If I Were Your Mother - Hardcover

Bridges, Margaret Park

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688151906 ISBN 13: 9780688151904

Publisher: Morrow Junior, 1999

Synopsis

In a funny and tender conversation with her mother, a girl tells her mother all the special things she would do for her if their positions were reversed and she was the mother.

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Review:

In Margaret Park Bridges's whimsical, loving story of a mother and her daughter, the little girl tells her mom about all the things she would do for her if they traded places for a while. "If I were your mother, I'd give you a big canopy bed and bring you breakfast on a silver tray," the little girl ventures. She'd also let her go to school in her silky red party dress and high heels, even on gym day. She'd let her sleep in Granny's soft, furry coat--inside out--with her legs in the sleeves! And she'd kiss her forehead every night so she would have sweet dreams. Kady MacDonald Denton, illustrator of Would They Love a Lion? and The Umbrella Party, puts her endearing, comical, Maurice Sendak-like touch on this winning flight of fancy. The gentle affection between the mother and daughter is tangible, and children will adore the imaginative indulgences, from giant tree houses (with an elevator and a firefighter's pole to slide down) to taking a bath with goldfish. This would be a perfect Mother's Day present from a daughter to her mom... or a warm, deeply satisfying bedtime story any time of the year. Dads, take heart! This talented team has also created If I Were Your Father. (Ages 3 and older) --Karin Snelson

About the Author:

Margaret Park Bridges lives in Hopedale, Massachusettes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Morrow Junior
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0688151906
• ISBN 13: 9780688151904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Denton Kady MacDonald