Mama

by Eleanor Schick

Book Overview

It's not ever easy losing a parent, but it's especially hard for a child. With her mother gone, memory alone connects one little girl in New York City to the love they shared, to the security she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761450602
• ISBN13: 9780761450603
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A Poignant Story of a Child Coping with the Loss of her Mother

Mama is the story of a little girl learning that her mother is sick and is going to die, and then coping with that death once it happens. The watercolor illustrations succeed in capturing the emotions as they unfold. Mama is a story to share with a child who is struggling with the loss of a parent. It acknowledges the pain that the child feels, but also offers the tender reassurance that things will be OK.