Home at Last by Vera B. Williams and Chris Raschka

• Plot Summary: After Lester is adopted by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he develops a big problem—he can't fall asleep. Night after night he creeps into his parents' room and attempts to crawl in between his two daddies, confident that if he's with them and their dog, Wincka, nothing bad will happen to him ever again. But every night, Lester's new dads walk him back to his own room, hoping that eventually Lester will get used to the new house and his new family and feel as though he belongs. They buy him a bike and take him for ice cream. They make cocoa and introduce him to his cousins. But no matter how happy Lester seems during the day, he still gets scared and worried at night! It's the sweet dog Wincka who finally solves the problem when she climbs into Lester's bed and promptly falls asleep, serving as both his pillow and his protector. Lester feels home at last.

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• This book is about a little boy adopted by two gay men and worried that they will be taken away, like the other parental figures in his life. He is happy during the day, but is scared at night until the family dog makes him feel safe. This book has a more mature, and in some ways realistic, portrayal of the stresses of adoption. This is not as light as most of the other books reviewed here. Fair warning, some of the reviewers were worried about the severity of the scene when Daddy Albert loses his temper.