Mommies Are Amazing

by Meredith Costain, Polona Lovsin (Illustrator)

Overview

In this companion to Daddies Are Awesome, mommy cats and kittens take the spotlight, celebrating moms of all kinds.

Loving and thoughtful, playful and daring, cuddly and caring—mommies are amazing. This gentle rhyming text celebrates the special bond between mother and child. Adorable mommy cat and kitten illustrations make this completely charming!

Godwin Books

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250107213
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Pages:	28
Sales rank:	460,591
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 15.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Meredith Costain is the author of Daddies Are Awesome and many other books for children. Her first poem was published when she was eight, and she has been writing ever since. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her partner and their pets.

Polona Lovšin is the illustrator of Daddies Are Awesome. She grew up on her grandparents' farm in Slovenia, where her dad gave her colored pencils and paints as a child. She went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, Slovenia, before beginning her career as an illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

Daddies Are Awesome:

"Daddy-and-child dog lovers can try some of these canine ways of expressing affection." —Kirkus Reviews

"Costain’s sweetly simple rhymes are well-matched to Lovsin’s cuddly dog portraits" —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

02/20/2017
It’s all about moms—feline ones—in this playful companion to the dog-centric Daddies Are Awesome. Lovsin’s handsome illustrations capture the distinctive mannerisms of more than a dozen cat families. “Mommies are clever./ They know when you’re sad./ They’ll hug you and kiss you/ when you’re feeling bad,” writes Costain in a pair of scenes; in one, a Maine coon cat envelops its child, and a calico mother licks her kitten in the other. Animal-loving children will revel in the careful detail Lovsin brings to her feline portraits, while mothers will appreciate the underlying moms-can-do-it-all message. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

2017-03-20
The team of Costain and Lovšin (Daddies are Awesome, 2016) gives moms their due.Rhyming verses tell of all the ways moms are amazing: "Mommies are magic. / They kiss away troubles… // …find gold in the sunlight / and rainbows in bubbles." Moms are joyful—the best playmates. They are also fearless and will protect and soothe if you are scared. Clever moms know just what to do when you're sad, sporty moms run and leap and climb, while tender moms cuddle. "My mommy's so special. / I tell her each day… // … just how much I love her / in every way!" Whereas dads were illustrated with playful pups and grown-up dogs in the previous book, moms are shown as cats with their kittens in myriad colors, sizes, and breeds. Lovšin's cats look as though they are smiling at each other in their fun, though several spreads are distractingly cut in half by the gutter. However delightful the presentation—the verse rolls fairly smoothly, and the cats are pretty cute—the overall effect is akin to a cream puff's: very sweet and insubstantial.A $16.99 Mother's Day card for cat lovers. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews