Michael Genhart has been a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and Marin for 25 years.

This thoughtful and heartfelt gift is filled with pages of heartfelt reasons why you love and appreciate the special person in your life. I was interested to note that my public library has cataloged this as jP (picture book) rather than as non-fiction (with a numeric Dewey code).The young narrator grapples with why people would think his family is gross and wrong by reflecting on who else in his community is gay and the love his two dads have for each other.

Both sisters are constantly teased by a pair of boys, and while there aren’t many other kids who join in with the teasing, Frances points out that a number of people see what’s happening but don’t step in to help. That said, I appreciate very much the frank and positive look at the use of "gay" as a pejorative and the main character's embrace of the word as accurate and a compliment, and it was surprising and refreshing to see the book express to children that some gay people still try to pretend they aren't gay because others believe gay is something to be ashamed of. It's clear that the author meant for it to be an educational conversation-starter book rather than a story, especially with the inclusion of discussion questions for kids and adults/teachers in the back.She's a Scorpio, which explains her love of the one-line stinger and she's still looking for her own love match, who she's sure will be a tall, dark, handsome Cancerian. We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities.