Mommies At Work (Aladdin Picture Books) [Paperback]

Eve Merriam (Author), Eugenie Fernandes (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996 | Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Aladdin Picture Books

Examines many different jobs performed by working mothers, including counting money in banks and building bridges.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This revised, re-illustrated version of a 1955 book presents lots of interesting pictures showing a multitude of mothers in both conventional jobs (teacher, bank teller) and less conventional ones (assembly line worker, air traffic controller). The opening and closing pages feature women in nurturing roles: "All mommies loving the best of all to be your very own mommy, and coming home to YOU!" Notwithstanding the exhaustive repetition of the word "mommies," this genial paean to working motherhood should interest preschoolers with its soothing tone. Fernandes's mothers (and their children) are all given distinct personalities and traits: multiethnic, multitalented, plain or pretty or overweight, all are cheerful, committed workers. Daddies at Work is a companion title. Ages 2-5.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little Simon (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689809999
• ISBN-13: 978-0689809996
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mommies at work, April 3, 2000

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allison white (san mateo, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mommies At Work (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

Mommies At Work is a fabulous book that has become a favorite bedtime read for my two and a half year old daughter. As a working mom, it's great to find a book that so positively depicts mommies doing all kinds of different jobs. Any child with a mom who works outside the home will find something to relate to in this book because it focuses on the important things that moms do to show their love for their kids. Mommies At Work communicates to a child that no matter what kind of job a mom does, her favorite thing is"..coming home to you." This little story reminds me of a similar yet more sentimental take on the subject of working moms - When Mama Comes Home Tonight. Mommies At Work is a nice book that lets kids know that their working mom loves them a lot! It is refreshing that this story is remarkably free of any particular political agenda regarding working mothers which is as it should be for the benefit of the children who read it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mommies at work, April 3, 2000

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allison white (san mateo, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mommies At Work (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

Mommies At Work is a fabulous book that has become a favorite bedtime read for my two and a half year old daughter. As a working mom, it's great to find a book that so positively depicts mommies doing all kinds of different jobs. Any child with a mom who works outside the home will find something to relate to in this book because it focuses on the important things that moms do to show their love for their kids. Mommies At Work communicates to a child that no matter what kind of job a mom does, her favorite thing is"..coming home to you." This little story reminds me of a similar yet more sentimental take on the subject of working moms - When Mama Comes Home Tonight. Mommies At Work is a nice book that lets kids know that their working mom loves them a lot! It is refreshing that this story is remarkably free of any particular political agenda regarding working mothers which is as it should be for the benefit of the children who read it.