Mama Always Comes Home [Hardcover]

Karma Wilson (Author), Brooke Dyer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

Mama Bird and Mama Cat and even teensy-weensy Mama Mole must leave their little ones from time to time; but in the end, mamas always come home.

Karma Wilson's reassuring text, paired with Brooke Dyer's colorful and comforting mother-child illustrations, shows that -- rain or shine, in a tree or in the sea -- mamas everywhere find their way home with cozy hugs and lots of love, because Mama Always Comes Home.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–A gentle and reassuring picture book. Children will be drawn right in from the title page, on which a mother holds and kisses her pajama-clad child. The consistently tender illustrations follow the text's well-crafted rhymes as different animal mothers leave their offspring for a brief period and then return. Mama Bird (in a flowered headscarf) feeds her babies, then tucks them beneath a quilt in their nest before digging up more worms; Mama Cat leaves her kittens in the barn to have a sip of cream in the house; Mama Dog runs out to play with her boy. Each example ends with the refrain: "Mama always comes home." At the end of the story, the human mother explains to her little one, "I want to stay,/but while I'm gone have fun and play,/and soon, before you know,/time will fly right by, and then/I'll be coming home again." Presented with a delicate and loving touch, this book embodies the power of thoughtful text supported by insightful pictures. A good choice for parents and children dealing with separation anxiety.–Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY
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"A gentle and reassuring picture book [with] consistently tender illustrations…Presented with a delicate and loving touch." -- School Library Journal

"Lighthearted and upbeat. The paintings…show tender moments between the mothers and their children and perfectly illustrate the comforting text." -- Rocky Mountain News

"Reassuring." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (March 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060575050
• ISBN-13: 978-0060575052
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a wife, mother of three, writer and photographer. I love to write fun stories, poems, songs, etc... I especially love to write in rhyme because I think that well written rhyme naturally teaches children to expand their vocabulary and love books and reading.

I spend my time in the wilds of northwest Montana, where there are lots of bears and animals like the ones in my bear books! I love the wilderness and all of the animals that live there. My husband and children are also avid lovers of the outdoors.

I am also an amateur photographer. Give me a camera and I'll spend hours snapping photos.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book with beautiful rhythm. IDEA: bring text & read over phone, April 18, 2008

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Mama (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mama Always Comes Home (Paperback)

I'm typing out the text so I can read this to my daughter while I am away on business. Here's the text, so you can buy the book for your kiddo and do the same:

Mama Always Comes Home [text]

1. In a softly feathered nest, a mama bird and hatchlings rest. Mama always does her best to keep her babies fed.
2. But all the little birdies cry when Mama says she has to fly.
3. But all the little birdies cry when Mama says she has to fly. She cuddles each and chirps, "Good-bye,"then tucks them into bed. She goes to dig up worms, and then Mama Bird flies home again.
4. Mama always comes home. One a cozy bed of hay, a barn cat and her kittens lay. Mama Cat must go away to have her morning snack.
5. Her kittens cry to see her go because they love their mama so. She kisses all and purrs, "Please know I'll soon be coming back." She goes to sip sweet cream, and then Mama Cat strolls home again.
6. Mama always comes home. Puppies play out in the sun. They yip and yelp, they yap and run. Mama Dog joins in the fun until she's called away.
7. She snuggles all before she goes and licks each puppy on the nose. She tells them all to try to doze. But they whine, "Mama, stay!" She goes to see her boy, and then Mama Dog runs home again.
8. Mama always comes home. Mama Dolphin in the sea,
9. Mama Chipmunk in the tree, clever Mama Chimpanzee,
10. and big old Mama Bear. Mama Gopher in her hole,
11. teensy-weensy Mama Mole, Mama Pony with her foal,
12. Mamas everywhere! They leave their little ones, but then... They hurry right back home again.
13. Mamas always come home.
14. In a chair all cozy snug, a mama gives her child a hug. She says, "I love you, cuddle bug, but now I have to go."
15. Her child cries, "Don't go away!" And Mama says, "I want to stay, but while I'm gone have fun and play," and soon, before you know, time will fly right by, and then I'll be coming home again." Because...
16. Mama always comes back home to you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for!!, June 13, 2007

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A. Stern - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mama Always Comes Home (Paperback)

What a fabulous book!! There are too few decent books about separation anxiety for toddlers. We already had "Owl Babies" and "The Kissing Hand", but this one really hit the mark!! It's perfect for my [...]twins! We love Karma Wilson and her Bear series, too!

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, January 5, 2012

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P. Morse (Atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mama Always Comes Home (Hardcover)

I purchased this for a friend and she LOVED it! Beautiful illustrations and a wonderful message for working moms to share with their children.