Oh The Things Mommies Do!: What Could Be Better Than Having Two?
Oh The Things Mommies Do!: What Could Be Better Than Having Two? captures two-mom families at work and play. The book is extremely colorful and engaging and its prose is straightforward and lyrical, showing a range of families that reflect the book s opening dedication: To mothers of all varieties, shapes, and sizes.  The refrain of Oh the things mommies could do! What could be better than having two? follows images of mothers doing typical things like making breakfast, building blanket castles in the living room and conquering the flu. But the simplicity of the moments is part of what makes the story so enjoyable and refreshing: all of the pictures show the families doing activities that any family might do. Oh The Things Mommies Do!: What Could Be Better Than Having Two? strikes a nice balance by celebrating the uniqueness of two-mom families without emphasizing the otherness. Highly recommended. --AfterEllen.comOh The Things Mommies Do! is a playful 30-page celebration of the new age of parenthood, and of growing up with two mothers. Given the physical and mental capacity available to one mom, it's hard to imagine that of two. Imagine even more phone calls 'to say Hi,' and exponentially more when you've got a cold or vocational hiccup. Written in rhyme, the whimsical tale expounds on the many maternal strengths inherent in those women to whom we owe our lives and upbringings: 'Mommies ride bikes and conquer the flu. They keep on the fridge the things that you drew. Mommies jump on trampolines and plant gardens too. They sing your favorite songs with you! Oh The things mommies do!' That being said, Tompkins raises the only remaining question: 'What could be better than having two?' --Boston spirit MagazineGay parenting has long raised eyebrows and evoked tones of disapproval from the conservative community. Still, LGBT families continually strive to achieve the same goals as their traditional-family counterparts: to create a safe, healthy environment for their children to grow up into happy, well-adjusted and responsible adults. Families may come in a multitude of different shapes and sizes but they all share the universal joys of kinship. When Crystal Tompkins and her wife Lindsey Evans discovered a lack of resources for LGBT families, they decided to join forces to help fill the void. Their first book Oh The Things Mommies Do! celebrates the love and laughter of two-mom families. 'With the number of same-sex parents increasing at a very rapid pace, I believe it is very important for the children of our families to see themselves represented in their literature,'Tompkins shared. Oh The Things Mommies Do! is a playful romp through the everyday adventures of life. Tompkins' poetry is in perfect symphony with Evans' energetic images. Mommies ride bikes and conquer the flu They keep on the fridge the things that you drew Mommies jump on trampolines and plant gardens too. They sing your favorite songs with you. Oh the things mommies do! What could be better than having two? Oh The Things Mommies Do! is a delightful book that children and their parents can enjoy together. Share the love and celebrate the diversity of our families! --Denver Gay Culture Examiner Oh The Things Mommies Do is a simply written, easy to-follow-along book showing mommies doing what they do best: going to the zoo, building blanket castles in the living room, and hiking with their children. The illustrations are fun, simple, pastel-colored images of multi-cultural families enjoying themselves in simple settings. --Galveston LGBT Parenting Examiner Oh The Things Mommies Do! is a simple journey through the wonderful adventures of everyday moms, with an emphasis on normalcy that the children of same-sex couples truly need. The book s inclusiveness is its greatest strength, often emphasized by way of illustrations portraying interracial families, little boys and little girls, mommies in dresses with long hair and mommies with short hair and pants. The illustrations even include both cats and dogs -- perfect to spark personal recognition in every young reader. --DC LGBT Community Examiner Oh The Things Mommies Do is a simply written, easy to-follow-along book showing mommies doing what they do best: going to the zoo, building blanket castles in the living room, and hiking with their children. The illustrations are fun, simple, pastel-colored images of multi-cultural families enjoying themselves in simple settings. --Galveston LGBT Parenting Examiner --Examiner.com