Mama Do You Love Me Author:Barbara M. Joosse, Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator) Mama, do you love me? Yes I do, Dear One. — How much? — In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent's love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more captivating by its unusual Arctic setting. The lyrical text introduces young readers to a distinctively different... more » culture, while at the same time showing that the special love that exists between parent and child transcends all boundaries of time and place. The story is beautifully complemented by graphically stunning illustrations that are filled with such exciting animals as whales, wolves, puffins, and sled dogs, and a carefully researched glossary provides additional information on Arctic life. This tender and reassuring book is one that both parents and children will turn to again and again.« less
This is a really great book. Using an Innuit (Eskimo) setting it addresses one of the greatest fears of very young children, "If I do something wrong will my Mama stop loving me"? The illustrations are also outstanding.
We love reading this book at the end of a rough day to remind everyone that a grumpy mood, or turning into a polar bear and chasing your mother into a tent, does not change a thing in our hearts.
An eskimo child asks her mother if she loves her and her mother gives a lot of comparisons in the Eskimo environment.The author is an eskimo. Several pages talk about the animals in the Eskimo environment at the end. The Illustrations are fabulous. I read this book all the time to my kids when they were little and they loved this book so much both of them kept their books and they are teens. Great book. I was in Alaska and I saw a lot of copies of this book there.
An Inuit child playfully questions her mother's love, ("What if I turned into a musk-ox?") and each time, her mother reassures her that her love is unconditional. The lyrical text and unique, spirited illustrations convey a timeless message. A glossary and brief history of the Inuit is included.
