媽媽上班的時候會想我嗎？

by Yeongjin Kim

孩子一天天成長，是媽媽最大的滿足
孩子生病、疼痛、哭泣，媽媽是孩子最大的支柱
孩子與媽媽，是彼此相互支持的力量

作者以一天為時間軸，以同一時間左右跨頁互相對照的方式，呈現出媽媽上班、孩子在學校各自做了些什麼又發生了哪些事，是一個關於母子親情、相互依賴，寫實動人的小故事。

Are You Thinking of Me at Work, Mommy?

This childrens picture book shows whats happening to a mother and daughter during a day. After dropping daughter at the kindergarten, mother rushes to the office for busy work. At the kindergarten, daughter plays and quarrels with classmates. At the end of the day, mother takes daughter home and they both learn that they miss and love each other very much.

44 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2014

Reviews

[Roxanne]

I imagine this book to be an accurate depiction of working mom guilt. Mom starts the day by rushing child to kindergarten and dashes off to board the transit just in time, only to feel guilty for not having said goodbye properly. Mom orders spaghetti for lunch and makes a mental note to fix this favorite dish of her child this coming weekend. Upon seeing a new mother with her infant while taking a stroll at the park with colleague, Mom diverts to memory lane of her child during infancy. Mom worries as grandma picks up child from daycare. Mom teared up a little when grandma calls. Mom speeds up with work so that she can have dinner with child. Mom sprints home after a late meeting. All too familiar even if I'm not a working mother at the moment. These are the feelings I have whenever my child spends time away from me. Did I say goodbye, hug and kiss her properly before she leaves? Whenever I eat something nice I want to share it with her. Seeing other babies reminds me of when she's younger. Rushing home because I miss her.