On Mother's Lap

Scott, Ann Herbert

ISBN 10: 0780735005 ISBN 13: 9780780735002

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1992

Synopsis

A little Inuit boy discovers there's room for himself and his baby sister on their mother's lap. "An update of the 1972 collaboration. Coalson improves upon a fine original work . . . this one is a top choice." -- School Library Journal, starred review

About this title

About the Author:

Ann Herbert Scott describes herself as "a transplanted Easterner who has come to love the wide skies and far mountain ranges of the West." She is the author of SAM, ON MOTHER'S LAP, and several other picture books. She lives Benicia, California.

From Publishers Weekly:

The furnishings are few in this chilly Eskimo dwelling, but when Michael jumps in Mother's lap, the love between them warms the room, as "back and forth, back and forth, they rock." Michael runs to get Dolly, then his carved boat, a reindeer blanket and even his puppy: the small rocking chair is full. When Baby cries, Mother insists there's room for her too, but Michael pouts and hides. All of them end up back in the chair, crowded but cozy; Michael admits, "It feels good." Pastels in earth tones and turquoise create a luminous setting with the captivating faces of the serene mother and her two small children. Though the story is very slight, it makes a reassuring point for little ones, who need to know that a mother's love is an expandable quantity. Ages 2-5.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0780735005
• ISBN 13: 9780780735002
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Coalson Glo