Children books with gay couples are hard to find :/

[greenie_breizh]

So I was hoping to find a children's book in French featuring two dads or a gay couple, but apparently that's... nearly impossible? The few children's book on the topic tend to feature two moms, and I have problems with most of them anyway. I just wanted a children's book with two dads about something that's not discrimination. :/ Like King & King is actually pretty awesome, but it doesn't exist in French? Le sigh.

For those of you on twitter who were asking for references should I find something, so far the best list I've found is on the APGL website.

On a cute note, the other night we were playing the Werewolf game with my cousins and we were playing with the Cupid character, who chooses two players who will be "in love" for the rest of the game. My brother (I think) reminded everyone the couple doesn't have to be a boy and a girl and my 13-year-old cousin agreed and said, yeah, it can be two girls or two boys. I'm not certain he really made the link with actual gay couples but I liked how matter-of-fact he was about it. :)

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[nicoli-dominn.livejournal.com]

I don't know any books originally written in French, alas...but as far as children's books in English, I am also frustrated with my search for books that feature gay couples. If you manage to find any in either language, though, I'd be interested to read them.

On a side note, what's your twitter name?

[greenie-breizh.livejournal.com]

In English, the two books featuring a gay male couple that I ended up finding that seemed satisfying to me (unfortunately I haven't been able to browse through either) are ABC A Family Alphabet Book (http://www.amazon.com/Family-Alphabet-Book-Bobbie-Combs/dp/0967446813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262065963&sr=8-1) (I'd contact your local LGBT bookstore about that one though because it's hard to find) and Daddy, Papa and Me (http://www.amazon.com/Daddy-Papa-Me-Lesl%C3%A9a-Newman/dp/1582462623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262066076&sr=1-1) which is about the everyday routine of a kid who doesn't have a specific gender (double-win). There's one based on the same model but with two moms which looks equally good.

My name on twitter is greeniebreizh, because I'm super original. ;)