It’s another picture book for the “Picture books I wish had been read to me when I was a little kid” list!

Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa

Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway.So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete’s moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home from work one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together. Although neither of them had prepared for the prospect of parenthood, they are reminded, Where there is love, anything is possible.

I really loved this story – how it acknowledged the special-ness of Gay adoption but didn’t make that the main issue, how it let the two dads be 3 dimensional human beings, how it was so loving to the baby character… all these adults caring for this life that someone else couldn’t care for.

The art, the text, it all comes together beautifully.

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