Mummy's Promise
A Mother's Day prehistoric adventure
Age 2+
Picture Storybooks
In this follow-up to Daddy's Footsteps, multi-award-winning Michelle Robinson and Paddy Donnelly celebrate the power of a mother's love in a prehistoric setting.
Discover the power of a mother's love in this heartwarming and thrilling prehistoric adventure!
Mummy has always been there for her cub as a role model, a teacher and a guide. and she has promised that her love for him will last forever. But when the cub and his friends are caught in a flood, he learns how to stand on his own paws, and is inspired to make a very special promise of his own...
In this partner book to Daddy's Footsteps, four prehistoric friends find their way in the world with the help of their mums. An uplifting and heart-warming celebration of amazing mothers written in soft, poetic rhyme – perfect to share together.
Creators
Michelle Robinson grew up in Gloucestershire and loved making up stories and being silly. She has written over 50 books for children, and is the 2023/4 BookTrust Writer In Residence. Her picture book There's a Lion in My Cornflakes won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards, Ten Fat Sausages won the Lollies Award, and Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry was shortlisted for the BookTrust Storytime Prize. She lives in Canada with her husband, son and daughter.
Paddy Donnelly is an Irish illustrator with a background in graphic design and app development who is thrilled to be making a living drawing dinosaurs – his 5 year old self is very happy about this. Paddy's books have won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, the White Ravens Book Award, the Judge’s Special Award at the Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards and the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award, and his work has also been longlisted for a YOTO Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Paddy lives in Belgium with his family.
