Ken Setterington

Coming home from school one day, Rosie discovers her mother dancing around the living room in pure joy, and learns that her Mom and Mum are getting married. As Rosie angles for a role in the wedding - bridesmaid? flower-girl? ring-bearer? - Mum makes it clear to an excited Nona and Pop that the two women just want a quiet, simple ceremony. Then the big day comes, and there is a mix-up with the rings! Luckily, Rosie and Uncle Peter are there to save the day...

Although I agree with some of my show more fellow reviewers in finding the narrative of Mom and Mum Are Getting Married somewhat stiff, my overall impressions were positive. I liked the fact that Mom and Mum's single-sex relationship was presented in a normal and matter-of-fact way, rather than as a problem or issue. As someone who supports the marriage rights of gay and lesbian people, it goes without saying that I approved of the storyline itself. I also really appreciated the subtle way that Setterington highlighted the common experiences of all couples (and their families) when involved in a wedding: the conflicts (very mild here) with parents about the type of ceremony to have, the role of young relatives, and the almost catastrophes of the day itself. Finally, I found Alice Priestley's illustrations very appealing, particularly the two-page spread at the end, where everyone is blowing bubbles!

There's nothing earth-shattering here, but as one of only a handful of books that sends a positive message about same-sex parents, marriage, and families, I highly recommend it to all! show less

I listened to this as an audiobook. The book follow the pattern of historical facts, dates, timeline then with a narrative type of story featuring a real person. Upon first listen, I had hoped that the narratives would have had accents and been more theatrical. However, upon finishing the audiobook...I do not believe it would have been proper. The narrator does a great job in a subtle voice/tone between fact and narrative. I wish my audiobook would have come with a PDF with the images show more HOWEVER the narrator was superb in their description on the images.

The book itself is heart-wrenching and so so sad. Yet, it is important history - very important history lest we forget and repeat - and ever more so for those in the LGBTQIA community who do not know this history or the history of the pink triangle or "pink" terminology within their particular community.

I cried a few times during this audiobook and also got sick to my stomach at some of the details (and I read quite a bit of WWII, Holocaust,etc. materials) so I will say there are trigger warnings for those who struggle with this topic. show less

This is a story about a little girl whose two mothers are getting married. I loved that this book makes this a normal situation and the daughter, Rosie, is only concerned about whether or not she can be a flower girl in the wedding. There are no judgmental characters or anyone that questions this as anything other than two people in love with children getting married. Rosie is a smart little girl and manages to convince her mom and mum that she and her brother can carry the rings and drop show more petals without any problems. The illustrations in this book are beautiful, done in such a way to look as if they've been done using coloured or watercolour pencils. There are full page pictures white pages featuring the text. The text is well-spaced out with bits of dialogue made obvious, which makes it a good book for young readers that are just beginning to try out longer books. There is a lot of text on some of the pages, but it should still hold the interest of children ages 4 and up. This would be a great book to read to children when they are learning about different types of families. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. show less

A thoughtfully written, well researched account of how homosexuals(primarily men)were persecuted in Nazi Germany and the countries it occupied, and how they later were included in the Final Solution among the "inferiors" to be exterminated. Setterington effectively blends history with personal stories of victims and survivors. An important contribution to Holocaust literature.