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Mama Don't Go Out Tonight
"Mama, Mama, don't go out tonight!" says one little girl as her mother gets ready for a fancy-dress ball. But Mama reassures her that nighttime is grown-up time and Daisy will be over to babysit.
With ingenious design and illustrations that dance off the page, the reader watches Daisy and the little girl create their own fun with dress-up clothes and books, while, at the same time, Mama steps and twirls in her fancy dress. A goodnight kiss when Mama returns home is the perfect ending to this sweet, reassuring story.
With ingenious design and illustrations that dance off the page, the reader watches Daisy and the little girl create their own fun with dress-up clothes and books, while, at the same time, Mama steps and twirls in her fancy dress. A goodnight kiss when Mama returns home is the perfect ending to this sweet, reassuring story.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2002
About the author
Sally Gardner
116 books637 followersAKA Wray Delaney
Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions.
After the births of twin daughters and a son, she started first to illustrate and then to write picture books and chapter books, usually with fairytale- or otherwise magical subject matter. She has been called 'an idiosyncratic genius' by London’s Sunday Times.
Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions.
After the births of twin daughters and a son, she started first to illustrate and then to write picture books and chapter books, usually with fairytale- or otherwise magical subject matter. She has been called 'an idiosyncratic genius' by London’s Sunday Times.
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August 26, 2013
A story about Mum going out ( to a dancing contest:-) while her daughter is being watched by babysitter.
I like that the pages are divided in two parts, so the kid listening to the story, can see what mum's doing - as well as the daugther having fun with her sitter. And then mum and her dancing partner even wins a teddy bear ;-)
I like that the pages are divided in two parts, so the kid listening to the story, can see what mum's doing - as well as the daugther having fun with her sitter. And then mum and her dancing partner even wins a teddy bear ;-)
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February 8, 2012A good book about leaving your child when they want you to stay at home.
On the hardcover shelf.
On the hardcover shelf.
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