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A Tale of Two Daddies is the brief story of a young boy and girl on the playground. The boy has heard from a friend that the girl has two dads, and he asks her about it; the little girl is content to answer all of his questions about her Daddy and Poppa and their roles in her life. It's a cute and quickly-read pro-LGBT story about a pair of loving, same-sex parents seen through the eyes of their daughter.

If you're looking for a picture book about male/male parenting couples (or LGBT themes in general), A Tale of Two Daddies is a fine place to start.

I Came from the Water is the purportedly true story of an orphaned boy named Moses whom the author met in Haiti. The art style is appealing and while the story evolves in a very "this happened, then this happened, then this happened" sort of way, it very much comes across as how a child might explain their life story to an interested stranger.

The book definitely has a religious presence, as it focuses on a child under the care of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, a Christian organization whose mission is "to provide shelter, food, clothing, healthcare and education in a Christian family environment based on unconditional acceptance and love, sharing, working and responsibility", so readers who want to avoid religious elements might want to give this one a pass. I, however, wasn't particularly bothered in this case... though I must admit that the term "Christian family environment" leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.

Anyway, it's a perfectly readable story and the profits are apparently going to support for orphans and "efforts to help rebuild Haiti", so it should at the very least be an interesting way to introduce a child to the country of Haiti itself and the reality the world's less fortunate children.

A copy of this book was provided free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.