Customer Reviews

The Mommy Book

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I have several of Todd Parr's books. My 2 year old and 5 year old both love them. My 2 year old loves the funny pictures and fast pace. My 5 year old just feels great after we read them. They are full of silly lessons that make kids feel important.

Todd Parr books are so colorful and have great messages attached to them. This book does not disappoint. The pictures are simple and vibrant which really caught my daughter's attention. The message attached is great because it shows diversity among mothers. I recommend all of his books.

My son who is 16 mos old, loves this book. He loves the bright colors and simple drawings and they easily keep his attention. We also have The Daddy Book, The Okay Book and Otto Goes to the Beach and these are the books he always brings to me and my husband for us to read to him.

My two young children are drawn to the cheerful childlike drawings in neon colors outlined in black. The book shows various stick figure mommies doing different things. Their faces, clothing and hair have a rainbow of colors. It celebrates the diversity of mothers in a gentle way. I particularly liked the page of "Some mommies work at home." with the mommy holding a mop and broom. It ends with "All mommies want you to be who you are!" That's certainly true for this mommy and the parents who'll like this book.

Great book..my 2.5 yo reads it to her stuffed animals and baby dolls. Colorful, realistic and charming..now all we need is a board book for the car!

We just discovered Todd Parr from a Kindergarten teacher at my school. With a diverse family it is so great to see his work so that my young daughter can see that there are many kinds of families and people.

All of Todd Parr's books have positive, important messages for children, and they are nicely offset by the kooky, cheery drawings. This one shows a wide range of mommy behavior as normal ("Some mommies work at home, some mommies work in big buildings.") I love reading this to my 2.5 y.o and the daddy book is great as well.

This is a sweet book. Mommys do all sorts of things, and this is a great book that sneaks diversity in while we're not looking. It's tender and light hearted.

Could this book promote more sexist stereotypes? The Daddy Book is all about how some daddy's work at home or far away and the Mommy Book talks about how mom's drive and shop? Feed this one to a GOAT!

This is a terrific book for children. They would enjoy the fun text and the most colorful pictures. My twelve-month-old daughter loves to look through it and tell stories of her own in her funny baby language. Don't forget "The Daddy Book"!