According to the mothers, "she's afraid of what she cannot understand." The neighbor's disapproval is mentioned multiple times throughout the story, from trick or treating on Halloween to the neighborhood block party.I liked how the neighbor was included multiple times because it added a realistic element to the story. Show More agree with the marriage of Marmee and Meema. Thanks for alerting me to this one, Lisa! The story, in which a Euro-American lesbian couple adopt and raise three diverse children - one African-American, one Asian-American, one Euro-American - offers a wonderfully supportive and positive depiction of a non-traditional family, and although there are a few disturbing incidents (one of the neighboring women doesn't approve of Marmee and Meema), the focus here is on love and community.īeautifully told, and beautifully illustrated, this is one I would recommend especially to LGBT and interracial families, but also to anyone looking to highlight the beauty of diversity, and the common feelings and needs of all peoples, regardless of race or sexual orientation, for young readers. In Our Mothers' House is a lovely book, written, according to the little biographical blurb at the back of the book, to fill a gap perceived by the author, when it came to family-oriented picture-books. Most of all, the care and attention of two very different mothers filled the children's lives with love.
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