Mama’s Home

By Emanuel Berger | November 10 2022 | BlogChildren's

A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girls basks in the love of her community–which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.

Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works–different houses for every day of the week. Like Nurse Louella, who’ll take you bike riding in the airport parking lot every Monday. Or Miss Henry and her lady friend, who teach you how to catch fish on Friday afternoons. Or Tuesdays with Miss Zikora, eating delicious fufu with your fingers. No matter where you are, as long as you are with your Big Mamas, you are home.

This beautiful book from Pushcart Prize-winning author Shay Youngblood and popular illustrator Lo Harris that celebrates the wider meaning of family is one to treasure.

 

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A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girls basks in the love of her community--which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.
$18.99 US
Oct 18, 2022
10 x 10
Hardcover
40 Pages
Make Me a World
Age 4-8 years

9781524718527
A Caldecott Honor Book! A joyous celebration of family, community, and the unifying power of music, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.
$18.99 US
Oct 22, 2019
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age 4-8 years

9781984895240
This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions--and is perfect for every little girl who knows what it's like to lose her bonnet just before bedtime.
$18.99 US
Apr 07, 2020
10 x 10
Hardcover
40 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years