My Mommy Medicine
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn't feeling well, from renowned author Edwidge Danticat.
Whenever I am sick,
Or just feel kind of gloomy or sad,
I can always count on my Mommy Medicine.
When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day!
Award-winning memoirist Edwidge Danticat's rich and lyrical text envelops the reader in the security of a mother's love, and debut artist Shannon Wright's vibrant art infuses the story with even more warmth.
A Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner 2019
2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The narrator, a brown-skinned girl, defines "Mommy Medicine" as a special brand of TLC a combination of pampering and playfulness that her mother offers "whenever I am sick or just feel kind of gloomy or sad." Mommy's indomitable energy and toolkit of healing techniques are something to behold: she can plant "a kiss so loud it reminds me of a French horn at Mardi Gras," deliver a rousing medley, give her all in a session of pretend play, or just sit quietly with her daughter "watching my ceiling's glow-in-the-dark stars flicker, making our own sky." Heartfelt prose by adult author Danticat can seem more like an adult's recollection than a child's impression ("Sometimes it's a whispered prayer, just before nodding off at nap time"), but the vignettes are full of glad familial love. Wright, an illustrator and cartoonist making her picture book debut, supplies largely realistic scenes in a poignant home-video style. Together, they leave no doubt about how good it feels to be the total center of attention even when there's "actual" yucky medicine involved. Ages 3 6.
