Tag: Mombian
Diversity in literature: penguins to chicken butts
“Guess what?” “Chicken butt!” The classic schoolyard gag has found new life in “Chicken Butt!” a picture book by critically acclaimed children’s author Erica...
LGBT families on public television: The time has come:
Amid all the talk of potential progress for LGBT rights under President Obama, one opportunity has made few headlines: the prospect of more LGBT-inclusive...
’10,000 Dresses’ celebrates transgender children
Beginning with the vibrant sunburst and smiling child on its cover, Marcus Ewert’s “10,000 Dresses” is a joyous book about self-acceptance and identity. ...
Navigating the election season with kids
My 5-year-old son is sitting at the kitchen table cheering for Barack Obama. I kind of wish he wouldn’t. Not that Obama...
A season of thanks
It is supposed to be a time to give thanks, but the news is getting grim. Papers are carrying stories about children...
LGBT parenting year in review
“It is same-sex parenting that is heating up as the next skirmish in the nation’s culture wars,” asserted the Chicago Tribune (Dec. ...