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My Mum

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My Mum is a beautifully illustrated, stereotype-busting celebration of all the everyday things one child's mum does to make her so wonderfully awesome! My Mum says that when I arrivedI was like a stardriftingdownfrom the skyand into her life. The story follows mother and child from... Read More
Format: Hardback
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With lyrical text and charming illustrations, My Mum is an enchanting and stereotype-busting celebration of mothers to be enjoyed again and again.

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My Mum is a beautifully illustrated, stereotype-busting celebration of all the everyday things one child's mum does to make her so wonderfully awesome!

My Mum says that when I arrived
I was like a star
drifting
down
from the sky
and into her life.

The story follows mother and child from before the child is born, celebrating the bond between mother and child even when the child is just a dream. With a wonderful inclusive feel, all mother and child relationships are celebrated in this story - whether biological or adoptive mothers.

A joyous spirit of adventure is present throughout the story, following mother and child as they take on life's big and small adventures - together. From sailing a ship around the garden and exploring forests, streams and meadows to telling stories in a cosy den and cuddling before bedtime, a child reveals all the simple yet amazing things she loves to do with her wondrously adventurous mum.

With lyrical text by Susan Quinn and imagination-filled illustrations from Sarah Mathew, My Mum is a joyous celebration of motherhood, perfect for enjoying together as mum and child - creating a special reading experience for children to treasure.

The perfect gift for new mothers, or Mother's Day, My Mum celebrates the unique bond between mother and child, no matter how this relationship starts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836007722

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: words & pictures

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sarah Mathew

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 444g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Susan Quinn was born in Manchester but has travelled the world: by way of South Africa and Sydney. She became a children's librarian at 23 and then moved back to England. Her first book, Little Bear and the Butterflies, was published by QED in 2014.


Sarah Mathew is a freelance illustrator who lives in Cambridge with her husband and three boys. Sarah is naturally curious and loves collecting little seeds of inspiration. Sarah takes a playful and experimental approach to her work, testing out new ways of working and seeing where the happy accidents or beginnings of ideas go. Sarah has many treasured memories of being snuggled up with her children reading a big pile of picture books.

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