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A Mother for Choco
by
Keiko Kasza
Choco was a little bird who lived all alone. He wished he had a mother, but who could his mother be? "Just right for the preschool group or beginning reader".--Kirkus Reviews, pointer review. "Young listeners will be charmed by the book's humor, warmth, and surprise ending".--Horn Book. Full color. Age 3-6.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 19th 1996
by Puffin
(first published March 25th 1992)
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Apr 24, 2009
Lisa Vegan
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
particularly for children in adoptive families
I guess this is very sappy story, but I really enjoyed it anyway, although I couldn’t help thinking about the potential dangers some of these animals were to some of the others.
I read this because I loved this author’s picture book: The Dog Who Cried Wolf.
The pictures in this book are wonderful, and it’s a sweet story, and it’s especially applicable for children in adoptive families.
I read this because I loved this author’s picture book: The Dog Who Cried Wolf.
The pictures in this book are wonderful, and it’s a sweet story, and it’s especially applicable for children in adoptive families.
Apr 24, 2009
Jackie "the Librarian"
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
animal-stories,
childrensbooks
Choco is a funny-looking yellow bird with striped blue feet, who doesn't have a home. He goes looking for his mother, but doesn't ever find her, exactly. Instead, he gets adopted by a bear who says she would love to be his mother, too, as she is mother for several other young animals.
Yes, it's sappy, but in a lovely way, and it made me a bit teary.
Yes, it's sappy, but in a lovely way, and it made me a bit teary.
Twenty years after P.D. Eastman’s classic Are You My Mother?, Keiko Kasza presents a heartwarming story of another lonely bird who sets off to find his mother — but is disappointed after interviewing a giraffe, penguin, and walrus, to find that no mother shares his wings, his yellow color, his round cheeks, or his striped feet. When he spies Mrs. Bear he knows she isn’t his mother, but when he begins to cry she immediately comforts him, just as he imagines his mother would do. When she suggests...more
Choco is a goofy-looking little bird who lives alone, and is lonely. He decides to find his mother. He asks a giraffe if she's his mother, because she's yellow. The giraffe concedes that she is yellow like Choco, but she doesn't have wings like Choco, therefore she's not his mother. Choco approaches several other animals that have something in common with his looks, but ultimately those animals are not a perfect physical match.
Finally, the despondent Choco happens upon a bear who scoops up the u...more
Finally, the despondent Choco happens upon a bear who scoops up the u...more
Oct 10, 2011
Kara Roberts
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
animals,
early-readers,
fear,
family,
fitting-in,
fiction,
heart-felt,
life-cycle,
motivation,
nature,
nonfiction,
picture-book,
problem-solving,
relationships
Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together.
Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother...more
Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother...more
Sean continues to borrow books from school, including A Mother for Choco. I really enjoyed reading this story to Sean and it gave us the opportunity to talk about something we've never discussed before: adoption. Choco, the adorable little bird on the cover doesn't have a mother an decides to go find one. He asks a variety of animal mothers and they all turn him down for one reason or another until he meets a mother bear. She welcomes him into her life with open arms (in the form of a bear hug,...more
Oh my heavens! This is my favorite new children's book. It gently introduces the idea of adoption and unique looking families to children with sweet prose, lovely illustrations, and a guessable story-line until the last few pages. I thought I knew where it was going but it was even better than I thought. The first time I read it outloud to my 4 and 2 year old my voice caught in my throat and I became choked up.
They have asked for it several times and really like it! The message is subtle enough...more
They have asked for it several times and really like it! The message is subtle enough...more
It is difficult for me to objectively review this book. I have read this book to my son almost everyday for over three years. This beautifully written book is about a bird named Choco. This bird needs a mother. Choco looks everywhere but cannot find a mother who looks exactly like him. The walrus, giraffe and penguin all encourage Choco to look elsewhere for his mother. When Choco sees Mrs. Bear he knows she cannot be his mother because she looks nothing like him. Soon, Choco discovers that Mrs....more
Little Choco goes looking for his mother, but the other animals say that they don’t look like him so they can’t be his mother. But, when Choco finds Mrs. Bear, he describes what a mother is and Mrs. Bear volunteers to be his mother. Choco then learns that Mrs. Bear’s family consists of an alligator, a hippo, and a piglet, so Choco is right at home. Choco is happy that his new mom “looked just the way she did.”
The book was originally published in Japan and is dedicated to “all the children who ha...more
The book was originally published in Japan and is dedicated to “all the children who ha...more
O my gosh this has been one of my favorite books seen i was little. It is about a little bird who is trying to find his mom. He firsts goes to a giraffe and the giraffe says i dont have wings like you i cant be your mom..then he goes to a penguin and says you have wings ..the penguin says but i dont have your cheeks so he goes to a walrus..and the walrus says i dont have feet like you. Choco thought he would never find his mom. But someone comes along and changes everything! Such a cute story an...more
Sep 24, 2010
Ebookwormy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone raising fragile children, adoption & interracial families
Shelves:
adoption,
kids-preschool
A lovely book whose engaging tales goes far beyond adoption to reach out to any child who has ever felt "different" within his family. While adoption practitioners have embraced this book, it would be a sad waste of a wonderful story (the word adoption is not even used), if it were not read broadly.
The book illustrates that families are built on love and that love for each other is more important that how each member of the family looks. The first time I read it was with my friend and her daught...more
The book illustrates that families are built on love and that love for each other is more important that how each member of the family looks. The first time I read it was with my friend and her daught...more
This is a cute little book that puts a twist on the familiar theme, "are you my mother?" Choco doesn't have a mother so he searches high and low for an animal that looks like him. The giraffe is yellow, the penguin has wings, and the walrus has puffy cheeks, but none of them look just like him and none of them want to be his mother. Finally, he finds a loving mother and she doesn't look quite how you would expect! Families are people who love each other and they can come in all shapes and sizes.
This book is about a little bird name Choco who lived all alone. He wished he had a mother but he doesn't know who. One day Choco set off to find her. He aked all kinds of animals about his mother but he didn't meet anyone who loooked just like him. Then he thought about all the things that his mommy would do if she were there. How she would hug him and hiss him and play with him and finally Choco found his mother. This book has pretty illustration and I think it is also good for children theate...more
A lonely little yellow bird named Choco searches for a mother. He tries to find a mother that matches one of his physical characteristics, but in the end he finds a mother in an unlikely creature who has assembled an unlikely family of animals.
A GREAT read aloud about adoption. The story is heart-warming and the soft watercolor illustrations paint the animals in their best possible lights. The text is reminiscent of "Are You My Mother" by P.D. Eastman.
Recommended for grades preK-2
A GREAT read aloud about adoption. The story is heart-warming and the soft watercolor illustrations paint the animals in their best possible lights. The text is reminiscent of "Are You My Mother" by P.D. Eastman.
Recommended for grades preK-2
A Mother for Choco is about a little bird who doesn't have a mother and he goes out to look for a perfect mom. The little bird finds a mom who doesn't look anything like him and at the end he is in a family with different animals. The author stresses the importance of understanding that we're all different but its okay to be different. This would be a great book for children because they would gain knowledge about different families and how combining different races together isn't a bad thing.
Poor Choco needs a mother and he wanders around looking for her. He asks everyone he comes across if they are his mother but everyone tells him no because they don't look like him. He finally asks Ms. Bear if she is his mother and even though she doesn't look like him she acts like a mother and says she will take him home. When he gets there he finds other animals who needed mothers who found one in Ms. Bear. This would be a great book to use to teach about adoptive families.
My children and I love this heartwarming story of adoption, told in a way that is both lovingly silly and accessible to young children. We read this again and again and each time laughed at the silliness in the pages and yearned for the time when Choco found her home. My husband's only complaint is that the father is never mentioned, so he adds the lines, "Then Father Bear comes home, reads all the children a book, and tucks them into bed." to the end of the story.
A Mother for Choco is one of my very favorite books showing adoptive/foster families. Without being heavy-handed or shouting "ADOPTION!" it shows a family constructed through caring, need, and love. I value the ways it validates my students who (for whatever reasons) don't look like other members of their family, but also encourages ALL children to think about what really makes a family (which isn't necessarily a shared bloodline).
Feb 09, 2011
Yuki
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone! Esp. adoptive mothers & children
Recommended to Yuki by:
SMC reading list
Very sweet story of little Choco who wishes he had a mother and sets off to find her. Each animal he runs into has some trait in common, but doesn't look anything like Choco and he moves on. He finally runs into Mrs. Bear who asks him what are all the things that mothers do?
The book was originally published in Japan and is dedicated to “..all the children who have found their own Mrs. Bear.” The illustrations are bright watercolors.
The book was originally published in Japan and is dedicated to “..all the children who have found their own Mrs. Bear.” The illustrations are bright watercolors.
A little bird named Choco wants a mother, but everyone points out why they can't be his mother (no wings, cheeks are different, no puffy cheeks, etc.). Choco becomes more and more discouraged and cries. When bear sees him she treats him kindly and helps him to see that a mother doesn't have to look exactly like you. I couldn't help to read this and believe it is a story that many adopted children would delight in.
Choco is a very lonely little bird. He doesn’t have a mother so he decides to go out and find a mother. Choco asks all kinds of animals if they are his mother. They all say they don’t look like him so they can’t be his mother. He starts to cry because he doesn’t belong, no one looks like him, so, no one is his mother. Miss Bear hears Choco crying and asks what is wrong. he tells her that he doesn’t look like anyone so he doesn’t belong. Bear asks Choco what would a mother do instead of asking Ch...more
A Mother for Choco is an adorable story about a baby bird who is trying to find his mother. He goes from animal to animal trying to find his mom and family but doesn't seem to have any luck until the end. I would recommend reading this book to children in pre-k or kindergarten. It does a great job of teaching the children that families come in all shapes and sizes though the use of animals.
Children love to follow along with this story and found out if choco finds a mother. Could be used for text-to-text depending on other books you have read to your class or maybe even as a text-to-self depending on your students. Children can infer with this book as choco goes along and meets new characters along the way and can infer the "moral" of the story when they get to the end.
Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-a
I didn't love the art, but this is a great adoption story! Choco needs a mother, but even though the giraffe is yellow like him, she's not his mother, and even though the penguin has wings like him, she's not his mother. The bear comforts Choco and gives him kisses, and even though she doesn't look like Choco, she turns out to be just the right mother for him. Nice!
My kids both love this book. A little bird discovers that his mother does not have to look like him in order to be his mother. My daughter loves the page where the mother bear is pictured with wings, yellow feathers and striped feet, saying, "That would make me look very funny!" It is kind of the opposite message of the popular book "Are You My Mother?".
I absolutely love this book. I picked it up for mothers day theme for my son's weekly stries. This book is amazing. The writer captured feeling in the pictures and the right word. I was in tears reading a children's story. Every mother needs to read this story every child who may not look like their mommy needs to have this book in the shelves.
I think this book would be great for younger children. A teacher could read this book to a class and then have a lesson about how different families can be. The teacher could even have the students bring in pictures of their family that day. A teacher could talk about how a family is a family no matter the shape, size, or ethnicity.
This book was read as a read aloud for our class and the teacher made several amazing connections with the book. it could be used for inference lessons based on the connections she made. She inferred throughout the book that the characters in the book believed that in order to be someone's mother you had to look like them. At the book's end Choco learns that the bear can be his mother even though they do not look alike because she will take care of him and love him like a mother.This would be a...more
Oct 11, 2012
Jenna
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
inferring,
bullying,
culture,
curiosity,
family,
favorites,
fitting-in,
kindness,
segregation-racism,
teachers
A wonderful story for children that do not understand the visual of families that do not look the same. This book could help for adoption, race, etc. issues that young children do not understand. I was introduced to this book with the concept of inferring. This would be ideal for a lesson on inferring in the classroom,
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