My Mommies Built a Treehouse

Two supportive moms help a child narrator fulfill their wish for a tree house in this encouraging tale about achieving dreams. In rhyming lines, Peter details the process step-by-step, from selecting a location to creating a design to purchasing construction supplies. At each turn, white-presenting Mommy and brown-skinned Mom assist, comforting the child after an accident at the store and acrobatically helping to install the roof. Minor mishaps occasionally disrupt the trio’s progress, but the work continues until, at last, first-person narration declares: “Yes! I can see the whole wide world./ A prince within his tree!/ The perfect palace in the clouds/ for all my friends and me.” Applying sprays of color to architectural spreads, Evans’s warm digital renderings showcase the loving relationship between parents and child. Celebratory concluding scenes in the cozy fort successfully emphasize the value of family support in making dreams come true. Ages 4–9. (Apr.)