Heather Has Two Mommies- Banned or Challenged Book

Heather Has Two Mommies is the book that my group chose for our banned or challenged book. The title is pretty self-explanatory as to why the book is challenged. Heather is a young girl that is about to go to what seems to be a daycare. She has the same interests as any other child and acts the same as them. The thing that is different between Heather and everyone else is the fact that she does not have a father. Instead, Heather has two mothers. The book starts off talking about how Heather's moms were originally best friends. They found that they were in love and moved in together. They decide to start a family and use artificial insemination to have Heather. Heather does not realize that she is any different than anyone else until a book is read during daycare that talks about a father and his occupation. Heather realizes that she does not have a father, while many of the other students do. In the end, the children all realize that every family is different. Some have two mommies, some have two daddies, some have one parent, and some have four parents if two are step-parents. The book is obviously challenged because it can be argued whether or not young children should be taught about homosexuals. It also has a part where it takes about the doctor putting the sperm into one of the mother's vaginas. This does not seem like something that should be read to a young child. Overall, I think that the book has a very good message. It allows children to see that no two families are the same, but that does not make one family better than another.