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seullywillikers's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This might be one of the most beautiful pictures books I've ever read. A small girl's mommy has to leave for a week for work, disrupting their normal routines and leaving an empty space in their warm loving home. What do we do when we miss someone? The illustrations in this book are warm, lush, and the smallest details add lovely atmosphere (the possum family on the fence omg). This book shows people and families as they really are, not as a certain subset of society wants them to be, from the smallest details of tattoos, piercings, and medical devices, to the vitiligo and Sapphic parents; all of these details are virtually unspoken, the story isn't about having two mommies, because that is normal and beautiful, the story isn't about having vitiligo, because that is normal and beautiful, the story is about a little girl missing her parent while they have to be apart. I want everyone to read this book.
crowyhead's review
5.0
This is a lovely book about a little girl whose mother is on a work trip. While she has fun with Mama while Mommy is away, she desperately misses Mommy. The simple story follows her feelings during the week.
The illustrations for this book are outstanding! I really loved the way Juanita illustrates the quiet, everyday love between parents and children. I also appreciated that she illustrated both the little girl and her Mommy as having vitiligo, something I don't see represented much in children's books. The little girl and her Mommy are Black; Mama presents as white.
The illustrations for this book are outstanding! I really loved the way Juanita illustrates the quiet, everyday love between parents and children. I also appreciated that she illustrated both the little girl and her Mommy as having vitiligo, something I don't see represented much in children's books. The little girl and her Mommy are Black; Mama presents as white.
runner3_25's review
Illustrations are expressive and detailed without being overwhelming
inamerata's review
lighthearted
4.0
Adorable. This story follows a week in the life of a little girl when one of her moms is away on a business trip. She learns about the similarities and differences between other types of missing someone, the way feelings can be more complicated and layered than you first expect, and ways to process all these emotions. A great little book with some great art, and one I recommend.