This beloved story of a child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly proves that a parents love is unconditional and everlasting is a perfect first book for toddlers.
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This exceptional board-book tells a beautiful and timeless story about a daughter's attempt to find the limit of her mother's love. Barbara Lavallee's exquisite illustrations of Alaska, with their exaggeratedly foreshortened perspective and rich tones of violet, blue-gray, and gray-green, tell of an easy declaration ("I love you more than the raven loves his treasure, more than the dog loves his tail, more than the whale loves his spout") that is pushed, and pushed, and ("What if I put salmon in your parka ... and ermine in your mukluks?") pushed. There's a quiet joyfulness in both the antics of the Inuit mother and daughter and in the animals--including a polar bear and a musk ox--that the daughter imagines she might become. A charming story for mothers and daughters of all ages. (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr
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A decade ago, PW called Barbara Joosse's Mama, Do You Love Me?, illus. by Barbara Lavallee, "a striking volume which uses a timeless culture to convey a timeless message." Chronicle celebrates the book's success with a 10th anniversary commemorative edition that includes a fabric jacket and a limited edition print of mother and child.
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--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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By Meaghan
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was a little damaged but not in any part that really mattered. Otherwise, fantastic book, great buy for kids!
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By Barbara Bell
Format:Board book
This book is a great example of a child probing for answers. "Mama, Do You Love Me?" allows a child to seek out the boundaries of a mother's love. It touches upon cause and effect, with the chid daring the mother to still love even if she does the most horrible things. The mother's response is that although she would be sad, she would still love her child.
I thought this book was a great teaching tool to say, "I love you, my child, even when you do things that are not so nice."
I thought this book was a great teaching tool to say, "I love you, my child, even when you do things that are not so nice."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
I bought this when my daughter was 6 mos (she's now 2), we cant make it through this book! The story is a little long, definitely NOT simple (although it is beautiful, a mothers love is unconditional). The illustrations are ok, not catchy enough for the younger set. The text is definitely multicultural, ermine, mukluks, frankly its a little hard to read. The overall feeling of this book is BEAUTIFUL, and I trully hope that we'll enjoy it in the future. Just not now.
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Good book for boy or girl
I was a little put off by the idea that this is a "great book for mothers and daughters". Just because the child in the story is a girl does not mean that this book is not for... Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by D. Brown
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Too much for the age level for which it's intended
There are about 10 words in this book I could not define without pulling out the dictionary. Heck..a few I can't even pronounce! Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004 by "heymargi"
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Love is the only thing that really matters! There's no mistaking the powerful allure of unconditional love in this young children's book, which has just been republished in a 10th... Read more
Published on May 30 2003 by BigHeart
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Comments from The Spiritual Reviewer
Love is the only thing that really matters! There's no mistaking the powerful allure of unconditional love in this young children's book, which has just been republished in a 10th... Read more
Published on May 30 2003 by BigHeart
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Comments from The Spiritual Reviewer
Love is the only thing that really matters! There's no mistaking the powerful allure of unconditional love in this young children's book, which has just been republished in a 10th... Read more
Published on May 30 2003 by BigHeart
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A winner!
This book is one of my favorites for preschoolers (and even for older children--my first grade students enjoyed it, too). Read more
Published on Dec 10 2002
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We love this book!
We ordered the board book version of this book, and we read it over and over again. Beautiful illustrations, and an enjoyable read. Read more
Published on Oct 11 2002
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Child/Parent Bond is a Privilege
Yes, this book deals with a mother and her young daughter, but as the mother of two sons, ages 3 and 5, my boys are mesmerized with the beauty of the simplicity, tenderness, and... Read more
Published on Mar 12 2002 by Leticia Araujo Perez
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Wonderful Bedtime Message
I was so excited when this book arrived, I immediately read it to my 6 month baby girl. She enjoyed it so much (as much as a 6 mo. could) I read it twice! Read more
Published on Jan 4 2002 by Melissa Reed
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Unconditional Love
I love this book! The illustrations are amazing. My children are always engrossed in this book whenever it is read. Read more
Published on Nov 7 2001 by N. Silcott
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