Daddy's Roommate

by Michael Willhoite

Book Overview

This picture book is an auspicious beginning to the Alyson Wonderland imprint, 'which focuses on books for and about the children of lesbian and gay parents.' - Publishers Weekly This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555831184
• ISBN13: 9781555831189
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Just sent a copy to Wasilla Public Library

Apparently they (she) didn't manage to ban this book, but it seems that activists are taking out the book on loan and defacing it. Some people don't know what public libraries are for. If you don't want a copy in your god's church, that's your decision. If you don't want a copy in our public libraries.....write a letter. Or just get over it. This is a book that is meant to help people living in the real world, where people really are born both gay and good.

Perfect!

As a child of gay parents, I wish I had this book when I was growing up in the 70's. !!! It is perfect! Thanks soooo Much! Hopefully, we'll soon be able to embrace love and do away with our violence praising culture....

R. found this very enlightening

My dear friend ... turned me on to this book after he swelledwith pride over his 2 gay fathers. This wonderful account of two men,struggling against society's prejudices while trying to raise a healthy heterosexual boy, took my breath at several moments during my first reading. He was right - this is a masterpiece!

Well Thoughtout And Helpful

As a father myself I was put in a situation many years back and had to tell my 4 year old son about the man that had been apart of his life for the last three years. It was suggested to me by a family therapist to pick up a copy of Daddies Roommate. My Partner and I sat down with my son and read the book to him, we asked him for questions and what he was feeling. As in the book, he was so well adjusted from the exposer to my partner most of his early life he didn't feel any different knowing our sexual preferance. He is now much older and we still have a wonderful caring relationship. I hope this book helps other gay couples with telling there children about them. Thank you Kenneth J. Wheeler

Wonderful book to use in coming out to very young children.

I highly recommend this book to any gay fathers that intend to come out to a very young child. It covers the subject of divorce and dad's new living arrangements in a very respectful and age appropriate style. I think that having a book that my youngest son can read himself is going to be a great benefit to him in his understanding of the changes in my life and his.