When Grown-Ups Fall in Love

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Summary: Subtle and Sweet
Review: "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.

Rating:
Summary: MORE TRIPE FROM (...) ACTIVISTS
Review: As a (straight) mother who wants her kids to understand and empathize with the gay adults in their lives, I feel strongly that there's a need for books with this message. I bought this book in particular because of the emphasis on the love between the grown-ups, as opposed to other such books where the adults are viewed primarily as *parents* rather than as people in loving grown-up relationships, who may also have children.

Unfortunately, the verse is at a sub-Hallmark level. Yes, the words at the end of the lines rhyme, but the lines don't scan and the phrasing is forced. I cannot bring myself to read this book out loud - it's just too painful.

If your tolerance for bad poetry is greater than mine, by all means get this book for your kids. For me, though, that's not exactly the kind of tolerance I'd hoped to focus upon :-)

Also, be aware that although the book is described as having 28 pages, the story is only 12 pages long. (a picture and four lines of cringe-inducing verse on each) Then the entire story is repeated in coloring-book form.

Rating:
Summary: I really want to like this book...
Review: As a (straight) mother who wants her kids to understand and empathize with the gay adults in their lives, I feel strongly that there's a need for books with this message. I bought this book in particular because of the emphasis on the love between the grown-ups, as opposed to other such books where the adults are viewed primarily as *parents* rather than as people in loving grown-up relationships, who may also have children.

Unfortunately, the verse is at a sub-Hallmark level. Yes, the words at the end of the lines rhyme, but the lines don't scan and the phrasing is forced. I cannot bring myself to read this book out loud - it's just too painful.

If your tolerance for bad poetry is greater than mine, by all means get this book for your kids. For me, though, that's not exactly the kind of tolerance I'd hoped to focus upon :-)

Also, be aware that although the book is described as having 28 pages, the story is only 12 pages long. (a picture and four lines of cringe-inducing verse on each) Then the entire story is repeated in coloring-book form.

Rating:
Summary: Serves a growing need in our community!
Review: 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.

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Summary: MORE TRIPE FROM (...) ACTIVISTS
Review: This is yet another book aimed at indoctrinating young, impressionable minds to accept (...) behavior. I almost barfed when I read the editorials here. Is there anyone out there who is sick of hearing about "diversity?" Are we not "diverse" if we still recognize abnormal acts and agendas? I couldn't believe one editorial here actually recommended reading this to newborns! Gotta pound that message home very early I guess if the (...)l activists are to realize their depraved agenda. Recommended for fireplace kindling only.