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When Grown-Ups Fall in Love

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"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.

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.