by Yantra Bertelli, Sarah Talbot, Jennifer Silverman

With their book of collected essays, “My Baby Rides the Short Bus,” Bertelli, Talbot, and Silverman have pulled together an invaluable set of voices on parenthood. The premise of this collection is to give voice to non-mainstream parents (queer, POC, disabled) who are parenting non-mainstream children. The result is a powerful set of funny, interesting, biting essays that anyone and everyone can sink their teeth into. If you have ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors in families with young children (non-mainstream or not), read. this. book.