Just Like a Mama
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2020
Summary
Celebrate the heart connection between adopted children and the forever families who welcome them with kindness, care, and unconditional love in this powerful picture book.
Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is everything—tender and sweet. She is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. In the midst of their happy home, Carol misses her mother and father. She longs to be with them. But until that time comes around, she learns to surrender to the l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534461833 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534461833 |
| Author: | Alice Faye Duncan, Charnelle Pinkney Barlow |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 429g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“A beautiful story of love and kinship, so needed for the many children living apart from their nuclear families.” - Kirkus Reviews
“A beautiful story of love and kinship, so needed for the many children living apart from their nuclear families.” - Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Alice Faye Duncan
Alice Faye Duncan is the author of several books, including the classic NAACP Award–nominated board book, Honey Baby Sugar Child, and Just Like a Mama. Ms. Duncan is a school librarian in Memphis, Tennessee, and conducts writing workshops for parents and educators. Her latest picture book, Memphis, Martin and the Mountaintop, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow is a Georgia-based illustrator and surface designer. She has an MFA in illustration as a visual essay from the School of Visual Arts and a BFA in illustration from University of the Arts, and is the granddaughter of celebrated illustrator Jerry Pinkney.
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