an ideal gift for baby-showers, Pride Month, and first birthdays.

And look for the companion board book, My Two Dads and Me.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525580126
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/26/2019
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	374,716
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

MICHAEL JOOSTEN is a children's book editor and writer living in New York City. He is the author of the board books My Two Moms and Me, My Two Dads and Me, and Pride 123. Books he has edited include Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag and Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.

IZAK ZENOU is one of fashion's most sought-after illustrators, and has worked with such brands as Chanel, Celine, Henri Bendel, L'Oreal, Sephora, Rizzoli, Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire. He is also the illustrator of the picture book New York State of Mind, based on the song by Billy Joel. He lives in New York City. See more of Izak's work at Izakzenou.com, and follow him on Instagram at @izakzenou_illustrationist.

Editorial Reviews

"Will undoubtedly be scooped up by families seeking queer representation in board books."—Kirkus

From the Publisher

2019-07-24
A new board book about babies and toddlers with pairs of moms.

This title will help address the dearth of materials for young children with depictions of two-mom families. First-person, affirming text is delivered in a matter-of-fact voice detailing moments in the daily routine of a young child with two moms. "At the pool, my moms bounce me in the water. What a life!" reads a representative spread. The accompanying illustrations don't follow one child and their parents, however. Instead, each spread shows a different child (or in some spreads two children) interacting with their moms. This opens up possibilities for racially diverse representation, and many impeccably dressed families depicted in the retro-style art by fashion illustrator Zenou appear multiracial. Diversity doesn't include depictions of people with visible disabilities (apart from two moms wearing glasses), and adults appear uniformly slim and mostly cisgender. The companion title about children with two dads is similarly executed with a first-person child's voice, racially diverse characters, and limited representation of other diversity. It is a pity for the baby and toddler audience that the illustrations do not embrace the blank backgrounds of cover art and instead fill every bit of space. Both titles will undoubtedly be scooped up by families seeking queer representation in board books.

Needed, but there is still lots of room for better books to come. (Board book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews