When Mom's Away
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Things are changing for one little girl whose mom is a busy doctor. When her mom has to be in quarantine—sleeping on a cot in their garage to keep the family safe from the virus—the girl does her best to be brave. She and her dad spend time together, she goes to school online, and she helps her grandparents too…making sure to wave so they know it's her!
They join their neighbours outside to thank the doctors and nurses around the world for their hard work. But of course the highlight of the day is when mom comes home, and they wave to each other through the window. A great story to inspire hope and confidence in both little ones and big ones when times may seem uncertain.
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Crafted by a mother-daughter team, this first-person narrative follows a biracial girl with dark hair and light brown skin whose white mother is a frontline doctor in a situation whose name is never mentioned. When "the virus is spreading again and sending lots of people to the hospital," her mother goes to work each day and quarantines in the garage; the girl's bespectacled father, who has light brown skin, takes care of her, preparing her for virtual school each day. At Dad's encouragement, the two commit to doing their part by taking precautions and assisting at-risk individuals: "We make sure to wash our hands, wear masks when we do go out, and shop for our neighbor so she can stay at home." Ahmad's prose is straightforward; textured art by Zaman enlivens each text-heavy page of this realistic pandemic primer. Ages 6–8.
