Mommies are great at so many different things. But whether they're helping you make a garden grow, taking you trick-or-treating, or tucking you in with a good-night kiss, all moms are doing one thing best: giving you "lots and lots of love." In Laura Numeroff and Lynn Munsinger's companion to What Daddies Do Best, animal moms shower their offspring with loving gestures. Munsinger's appealing watercolor illustrations show a massive bear mum teaching her cub how to ride a bike (helmets on, of course!). In another image, a mama mouse holds her weeping child, a telltale moving van in the background undoubtedly whisking away a best friend; still another depicts a pair of porcupines in pajamas, cozying up for a bedtime story. As in the Daddies book, the running text simply describes what readers are seeing: "Mommies can watch the sun set with you." Young readers will be reassured and delighted by this tribute to good old mom. (Ages 2 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
Book Description
What do mommies do best? From riding bicycles to making a snowman, five adorable animal pairs depict the love between mother and child. This sturdy board book edition is an abridged version of the best-selling hardcover -- the perfect way to celebrate Mother's Day every day.
Card catalog description
Animal mothers share a variety of activities with their children, from making a snowman and baking a birthday cake to reading a bedtime story and giving a good-night kiss.
What Mommies Do Best FROM THE PUBLISHER
This sturdy abridged edition of the top-selling hardcover celebrates everything mothers and children enjoy doing together! What do mommies do best? The answer is found in the adorable animal illustrations and charming text, which make this book a favorite with all kinds of mommies.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Just in time for Mother's Day, What Mommies Do Best by Laura Numeroff, illus. by Lynn Munsinger, appears in a board book format, abridged from the bestselling hardcover. Five adorable mother-child animal pairs depict the loving things they do together. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Children's Literature - Sarah Seage
This is a sweet little board book with simple text and charming watercolor illustrations. Anthropomorphic pigs, elephants, bears and porcupines are the mothers and children. Each page shows them spending time together, and the text explains the wonderful things mommies can do. They help you plant the garden and wash the dog. They teach you had to ride a bike and they tuck you in at night. The best things mommies do is saved for the end and is, of course, that they give you "lots and lots of love!" The illustrations are tender and compassionate setting the appropriate tone. A good addition to a Mother's Day collection. "A Classic Board Book." 2003 (1998), Little Simon/Simon & Schuster,
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