Mama Loves [Hardcover]

Rebecca Kai Dotlich (Author), Kathryn Brown (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

These are the things a mama loves:

Dancing in slippers.
Teapots of tea.
Reading the paper
and mornings with me!

Mama always finds ways to share life's moments big and small with all her little ones. Tenderly illustrated by award-winning artist Kathryn Brown, mama loves will strike a chord with every child who loves being loved by Mama.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2–Piglet siblings describe the many things their mother loves to do, which always include spending time with one of them. For example, "Mama loves/dancing in slippers./Teapots of tea./Reading the paper/and mornings/with me." Mrs. Pig also enjoys bike riding with her children, sitting on the porch just listening to them, working in the garden, and reading with them. She is the perfect parent with plenty of time and all the patience in the world. Nevertheless, this sweet story in rhyme works without becoming sappy. In the opening illustration, it's morning, and Mama is seeing the youngsters off to school. In the closing picture, it is nighttime, and one child is playing the piano while another snuggles on her lap. Brown's soft, pastel watercolors enhance the text without overpowering it. The family lives in a country home surrounded by flowers, picket fences, and open fields. A quiet and cozy selection.–Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA
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From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 1. Many books about the relationship between a parent and a child have more appeal for the former than the latter. But this charmer, about a mother pig and her daughter, will easily resonate with little ones, too. The text is mainly a catalogue of all the things Mama Pig loves: dancing in slippers, rain boots, violets by the windows, porch swings. But the focus switches from mother to child because each verse ends by noting that Mama likes to do all these things "with me." The watercolor artwork is a charming blend of the old and new. Soft and cozy in a Tasha Tudor sort of way, the pictures, with their flowered prints and snapshot-frames, feature a modern mother who wears jeans and Laura Ashley-style dresses, rides bikes, and dives into the water (albeit in an old-time bathing suit). The sweet interaction between mother and daughter might lead to some sweet discussions between reader and listener as well. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (March 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060294078
• ISBN-13: 978-0060294076
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,669,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting!, March 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Mama Loves (Hardcover)

A lovely book to read aloud to child, to give as a gift to all the Mamas you know... Don't miss the magic as Rebecca Kai Dotlich's charming, musical words cavort with a family of lovable pigs created by Kathyryn Brown. A *must have* for Mother's Day and all the other days of the year as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a sweet story about the things and people mama loves, November 12, 2007

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Karyn W "blckwidow8" (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mama Loves (Hardcover)

Mama loves lots of things, but most of all is spending time with her children is the message sent in this sweet book. It is told by her children about the activities their mother loves, but sharing her love with them means the most to their family and the sentiment comes across really well. The illustrations are soft and done in watercolor and mesh very well with the text. I'd recommend this book for any mother and her children.