I Love My Mama - Hardcover

Peter Kavanagh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689856911 ISBN 13: 9780689856914

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

A charming picture book follows a Mama and Baby elephant as they go about their day--walking through the savannah, splashing in the cool river, sunning themselves in the afternoon, and telling stories under the moon.

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of several books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson’s Bear Snores On, Bear Wants More, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, and Mortimer’s Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at ChapmanandWarnes.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-Mama elephant and her baby spend the day cavorting together in this gentle picture book. They traipse across the dry and dusty plains, splish and splash in the cool river, and play in the tall green grass. The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, set against warm washes of yellows and blues, complement the soft, comforting tone of the rhyming text. The bright sunny day gives way to an azure, star-filled night, and the elephants arrive in a field of dewy grass to sleep. "Last thing at night we curl in a hug,/safe and happy, cozy and snug./And we sink into sleep and dream of new days./My mama's love surrounds me always." Pair this book with Mem Fox's Time for Bed (Harcourt, 1993) for a soothing bedtime ritual.
Lisa Gangemi Kropp, Middle Country Public Library, Centereach, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0689856911
• ISBN 13: 9780689856914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Jane Chapman