Customer Reviews

Mommies are for Counting Stars (Lift-the-Flap, Puffin)

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Okay, so admittedly, this is a quibble from a tired mom, BUT: why is it that while in the other books in this series, Daddies and Grandpas get to do fun loving stuff like play ball and go to the movies, but Mommies are busy driving kids places and cleaning them up? Maybe that IS reality, but it's only part of reality! This mom would love to see the Mommies in this book getting to do more fun things -- paint pictures, make snow angels, bake cookies, roll down hills in the grass -- with the kiddos. More fun for Moms! We need it, and kids need to see us having it, and not just associate us with having their faces wiped and being put to bed...

I own the "Daddies" version of this book, and really love it, so I bought this book with high expectations. While I consider myself fairly old-fashioned in my viewpoint about motherhood, I was pretty embarassed by this book. In a nutshell, this author seems to view mothers as equal parts drill sargent (mom tells you when to stop, when to go, when to say 'excuse me," etc.), chauffeur (mom drives you where you need to go, woo-hoo!), and nurse (mom cooks, bathes you, and brushes your hair). While there are certainly days when I feel like that is indeed all I do as a mother, I guess I would have appreciated a few fun things thrown in that moms can do as well. Also, there's a page in the book that says a Mommy can "look like a rose" and sometimes "have a baby inside of her." This seemed oddly out of place, which another reviewer stated as well. I would have preferred to see some mention of how sometimes Mommies go to work (similar to the "Daddies" book). Even though I am a stay-at-home-mom, I know that a lot of women are not, and it would have been nice to see a reference to working moms. Overall, this book wasn't in any way endearing or sweet. I'm going to give the author the benefit of the doubt and say that maybe she wrote this book after a particularly exhausting day with her children.

This little book is a delight, leaving your little one feeling safe and secure having the loving care of a Mommy. Creating a sense of trust is also implied.

When I originally bought this book I read it to my little grandson and he loved it, especially opening the flaps was a big treat. Now he can repeat what is under each of the flaps, unprompted, and even though he is now 21 months it is still one of his favorite books.

Subsequently, I gave it to my daughter last year for Mother's Day and my son-in-law was given, "Daddies are for Catching Fireflies" on Father's Day. He was just thrilled ~ a book written especially about him.

These books are simple, easy to follow, with large, clear, uncluttered and lovely illustrations with perfect text!

My own mother bought this book for my son recently (along with "Daddies are for Catching Fireflies," and although I initially thought they were cute books, I quickly changed my mind after actually reading them. According to this book, Mommies are for fixing boo-boos, making breakfast, driving kids around, and my personal favorite "TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE!" While this may be the reality in many households, I don't think these are concepts that need to be reinforced in a book. I find this book particularly annoying when contrasted with the Daddy version, in which Daddies apparently fix broken toys (I'd love to see my husband fix anything that's broken...he's got NO mechanical sense), "GO TO WORK," read books "and fall asleep, too." These books might as well have been written in the 50s. Needless to say, these books will only make an appearance in our house when Grandma comes to visit, and only then because they were a gift. Save your money...don't buy these books.

The book itself is cute, with nice flaps that my son enjoys lifting. The pages are not a board book, but heavier than paper so you don't have to worry about the baby breaking the book.

I received this book and the companion book, Daddies are for Counting Stars. The daddy book is adorable, it's all about how great daddy's are, how they do all these fun events with you. Then I read the mommy book. It goes into how mommy's give you baths, how they cook, how they teach you manners. I hate how these books display the traditional fews of a mother and a father. I don't want my son to be so closed minded.

I purchased the Mommy and Daddy bought and read the Mommy book first and was not thrilled with it because it did reinforce some sterotypcial mommy-things as some other raters stated. I especially didn't like the last page that tells the story of a mommy having a baby brother/sister, which is a nice touch but for some reason seemed so out of place for the theme of the book.

I was about to return the books on principle, I didn't even let my children see them. Then, I received the grandma and grandpa books as a gift a very short time later. I love the grandma and grandpa books, so sweet and contemporary for the grandma book (grandmas use computers!).

I would give the books for grandma and grandpa 5 stars each and merely tolerate this book, although my children (13 months) enjoy the story/pictures.

My 2 year old and I read this book several times a day and love it. It's cute and she enjoys lifting the flaps as I read to her-makes her feel more involved. The illustrations are adorable!

Every night at story time my son chooses this book to read. It definitely keeps the boy's interest. This book tries to detail the special little things that mommies do for little boys and girls. I think children enjoy reading about their mommies and daddies in a simple book like this. Kids worship their parents and this book affirms that love. This book is short and sweet and a must have for toddlers.

My 3 year old daughter received this book at the baby shower for our 2nd child. It is so precious to read with her! It is a great book to remind us Mommies to cherish how our "Children are for Loving"!

It's a cute book but definitely not as nice as "Daddies are for catching fireflies". This one lists al the great things a child does with his mommy but they're not all fun....saying please, stopping when mommy says so...daddies were all about fun.