He comes to realize that just because he has two dads doesn’t mean that they’re not a family, and that the important thing is that people are able to love who they love. He talks through how it makes him feel when kids say “That’s so gay!” as an insult, and how he doesn’t understand what makes some people think being gay is a bad thing. Love is Love is told from the point of view of a young boy who was teased at school for wearing a shirt with a rainbow heart on it. The easy and open acceptance of Archie and Zack in this book makes it a great place to introduce same-sex relationships, with lovely illustrations that help make the story jump off the page.Īuthor: Michael Genhart, Illustrator: Ken Min Little Pickle Press The best part, though, is that both the words and illustrations make it clear that everyone around the boys already knew, and they are so happy when the boys finally succeed. This is a sweet story about two boys working up the nerve to tell the other that they love them. It turns out Zack had been working on a note for Archie, too. When Archie finally makes up his mind to give his notes to Zach, he goes back to look for his hidden notes, but other people have already found them and given them to Zack. Archie tries to write Zack a note to tell him, and while writing down his feeling makes Archie happy, the words never seem to come out right, so he hides his notes.

Kirsch Abrams Books for Young Readersįrom Archie to Zack is a sweet story about a pair of young boys who have something they want to tell each other, but they cannot quite figure out how.

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