Books like Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
The groundbreaking picture book from 1994 wherein a young boy discusses his divorced father's new living situation, in which the father and his gay roommate share eating, doing chores, playing, loving, and living.
First publish date: December 1991
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Michael Willhoite
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