Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite

In honor of Pride this month, I figured it would be a good idea to check out one of the first big-time LGBTQIA+ picture books published in America. We’ve already covered Heather Has Two Mommies in a previous episode, so what’s left? Well, if Heather Has Two Mommies came out in 1989, Daddy’s Roommate followed just a year later in 1990. It was on ALA’s top 10 banned list from 1990-1999. Researching it, I had no idea this would be such a fruitful book to explore. Above and beyond little things ...