By Seamus Kirst
A girl with two dads gets asked which one is her 'real' dad, and worries all day about having to choose.
Riley loves both her dads. Papa calls her princess and paints and sings with her; Daddy calls her dragon and bakes and swims with her. Then on the first day of school a classmate asks which one is her real dad and insists a family is one mom and one dad, and Riley spends the whole day fretting, comparing herself to each of them, wondering if she has to pick. After school her dads gather her up and set her straight: families come in all kinds, and what makes one is love.
It takes a real thing a child with two dads might actually hear at school and gives them the answer to carry back, which is why this book earns its place on the shelf. Riley's family is simply her family; the story's job is walking her worry all the way to reassurance. Devon Holzwarth's soft, sunny pictures keep the whole day feeling safe even while Riley frets.