Puppet Playdate with Grandma D at Pride Arts Center

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...In the tradition of Nickelodeon kids' show Blue's Clues, our narrator and nonpuppet intermediary is a white male everyman mysteriously given the same name as a certain mohawked pro wrestler of color. But if he identifies as Mr. T, it's OK; as we learned in the first week's reading, Jessica Herthel, Jazz Jennings, and Shelagh McNicolas's whitewashed, conflict-free picture book of transgender self-discovery I Am Jazz, the word of the day is "acceptance." Clocking in at a slim 20 minutes with a new reading each week, Puppet Playdate seems well-intentioned but also telegraphs disappointing cultural norms."