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Are You My Mother?
by
P.D. Eastman
This is the classic from which many of our staff first learned to read, starting us on a path of unremitting bibliophilia. Are You My Mother? follows a confused baby bird who's been denied the experience of imprinting as he asks cows, planes, and steam shovels the Big Question. In the end he is happily reunited with his maternal parent in a glorious moment of recognition.
Board Book, 24 pages
Published
September 8th 1998
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 1960)
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Jul 13, 2011
Ramon Ream
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Mystery Junkies and Problem Solvers
Recommended to Ramon by:
Mom
Shelves:
best-reviews
Suspenseful thriller. I love a good mystery and I didn't figure this one out until the end of the book. I won't spoil it for you but lets just say in the end you'll kick yourself at how obvious it was.
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Jan 16, 2008
Ann M
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
anyone with a mother, or who is a mother
Recommended to Ann by:
I remembered it from childhood. I loved it when I was little.
I absolutely love this book!!!! This book never gets old and never stops being fun to read or hear. We LOVE this book!
For years Thea pretended to "pop!" from the egg. She still does sometimes. And this book is how she first learned that animals EAT other animals..
She knew birds caught worms. But it wasn't until I asked her what the baby bird was going to DO with the worm that I realized she didn't know. She said the worm was going to live in the nest with the baby bird. Like a pet.
So I, somewh...more
For years Thea pretended to "pop!" from the egg. She still does sometimes. And this book is how she first learned that animals EAT other animals..
She knew birds caught worms. But it wasn't until I asked her what the baby bird was going to DO with the worm that I realized she didn't know. She said the worm was going to live in the nest with the baby bird. Like a pet.
So I, somewh...more
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Grades: pre-k to 2nd
When I was in first grade, my sister and I found out we were adopted. I instantly sought comfort in this book. We were told we were adopted because in class we had to write down where we inherited our facial features and hair from. I couldn't say where I got my curly hair from and when my teacher told me I had to get curly hair from someone in my family, I came home from school on a mission to discover where it came from knowing that I was the only one with curls. The idea th...more
When I was in first grade, my sister and I found out we were adopted. I instantly sought comfort in this book. We were told we were adopted because in class we had to write down where we inherited our facial features and hair from. I couldn't say where I got my curly hair from and when my teacher told me I had to get curly hair from someone in my family, I came home from school on a mission to discover where it came from knowing that I was the only one with curls. The idea th...more
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I loved this book as a kid and recently reread it because I bought it for our daughter. The only part I liked this time was when the baby bird fell out of the tree. It's a mystery what I saw in it as a kid, so I'm hoping when I can read it to my daughter she'll find it as fascinating as I once did and will be able to explain it to me. I really am curious to get some insight into the little kid mind, not that I've lost my little kid mind because I still love P. D. Eastman's Go Dog Go! which I've...more
Mar 18, 2013
Avery Maxwell
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
classics
This book is about a baby bird who is trying to figure out who its mother is. He searches far and wide and asks many things if they are his mother, but nothing looks promising. Finally, he is returned to his nest where he is reunited with his mother bird. One thing I really liked about this book is that it only uses a few select colors in the illustrations: red, yellow, and brown. The remaining background to each picture is left a blank white. I think that this adds to the story because it makes...more
Feb 05, 2013
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-00-04
Are You My Mother, a simple, well-loved classic, opens with a mother bird sitting on her egg. When the egg begins to move, she leaves to find some food for her anticipated baby. In her absence, the egg hatches, and the hatchling sets out in search of his mother. He asks a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a cow if they are his mother, and each says "no." He sees a car, a boat, and an airplane, is disappointed that none of them are his mother either. Finally, he finds a construction digger, which he call...more
A little egg is about to hatch and so the mother bird goes off to get some worms for her newborn. While she's gone, the bird hatches and falls out of the nest. He cannot fly but begins to walk, looking for his mother. He comes across a cat, who he finds out isn't his mother, then a hen, then a dog, all of which turn out to not be his mother. He continues along looking for his mother, coming across more animals and even different types of vehicles. Eventually a bulldozer, which the tiny bird call...more
Summary
The story, Are You My Mother? starts off by a mother bird sitting on a yellow egg in her nest. Then all of a sudden the egg she’s sitting on starts to jump and shake so she decides to go find some food to feed her baby bird before the egg hatches. Soon after the egg hatches and the baby bird doesn’t see his mother he asks “Where is my mother?” The baby bird decides to step out of the nest and sets off to find his mother. Throughout the story we see how the baby bird encounters a series of...more
The story, Are You My Mother? starts off by a mother bird sitting on a yellow egg in her nest. Then all of a sudden the egg she’s sitting on starts to jump and shake so she decides to go find some food to feed her baby bird before the egg hatches. Soon after the egg hatches and the baby bird doesn’t see his mother he asks “Where is my mother?” The baby bird decides to step out of the nest and sets off to find his mother. Throughout the story we see how the baby bird encounters a series of...more
I loved this book. The mother bird has a bondage with her unborn baby bird before arriving to this earth. The mother bird is a compassionate, warm, loving and caregiver. This book is emotional with encouragement to follow what you truly believe in. The baby bird has fallen into experience a lifetime journey to seek his mother. The mother bird was being a good steward to seek food for baby bird. When you have a bond with your dad or mom. There is an attachment that has a calling upon your heart t...more
"Are You My Mother?" is a book that is about a baby chick's challenge to figure out who his mother is. In the beginning his mother flew to look for some food, the mother thinking when her baby chick is born, he'll want food to eat. Well the baby chick automatically think he is in the world alone without a mother, so his mission is to find his mother. This newborn is very smart in my opinion, he already knows that he has to have a mother, He has no idea how his mother looks or anything but he acc...more
This is one of my favorite books that I used to read to my children. Baby bird hatched and Mother bird was no where to be found, and baby bird was confused that his mother was not there. There is alot going on in baby bird's mind, one is his perseverance to find his mother, and the other is the realization that if he just stayed home his mother would be back. The other thing he learned and that was, what animals were not his mother. This is a good beginning reader, has simple words and sequencin...more
This book brought back a lot of memeories for me I remember walking down the street looking for my mother when she had went to the store to get something to cook for us of course other adults were in my home but they were asleep but I wanted to my mother. Luckily my mother was coming down the street and she told me that she was thinking, "Who would let their young child walk up the street by themselves?" before she realized it was her child and she immediately rushed me into the car and when we...more
Apr 01, 2012
Souaad Asar
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-literature
Are you my mother? By P.D Eastman is a wonderful book with a simple story that keeps children interest, because the little ones are concerned about what happens if they got separated from a parent or caregiver. The story talks about a baby bird whose mother left to find food. He was born alone and looks around for the mom. While the baby bird tries to find her he falls out of the nest. Then he asks everyone and everything he meets if they are his mother. The question may appear extremely silly t...more
This books is an easy to read book for children ages 3 to 5 years of age to learn to start reading. A 3 year old may not know the words in the book but recognize the animals in the pictures and grasp the concept of mommy and baby bird from their own personal experience. Even though the words may be much for a 3 year old, the story is quick and it is fun to read to children, because of the with a plot of the baby bird trying to find his mother. This book introduces the concept of pairing same-lik...more
This book is based on a baby bird’s struggle to distinguish who his mother is. His mother flew off to find food for her baby before he hatched. She wanted to be prepared for his arrival and it was her maternal instinct to do so. “He will want to eat”. When the baby bird hatches he automatically thinks he is alone and sets out to find his mother. He is quite advanced for such a new baby bird as he has the awareness that he should have a mother. He has no idea who his mother is or what she physica...more
Nov 28, 2009
Nathaniel Chattic
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
easy-to-read
Grades: 1st - Early 2nd
This is a classic tale of mother to sibling relationship, and makes for a quality read a loud to beginning readers. Each of the characters in the story are enjoyable, and the tale itself is very easy to follow along for a few reasons. First, the text is bold and easy to see. Second, there is a rhythm and pacing to the story which makes it easy for listeners to keep track of the action. Thirdly, there is plenty of repetition in the story, so listeners will not be quick to f...more
This is a classic tale of mother to sibling relationship, and makes for a quality read a loud to beginning readers. Each of the characters in the story are enjoyable, and the tale itself is very easy to follow along for a few reasons. First, the text is bold and easy to see. Second, there is a rhythm and pacing to the story which makes it easy for listeners to keep track of the action. Thirdly, there is plenty of repetition in the story, so listeners will not be quick to f...more
I think this makes a good book for early readers, just as it is suggested. It has a lot of words that students will learn as sight words (basic verbs like went and said, other words like up, down, stop) and many other common words that students learn early on (bird, kitten, dog, plane). This book was repetitive, but I think that would be helpful for early readers to see the same words over and over. There was an illustration for each part of the text, which would help a young reader in figuring...more
Strange story, the main character was VERY dim which did not suit the story.
It at first seemed as though it would be a breath taking story started with the age old question. "Are you my mother?" But his repeated asking of this question (To other animals and inanimate objects that could not possibly be his mother.)I found slightly disturbing. It also contributed to my fear that this newly hatched bird, had mental retardation brought on by his fall from the nest.
This book also brings up another s...more
It at first seemed as though it would be a breath taking story started with the age old question. "Are you my mother?" But his repeated asking of this question (To other animals and inanimate objects that could not possibly be his mother.)I found slightly disturbing. It also contributed to my fear that this newly hatched bird, had mental retardation brought on by his fall from the nest.
This book also brings up another s...more
This is a great book to introduce young children to the world of reading as it is a very easy read with simple words. The illustrations are very colourful which is what I liked about it. There is nothing worse than a good story and boring pictures! It is a story about a bird who hatches from an egg but to her surprise, cannot find her mother anywhere. She ends up asking planes, cows and even a shovel, ‘are you my mother?’ I thought asking a plane was a bit silly but I won’t go into that! The end...more
What was the Snort's motivation for placing the baby bird back in the nest? That just came too fast for me. Maybe because the version I own is a board book--I think the story may have been abridged to fit within a board book's formatting guidelines. I chuckle each time I read this book because I wonder about the complex this poor baby bird will have when it hatches to find itself alone. And then when the mother returns, there is no remorse for her absence when her child enters the world! And the...more
A baby bird has just hatched and is unable to find its mother. Not knowing that she has just “stepped out” to get him a bite to eat, he heads off determined to find her. The wild adventure continues until at last “Snort” comes to the rescue. Who would have thought that finding out who he mother was would have been so difficult.
Movement: Retell the story together and act out the parts of the animals.
Art: Using old magazines, cut out pictures of mothers and children to make a collage. You can also...more
Movement: Retell the story together and act out the parts of the animals.
Art: Using old magazines, cut out pictures of mothers and children to make a collage. You can also...more
I picked this book up at a flea market for just a $1 and it has been the best dollar I ever spent :-p This book is a favorite in our house... in fact, my daughter Josie has become so attached to it, she takes it everywhere, even to bed at night. While there's no deep moral to the story or overtly educational value, it is in an entertaining and very cute story that is great for introducing children to reading... even before they can actually read. Although my girls are just starting to be able to...more
This book is a wonderful edition to anyone's library! The exciting story line is easy for children to follow, and fun for them to anticipate. It introduces many different animals, and mechanical apparatuses for the children to enjoy and identify. However, the illustrations are rather flat and lack colorfulness. Luckily the wonderful story-line and happy ending give this book the edge to still pull off a four star-rating.
Learning Experience:
To help learn the sequence of events I would bring in a...more
Learning Experience:
To help learn the sequence of events I would bring in a...more
Oct 28, 2011
Megan Baker
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-literature
Are You My Mother? is a picture book that is intended for nursery or primary readers. A baby bird has seemed to have lost his mother and needs help finding her. The baby bird does not know who his mother is, so he searches high and low to find her. The baby bird asks different animals if they are his mother, in which they all reply "no". Eventually the baby bird is pointed in the right direction where he is reunited with his mother.
I rated this book with three stars because the illustrations i...more
I rated this book with three stars because the illustrations i...more
The story Are You My Mother?, is a very cute story about a tiny baby bird. The baby bird’s mother was out getting the little baby bird some food because she could sense the egg was going to hatch soon. While the mother was gone the egg hatched! Out came a tiny cute little bird. The bird was curious where its’ mother was so it hopped out of the nest to find her. The small bird searched all around asking dogs, cows, and other animals. Then the bird finally came across a construction machine and as...more
What a ingenious way of beginning a conversation about physical characteristics and their similarities with biological parents! When children show curiosity about why they look a certain way or resemble their parents or do not resemble their adopted parents, this book can be used as theme beginner in the classroom. The little bird in the book observes different animals and is able to identify it's mother based on similar physical features. Critical thinking is enhanced through this read.
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Are You My Mother? is a cute story that could be used to for a quick read aloud without the pictures, but it could also be a learning experience for early readers. With a look at the story pages, the reader can see that the baby bird is using his observation skills to determine who looks most likely to be his mother. This story could be used to help students see the importance of using their environment and senses to figure things out. Children can use the pictures to imagine what the little bir...more
I enjoyed this book a lot. It has the factor of mistery in it, which is great for first and sdecond graders. I absolutely liked the fact, that even though baby bird hatched without a mother by his side, he knew he had one and went looking for her, later when she returned he welcomed her with open arms, with no remorse at all. He was extremely happy to finally find his mother. It shows the bond between a mother and her child, which is a bond that lasts a lifetime, and what better way to teach chi...more
Mar 01, 2012
Nadya
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
child-to-mother-relationship,
rhyming
Review: This book focuses on the little bird trying to find her mother. It has the mother to child relationship. The illustrations are easy for children to relate to and think it is humorous. The illustrations use just a few simple colors. The book is an easy read for children.
Learning Experience: Have pictures of baby animals and pictures of the full grown animals. Teach the children names of the animals and how some animals have different names then their parent.
Example: a picture of a baby c...more
Learning Experience: Have pictures of baby animals and pictures of the full grown animals. Teach the children names of the animals and how some animals have different names then their parent.
Example: a picture of a baby c...more
Apr 10, 2013
Kat Scoggin
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ch-bks-foriegnlanguage,
own-hardcopy
I love that my edition has both the English and Spanish on each page. I read this to my daughter in both languages to expose her to Spanish, but find myself picking up vocabulary I didn't have in my own rudimentary Spanish too.
This is the story of a baby bird whose mother goes to find him food before he hatches so he breaks out of his shell to an empty nest. He falls out of his nest so he can seek out his mother asking various animals (kitten, hen, cow, etc) and objects (train, boat, etc) if th...more
This is the story of a baby bird whose mother goes to find him food before he hatches so he breaks out of his shell to an empty nest. He falls out of his nest so he can seek out his mother asking various animals (kitten, hen, cow, etc) and objects (train, boat, etc) if th...more
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Philip Dey "Phil" Eastman was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator. As an author, he is known primarily as P. D. Eastman. A protégé of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.
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“You are not my mother. You are a scary Snort!”
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