Your Kind of Mommy [Hardcover]

Marjorie Blain Parker (Author), Cyd Moore (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

What kind of mommy is just right? An octopus mommy with eight arms to hold you? A shaggy dog mommy with a big tail to wag for you? A buzzy bee mommy with a sweet honey treat for you? The right kind of mommy is all of these, and the right kind of mommy is the one you have.

Marjorie Parker’s joyful, reassuring text pairs beautifully with Cyd Moore’s exuberant art showing all kinds of loving animal moms and their babies to create a picture-book celebration of love.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS—In comparing a human mother and child to their animal counterparts, this book finds a way to be original and sweet without being sappy. A repetitive pattern in the text is given dynamic form through the drama of the turning of the page. Throughout the book, the first of two spreads presents an animal in its natural setting, in one case a stream in the jungle: "If I could be an elephant,/my trunk would sprinkle you…." The following pages then show the mother and child together, "But I'm not THAT kind of mommy,/and I know my baths will do." The illustrator makes connections between the two spreads so that, in this example, a toy elephant sits on the edge of the bathtub. In another pairing, timber wolves are depicted howling at the moon on a starlit night. On the next page, the mother sings lullabies to her child, the same sky behind them, as they snuggle on a porch swing. The art is vibrant and expressive, with the mother and child making a friendly and secure duo. The text is printed in a curve, adding to the fluidity of the page; it encapsulates the book's theme with a final statement, "No—I am not an octopus,/I'm not a wallaby/but I am YOUR kind of mommy,/And that's the best thing I could be!" This celebration of mothers will get young listeners thinking about some of the basic connections among all creatures.—Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
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About the Author

Marjorie Parker lives in Denver, Colorado.

Cyd Moore lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (March 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525469893
• ISBN-13: 978-0525469896
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,088,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Your Kind of Book, August 24, 2009

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E. Kennen (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Kind of Mommy (Hardcover)

This is one of those heart-warming books that mothers will appreciate as much as (if not more so) than their toddlers. A mother and her daughter spend time together, with the mom expressing her love in a cute, novel way ("If I could be an octopus, I'd wrap eight arms around you..." and "If I could be a buzzy bee, I'd make sweet honey for you...") After each comparison with a different animal, the mother says "But I'm not THAT kind of mommy," and then say what she can do.

The full page watercolor and pencil illustrations match the sweet writing well. One tiny little thing that frustrated me is that there is a great deal of cadence in this book through the use of repetitive sentence structure, until the very last line, which just doesn't fit the flow. Oh, well!

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book!, August 4, 2009

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This review is from: Your Kind of Mommy (Hardcover)

My little girl has loved this book since she was one or younger and now almost two she still is so in love with it. It is a nice bonding for us to read together. Recommend to all little girls and their mommies.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book, February 16, 2009

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Narmada "Balaji" (Tampa,Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Kind of Mommy (Hardcover)

I received this book as a gift for my daughter and its awesome.My 15 month daughter loves this book so much, that she never wants to put it down.The illustrations are great .I highly recommend this book .