The Daddy Machine
Illustrator
Lynette Schmidt
Publisher
Alyson Wonderland
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781555838874
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Two children who have two mothers dream of what it would be like to have a father and pretend to invent a daddy machine.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian; lesbian mothers; lesbian adults; same-sex parents; children of gay parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
fathers and daughters; stories in rhyme; imagination; machine; mothers
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Valentine, Johnny, "The Daddy Machine" (2004). Diverse Families. 192.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/192