My Mama - by Annemarie Van Haeringen (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A baby elephant explores his relationship with his mother, including how much he depends on her to clean up after him and what a kick he gets out of hiding from her.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>I've known my mama for such a long time. For my whole life, actually.</em></p> <p><em>My mama loves playing with me and my cars. I like that, as long as mama tidies up the cars afterwards.</em></p> <p><em><br /> I'm good at hiding. No one can find me, not even my mama ... and then suddenly I shout, "PEEKABOO!" My mama's scared to death! I laugh and laugh.</em></p> <p><em><br /> At night, my mama shakes the stars off my pants. I give her a big hug and say. "Goodnight stars, see you tomorrow!"</em></p> <p>A naughty baby elephant tells all about his mother in this lovingly drawn story--familiar and funny for both parents and children.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>A playful young elephant wearing star-covered trousers reflects on his beloved mother in this meandering tribute.</strong> 'I've known my mama for a long time. For my whole life, actually, ' the text begins; the narrator goes on to offer a child's-eye view of all the ways he spends time with her. They play cars ('I like that, as long as she tidies them up afterwards'), 'water' plants (the small elephant pees into his), and sometimes clash ('My mama is never angry with me... But when she is, she's really ANGRY!'). Set mostly against simple white backgrounds, van Haeringen's spare drawings have a retro quality, emphasized by Mama's colorful caftan and long red necklace. The elephant child's earnest, oblivious commentary has a sweet humor that may play more to adults than to kids--'I'm always the one in charge, ' he declares--but van Haeringen's scenes make it clear: Mama is the architect of this elephant's world. Ages 2-5.--<em>Publishers Weekly</em></p>-- "Journal" (3/25/2020 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><p><strong>Told from the baby's point of view </strong>('I've known my mama for a long time'), <strong>this playful offering explores, through two elephant characters, the strong emotional bond between parent and child.</strong> They play together; they run errands together; and sometimes Mama gets 'really ANGRY' when her baby gets into mischief ('altering' her dress with scissors, or watering houseplants by urinating on them). Still, our narrator knows, without having to be told, of Mama's unconditional love. Nearly every spread is filled with the mother, stocky and sturdy, as she plays with her child, with no background details to distract from their interactions. Throughout, the baby wears white pants adorned with orange stars; at bedtime, Mama 'shakes the stars off my pants, ' and the baby elephant stares in wonder at the orange stars floating above, the same ones that adorn the opening and closing endpapers.--<em>The Horn Book Magazine</em></p>-- "Journal" (5/15/2020 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><p>A young, highly anthropomorphized male elephant narrates this picture book about his special relationship with his mama. The duo takes center stage via the illustrations with their bright clothing against an opaque cream background. The little elephant is shirtless and wears pants with bright orange stars all over them and his mama is resplendent in a long, flowing dress with a colorful flower print and a red beaded necklace. The little one tells us how the pair like to do things together such as play cars and do the shopping. Although sometimes his mama gets mad at him, and it takes forever for her lectures to end. Children will be greatly amused at one scene where he 'waters' the plants by peeing on them. At bedtime, mama shakes those orange stars off his pants which float in the air above his bed. VERDICT <strong>Translated from Dutch, this title would be an easy contender for a storytime read-aloud on mother-son relationships.</strong>--<em>School Library Journal</em></p>-- "Journal" (1/23/2020 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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