I Love My Mommy

I Love My Parents #Mommy

by Sebastien Braun

Sometimes mommies are funny and playful. Other times they are warm and comforting. And mommies always know when to laugh, where to play, and how to love. Through simple, moving text and endearing illustrations, Sebastien Braun captures the spirit of motherhood in a celebration for every mother and child.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Animals, Family, Love

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

"I’m French and studied fine and applied arts at Strasbourg University.
I taught applied arts before becoming a freelance illustrator, first of all for editorial clients in Paris.
When I moved to London in 2000 I developed my illustrations for children and since then have been
working exclusively on children’s picture books.

If you’d like more information about my work, please drop me a line.
I’m a member of the Association of Illustrators."

from http://www.sebastienbraun.com/about

Reviews

[Lorellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very sweet book for mom to read with a little one.

[Terry]

Toddlers and preschoolers will love this book! It is a great quiet-time book, especially before nap or bedtime. Parents will likely tire of its simplicity (single sentence per page), but the cuddle factor is worth it! Once the kids know the end, they will want to re-read just for the hugs!

[Yagyrlr · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 13 monther clapped at the end it's a 5 star to us.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such an adorable book about the joys of motherhood. I love that Brain showed multiple “mom animals” instead of sticking to just one. It is a great book for kids to know that Moms are pretty special;)

[Katelynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute, sweet book about mothers and children featuring animals in the illustrations.

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

Soothing cadence, exciting to look forward to new animals on each page.

[The Reading Writing Puppet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

[Addie · Rating 5 out of 5]

22 month old and I loved this one. So sweet! We looked through the illustrations again right after we finished because it was that cute.

[AME22 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and sweet. We enjoyed the animal mom and baby illustrations.

[Reesha (For the love of Classics) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. They have a similar one for fathers too.

[TFE · Rating 4 out of 5]

different cover picture but sweet and simple book about mom. Not a favorite of the kids but decent.

[TJE · Rating 4 out of 5]

different cover picture but sweet and simple book about mom. Not a favorite of the kids but decent.

[Hailee Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Love My Mommy
Summary: This is a story about a mommy and baby raccoon. It is a sweet and loving story. It is not very text heavy but it at the end has a great message. It is all about how your mom will be there for you during the best of times and the worst of times. The bond between parents and their children is so important at this age and development and this story is a tribute to that.

Themes: This story is all about love and support. The theme of this story is how love is so multi-dementional and that the relationships we have with people are simple yet dynamic. The lines of text in this story are brief but they carry great weight and meaning.

Star Rating: 5 out of 5

Personal Response: The older I get the more admiration I have for my mom and the relationship that I have with her. I had a lot of medical issues growing up and my go to person was my mom. The person I turn to during the fun times and the bad times is my mom. Just like the adorable relationship between the raccoons.

Recommendation: This is a great bedtime story and a special moment that could be shared between the two before bed. Its light hearted and extremely sweet. Overall its not a very plot heavy book, but it has a great message.

[Ina · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all loved this book. The illustrations are big, bright and filled with love. The text is very simple and describes all the ways that moms show their love. Although the moms in this book are all animals the things they do for their young are the same things my story time audience look to their moms to do. This book is all about mom knowing just what we need at any time and being there to give it to us - from climbing lessons to a cuddle. I really liked that one of the pages talked about one mother (a beaver) who works very hard. These days not all mothers are able to play games with their children, or "stay by their side" as much as they might like to. Wonderful read aloud in celebration of mothers.

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reassuring title containing one-sentence descriptions which are highlighted by largely and warmly illustrated examples of all the things that Mommy does with her children (e.g. "My mommy cleans me up" showing a raccoon licking her young offspring). Enjoyable. Good readaloud for small or larger groups both.

[Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes mommies are funny and playful. Other times they are warm and comforting. And mommies always know when to laugh, where to play, and how to love. Through simple, moving text and endearing illustrations, Sebastien Braun captures the spirit of motherhood in a celebration for every mother and child.

[Jenn C · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is staple in our babies and ones classes. The illustrations are lovely and soft and the text, while not rhyming, is simple and good for a group read-aloud. Pointing out the animals and what they are would also work for toddlers.

[Belky · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concepts were a little too profound for my 2 year old. Cute book though.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Sebastien Braun's soothing artwork. This is a companion book to I Love My Daddy. I like his choice of words for a mother's love.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely text and illustrations, but not as touching as those in I Love My Daddy (hence the three stars instead of four).

[Ama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple text accompany sweet illustrations of animal young and their mothers.

[carrietracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, lovely pictures, good for very smalls who won't sit still long.

[Sarah]

what mommy's do for you and kids. I would use it to help people have gratitude for their parents.