Our Subway Baby
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| Author | Peter Mercurio |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Leo Espinosa |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | LGBT adoption |
| Genre | Children's literature, Memoir |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | September 15, 2020 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 40 |
| ISBN | 9780525427544 |
Our Subway Baby is a picture book written by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa, and published September 15, 2020 by Dial Press. The book tells the true story of how Pete and his husband, Danny, found and eventually adopted their son, Kevin.
Reception[]
Our Subway Baby received positive reviews from Kirkus, who called the book "[a] delightful story of love and hope,"[1] and School Library Journal.[2]
The book is a Junior Library Guild selection[3] and received the following accolades:
- American Library Association's Rainbow List top ten (2021)[4]
- Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature finalist (2021)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Our Subway Baby". Kirkus Reviews. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Elam, Mary (2020-09-01). "Our Subway Baby". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Junior Library Guild : Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "The 2021 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (2021-03-15). "The US-Based Lambda Literary Awards Program Names Its 2021 Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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