King and King and Family

by Linda de Haan

Other authorsLinda de Haan (Illustrator), Stern Nijland (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2004

Status

Coming Soon

Call number

PIC DeH

Publication

Tricycle Press (2004), 32 pages

Description

King Lee and King Bertie take a honeymoon trip to the jungle and bring home a surprise.

User reviews

LibraryThing member messelti

King and King and Family continues the story of a crown prince seeking a family, as he and his newlywed king venture into the jungle on their honeymoon and recognize the child-shaped hole in their lives. As before, Nijland and de Haan provide an overly simple story and characters, whose motivations

are easy for young readers to recognize. They address non-alternative family structures with respect but without kid gloves: by refusing to address the union of King Bernie and King Lee (yes, they get names in the second book) as anything unusual, they model a healthy acceptance of diversity for young readers. They continue their highly colorful and stylistically diverse illustration, providing vivid and sometimes humorous backgrounds for their characters’ adventures. Like the King and King, King and King and Family is highly recommended for picture book collections in any public library or school library (thought it might be better fit for a particularly liberal school district).

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LibraryThing member lquilter

I found the art and story of "King & King & Family" to be more exuberant than the first, "King & King" -- the little girl bursting out of the chest at the end is so full of life. It actually is by far my favorite of the "gay family / how we adopted our child" books.

LibraryThing member ironicqueery

Another good King & King book, but still lacking a decent plot. The artwork is still nice, but not as intricate as the original. However, given the scarce amount of books advocating "kings marrying kings", this is a welcome change from the standard fare of a prince saving a princess.

LibraryThing member francescadefreitas

This was a cute addition to the initial story, but some of the joy seems to have gone out of it. The whimsy is a little forced, and the art lacks the chaotic force of the first book

LibraryThing member themiraclebookmobile

Homo-normativity as colonialism. White fags and a brown baby

LibraryThing member kcarrigan

Review from interlibrary loan copy.

Okay, it's a little creepy that a girl stows away in their suitcase and then they adopt her - seems a little more like kidnapping, even though they didn't know she was hidden. I realize that it's a way to talk about adoption by a gay couple, but this was just a

weird context.

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LibraryThing member rschwed

Follow up volume to "King and King". In this book, Prince Bertie and Prince Lee go on vacation to the jungle and come back with a stowaway orphan girl in their bag whom they adopt.

LibraryThing member rdg301library

This is a follow up of the King & King story. After the wedding, King and King go on their honeymoon to a jungle far, far away from their kingdom. In the jungle, King and King see many different types of animals. The animals all have their own families, and King and King soon yearn for a family of

their own. When they return they are surprised with a young girl in their suitcase. They decide to adopt the young girl and they live happily ever after.

Not only does this book cover the important concept of sexual orientation, but it also covers important science concepts. This book introduces many types of animals and their offspring which students need to know.

Modern Fantasy
Reading Level: 2.6

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