Mama Eat Ant, Yuck!
Illustrator
Matthew Daniele
Publisher
Hundredth Munchy Publications
Publication Year
2000
ISBN
9780965670029
Pages
28 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Baby Emma says her first words when Mama accidently eats some ants that are in the raisins. Emma lives with her lesbian parents, Mama and Mommy, and Mama envisions Emma's verbal future up until she has her own baby Kate who says, "Grandmama eat ant, yuck!"
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian; lesbian mothers; lesbian adults; same-sex parents; children of gay parents
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
stories in rhyme; ant; raisins; babies; learning to speak; first words
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Edmonds, Barbara Lynn, "Mama Eat Ant, Yuck!" (2000). Diverse Families. 325.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/325