When Grown-Ups Fall in Love [Paperback]

Barbara Lynn Edmonds (Author)

Book Description

This book is a sweet poem, colorfully illustrated, and suitable for children of pre-school and kindergarten age. It shows families with mom and dad, two moms, and two dads. The author wants children with gay parents to feel included in the world of childrens' literature, and also wants to help both gay and straight parents provide their children with books which promote an appreciation of diversity.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The following are quotes from letters received by the author: "Thank you for such a wonderfully written, fun, loving, easy to read and understand book, not only for kids but for the little kid in all of us"; "..words like 'two mommies' and 'two dads' popped out at me and I continued to read with great interest and a little disbelief because these grown-ups were like me, and this family sounded like mine"; "..we are two gay men who hope to adopt a child someday, and want to thank you for writing a book which we know our little girl or boy will love." The author states, "All parents of newborns have this in common, none know whether their baby will be heterosexual or homosexual. The more we can do now to erase homophobia, the safer all our children will be in the future." -- Author Comments

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Hundredth Munchy Publications (April 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965670007
• ISBN-13: 978-0965670005
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,564,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Subtle and Sweet, August 20, 2001

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Shelley Smith (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When Grown-Ups Fall in Love (Paperback)

"When Grown-Ups Fall In Love" is a simply stated matter of fact look at families. What is a family? Ms. Edmonds writes, "It's love that makes a family, not tradition or convention; but laughter and hugs...and a smile that can melt away your tension."

The colorful illustrations of mom's and dad's spending quality time with their children help bring to life a well-organized and subtle story about who makes a family. I particularly like how the author draws the child in to the story by asking him/her to personalize their book with family photographs and a short story about his/her own family. The second half of the book contains a coloring book of "When Grown-Ups Fall in Love". The child can let his/her imagination soar as he/she decides how to color the pages.

My son and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book together. My partner and I have always taught our son the importance of family and that love makes a family. It is nice to have a book help to reinforce those values. I highly recommend this book to all open-minded individuals who want to raise healthy happy children with a strong sense of family no matter who lives in their home.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serves a growing need in our community!, January 6, 2003

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Webmaster, OurWorldToo.com (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Grown-Ups Fall in Love (Paperback)

This book is quite groundbreaking, and is excellent in the way it portrays our differences as not-so-different to children. In it, children learn that love, and not necessarily tradition structure, make a family. Very thoughtful, well-written - a must have in any child's collection! When Grownups Fall in Love, and many more like it, are the focus of our website, www.[...].com, which caters to gay parents and their children.