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Before I Was Your Mother Paperback – April 1, 2007

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  • Age Range: 4 - 7 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool - 3
  • Paperback: 40 pages
  • Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (April 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152058427
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152058425
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 starsTugs on the heartstrings
By VictoriaCee on May 13, 2003
Format: Hardcover
I received this book for Mother's Day from a dear friend who supported me through a long struggle with infertility. I was blessed to give birth to my daughter Caitlin in September, 2000. This book is wonderfully touching as a mother tells her daughter about what she was like before she became a mother, and how much she longed to someday be a mom. She tells her daughter, Katie, how she named all of her stuffed animals and toys "Katie" ... and how "she dreamed of having her own little girl to love."
"Now, I am your mother, and you are my only Katie. I tuck you in and tell you stories about the time before your time, when I was a little girl who ...slept in her firefighter boots...and who dreamed of having her own little girl to love."

For any woman who has longed for a child and has had her dream come true, this book will tug at her heartstrings for sure. And what a wonderful way for us to remind our children of how much they were wanted and how deeply they are loved.

I can't say enough about this book, as you can see. :)

Caits Mama (Who also named her dog Katie when she was a kid)
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5.0 out of 5 starsYes!
By teachingmom on March 26, 2014
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Another wonderful picture book for so many reasons. The sentimental value makes it worth the read alone. I get to extend that in the classroom through this book as it does a wonderful job telling about small moments in time. The illustrations support the text which can help children with language struggles.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA thoughtful tribute to mothers and daughters everywhere
By Midwest Book Review on April 20, 2003
Format: Hardcover
Engagingly written by Kathryn Lasky, Before I Was Your Mother is a thoughtful tribute to mothers and daughters everywhere, reminiscing about how every beloved mother was once a precocious little girl herself. Charming color illustrations by LeUyen Pham fill the pages of this tender picture book for young readers ages 3 to 7. Very highly recommended for family, school, and community library picture book collections, Before I Was Your Mother would make an especially nice gift for Mother's Day!
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By Melissa Sack VINE VOICE on March 24, 2007
Format: Hardcover
Kids have a hard time understanding that their parents were once small children. In this picture book a mom explains to her child of all the things she did before becoming a parent. She did things like make lots of noise, fought with her brother and loved all kinds of shoes! But the thing that the mom has always wanted is to have a little girl. She use to dream of that day and now her dream has come true and she is sharing the old stories of her childhood with her own daughter!
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