My Mama
Baby Books Picture Storybooks
A naughty elephant tells all about his mother in this lovingly drawn story. Parents and children will both delight in and recognize this gorgeous mother–child relationship—if not for the same reasons.
"My mama always wants to play when I do, she likes all my games, she teaches me to fly—but finds it hard to let me go—and she’s almost never angry. I’ve known her for so long … all my life!"
A naughty elephant tells all about his mother in this lovingly drawn story. Parents and children will both delight in and recognize this gorgeous mother–child relationship—if not for the same reasons.
Creators
Annemarie van Haeringen is a Dutch author and illustrator who has illustrated for magazines, worked on a series of films, and written and illustrated numerous award-winning picture books.
Reviews
Readers will enjoy the perspective of the calf, but even more, they’ll like to be in on jokes the earnest narrator misses: The child likes “watering the plants” (a little urination joke) but notices that “when I do, it always starts to rain”—Mama stands behind with a watering can.
Kirkus Review
This is an amusing tale of a baby elephant’s everyday adventures with his long-suffering mother. Written with half an eye as to what mothers endure when entertaining their children, the story conveys children’s imaginations – and their certainty that they control the world most of the time. There is little text per page and the illustrations are fun, capturing both mother’s and baby’s personalities.”
The Children's Book Council of Australia
A playful young elephant wearing star-covered trousers reflects on his beloved mother in this meandering tribute
Publisher's Weekly
