Mama's Home
$39.64
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2022
Summary
A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girl basks in the love of her community–which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.
Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works—different houses for every day of the week.
Mondays mean Nurse L…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593180228 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593180224 |
| Author: | Shay Youngblood, Lo Harris |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“A joyful, heartfelt celebration of family–born and chosen–and community, of Black womanhood and expressions of love.”– Kirkus Reviews , starred review
★ “A joyful, heartfelt celebration of family—born and chosen—and community, of Black womanhood and expressions of love.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A rich chosen-family story of love, care, and community.” —The Horn Book
About The Author
Shay Youngblood
Georgia-born writer Shay Youngblood is author of the novels Black Girl in Paris and Soul Kiss (Riverhead Books) and a collection of short fiction, The Big Mama Stories (Firebrand Books). Her plays have been widely produced. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a Pushcart Prize for fiction. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Brown University and has taught Creative Writing at NYU. She currently lives in Atlanta.
Lo Harris is an illustrator and motion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Bessemer, Alabama and, from the time her family had a computer, she would spend hours on Microsoft Paint. She currently works as an Associate Animator at NBC News Digital, and has previously done work for The New York Times, Bustle and The Chicago Reporter. Lo seeks to creates work that empowers women through celebrations of self-love, self-compassion and sisterhood.
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