Where's Our Mama?: Ou Est Maman? (Red Fox Picture Books) [Import] [Paperback]

Diane Goode (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Red Fox; New Ed edition (September 16, 1993)
• Language: English, French
• ISBN-10: 0099991705
• ISBN-13: 978-0099991700
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,846,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Diane Goode was born in Brooklyn, New York into a French and Italian family. She has a BA in Fine Arts from Queens College. She studied at Les Beaux Arts in Aix-en-Provence, has a High School teaching degree from NYC and taught book illustration at UCLA.

Diane Goode's list of picture 50 picture books include, 'When I Was Young In The Mountains', for which she won the Caldecott Honor. She is also the recipient of numerous awards including two Platinum Oppenheim Toy Awards, and Parents' Choice Awards.

Her most recent publications are: CINDERELLA SMITH, by Stephanie Barden, LOUISE THE BIG CHEESE series, by Elise Primavera and MY MOM IS TRYING TO RUIN MY LIFE and BUT I WANTED A BABY BROTHER, both by Kate Feiffer (A Paula wiseman Book, Simon& Schuster) 2008.

A member of the Society of Illustrators, she chaired the 2007 Original Art Show in Manhattan.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeous book, May 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Where's Our Mama? (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

I used to get this book out of the library EVERY WEEK about 6 years ago in Australia. My two boys then 2 1/2 and 8 months LOVED this book (especially the two year old). We moved away from that library and I have never been able to track the book down, until I bought Tiger Trouble (by Diane Goode) and recognised the illustrations. The book we had also had the story in French at the bottom of the page, and I would read that to them too. It is a delightful story that kids seem to instantly identify with. They are so happy and relieved at the end when the children find their mother and they love looking for her in all the pictures. It is such a shame that this book is out of print as it should be a classic! I'm trying to get it from amazon.co.uk as well, as they may be able to find me the one with the French in it too. If I get two, it won't matter as I know it would make a wonderful gift to any child.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific book for your preschooler, or early reader, May 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Where's Our Mama? (Hardcover)

My family loves this book about lost children and a friendly policeman who search for their mama. It works on several levels: 1.) Language repetition for the child -( but not boring for the adult.) 2.) Hide and seek visual interest as we see mama looking for her children who are looking for her. 3.) Logic as the policeman follows the children's clues about their mama. 4.) Public safety as a positive presentation of whom to trust for help when lost. 5.) Plus it all starts in a lovely French railroad station for children who love trains. Amazingly, I have not been able to order this book through retail stores. (I got it from the library). Perhaps if more people discover this delightful read, the publishers will make it available again.

3.0 out of 5 stars Delightful idea!, December 7, 2010

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A. Williams - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where's Our Mama? (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)

I could appreciate what was attempted here. When two children are separated from their mother at a train station, a gendarme helps them find her. The children try to describe characteristics of their mother (i.e. brave, beautiful, lovely voice, fantastic cook, etc.) instead of what she actually *looks* like, which leads the gendarme to all sorts of places other than the train station, looking for women that match these characteristics (i.e. lion tamer, opera singer, etc). It's a cute idea, and a great way to introduce children to different job types, etc., (though, I could be a little afraid that some of it could be taken the wrong way to some who hold those careers).

There really wasn't a whole lot else to the story, but the illustrations were fun and whimsical! And visual children (like I was... am) will enjoy the multitude of illustrations!