My Mom and Me

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Susan Mitchell (Illustrator)

Overview

Follow mothers and their children on a sweet adventure through every season!

When it's only my mamá and me....
We sip cocoa in mugs,
And share frosty nose hugs.
We twirl on the ice and shout, “WINTER’S NICE!"
When it’s only my mamá and me.

When it's only my ima and me...
We let our kites fly,
And watch clouds dancing by.
We smell flowers and sing, “HOORAY! IT’S SPRING!”
When it’s only my ima and me.

The double flaps in this book reveal mothers and children of different cultures as they share special moments. This book is perfect for Mother's Day or any day of the year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416958291
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	03/24/2009
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	8.14(w) x 8.24(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the award-winning creator and author of the Katy Duck series and the bestselling Biscuit series, which has sold over twenty-four million copies. A dancer as well as a writer, she lives with her family in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Susan Mitchell is originally from Scotland, where she studied drawing and painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. In 1993, she moved to Montreal, where now lives with her husband and son while working as a freelance commercial illustrator. (Susan has designedmore Christmas cards than Santa has whiskers.) She also illustrated Paula Deen's My First Cookbook.

Editorial Reviews

Five different motherandchild pairs enjoy each other's company in a simple book that makes a stab at multiculturalism without quite succeeding. In succession, child and mom, mami, ima, mama and maa play, presumably in English, Spanish, Hebrew, Mandarin and Hindi, respectively. Doublefold pages lend mild interest, as opening them reveals a continuation of the text and extends the scene. Mitchell's illustrations, although they attempt ethnic accuracy in the characters, place the mothers and children against blandly undistinguishable backgrounds that make Israel and India look equally like Indiana. Marla Stewart Konrad's Mom and Me (2009) does a much better job of celebrating diversity. A virtually identical companion, My Dad and Me (9781416958291), will be out in April 2009. (Novelty picture book. 25)

Kirkus Reviews