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My Mommy Medicine
by Edwidge Danticat
My Mommy Medicine is a darling new book for the kid lit crew detailing all the ways “Mommy Medicine can heal all the woes and make any day the best day!” It features a little girl who is under the weather and her mom who is at home with her to make things right.
Danticat’s wording is an adult’s recollection of favorite moments that may be near and dear to readers: a hug so warm and tight it feels like wearing my toastiest pajamas on a cool night” to “sometimes it’s a whispered prayer, just before nodding off at nap time.”
Wright’s illustrations are bright, big and beautiful. They fill up the page, and mom and daughter have various facial expressions the whole way through. The looks on their faces; hiding half their faces between their cards in a card game and the ultra silly, squishy face of the little girl before drinking her hot beverage were favorites of mine.
This copy of the book was taken to story time and loved on lots by the kiddos with an instant acknowledgement of several “SHE LOOKS LIKE ME!!!” cries referring to the little girl main character with her brown skin, curly hair, and mama that also looks like her. The reading raised questions and observations too like, what does a French horn sound like and what color was squash? Was it yellow? This is great for educators, parents, and guardians alike for the younger ones as it invites dialogue and conversation and even a reread. Words are important! Stories are important! Children getting these stories are important!
If you’re looking for a new picture book for your little ones, this one looks to be lovingly created by two Black women. I loved it, and the target audience loved it so much I almost didn’t get my copy of the book back.
http://blacknerdproblems.com/my-mommy-medicine-is-a-hug-from-your-mama-in-a-picture-book/
Danticat’s wording is an adult’s recollection of favorite moments that may be near and dear to readers: a hug so warm and tight it feels like wearing my toastiest pajamas on a cool night” to “sometimes it’s a whispered prayer, just before nodding off at nap time.”
Wright’s illustrations are bright, big and beautiful. They fill up the page, and mom and daughter have various facial expressions the whole way through. The looks on their faces; hiding half their faces between their cards in a card game and the ultra silly, squishy face of the little girl before drinking her hot beverage were favorites of mine.
This copy of the book was taken to story time and loved on lots by the kiddos with an instant acknowledgement of several “SHE LOOKS LIKE ME!!!” cries referring to the little girl main character with her brown skin, curly hair, and mama that also looks like her. The reading raised questions and observations too like, what does a French horn sound like and what color was squash? Was it yellow? This is great for educators, parents, and guardians alike for the younger ones as it invites dialogue and conversation and even a reread. Words are important! Stories are important! Children getting these stories are important!
If you’re looking for a new picture book for your little ones, this one looks to be lovingly created by two Black women. I loved it, and the target audience loved it so much I almost didn’t get my copy of the book back.
http://blacknerdproblems.com/my-mommy-medicine-is-a-hug-from-your-mama-in-a-picture-book/