Where's My Mummy?

by Carolyn Crimi

Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full of friendly creatures that click their clacky teeth and whoosh past on flippy-floppy wings. But who will comfort Little Baby Mummy if a small, scritchy-scratchy someone gives him a scare? Big Mama Mummy, of course! Fresh, comical illustrations complement this everso- slightly suspenseful story with a satisfying ending.

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Holiday, Monsters, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Carolyn Crimi, AKA the Pirate Queen, is the author of numerous books for young readers, including BORIS AND BELLA, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Of HENRY AND THE BUCCANEER BUNNIES, she says, "While I don't have long floppy ears or a pro-nounced overbite, Henry and I are kindred spirits, who love books and carrots!"

Reviews

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute story that my students enjoyed.

[Erin *BookDragon_Library* · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of our absolute family favorite October reads. It isn’t specifically a Halloween book at all. It is a story of a mummy playing hide and shriek with his own mummy and all the “classic” monsters he finds during his game. Each one gives him some advice about being careful of scary things that lurk in the night. It’s another book with adorable illustrations that take all the fright out of the Monsters, making it appropriate for ages 3/4+.

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mummy and his mummy play hide-and-seek. Along the way Mummy finds lots of other classic monsters who tell Mummy to go home because "scary things lurk in the night." But what could scare a Mummy? Very fun book with great illustrations. Perfect for a Halloween storytime.

[Sharla · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very cute story of a little baby mummy who gets lost playing hide and seek. I bought it for my grandchildren, and I think they will appreciate it.

[Mileena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where’s My Mummy
5/5 stars

I promise I’m not going to flood my read books with a bunch of picture books (even though I think there’s a lot of merit to be found in them, it’s wildly impressive how there are points that can be made with so few words, and a lot of the times the art can be gorgeous) but I wanted to give this one a specific shout out. This is the first book I read to my students in my first week as a preschool teacher. It will now be an important core memory for me because I already adore those kids so much and having them all want to sit next to me while I read, their full attention grabbed for a spooky little story where they screamed and giggled when I did the scary noises was everything. And like we were in some freaking ad or hallmark movie I finished and they immediately asked if I could read it again and I wanted to sob. Amazing experience and one of the more fun books I’ve read to them at this point.

[Angelina Kerner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kiddo and I read this book like 5 times before bed yesterday with different voices and sound effects. We also found someone reading it on YOUTUBE, but kiddo preferred me to read. He screamed when the mouse appeared just like the little baby mummy lol This is definitely a cute book to read together and I can see being a favorite for little toddlers who like Halloween and bed time stories.

[Christine Rains · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully fun spooky children's story. My son's preschool teacher read it to the class and he had to bring it home to share with me and his daddy. The tale isn't scary and the illustrations are incredible. The baby mummy is very cute!

[Shiloah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read by Bella (17) for the family.

[Julie Ditton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cute story is an adorable slightly spooky tale perfect for monster loving preschoolers. When a mummy gets lost as he his playing hid and shriek with mommy he wonders where's his mummy Mummy? He encounters a variety of other monsters but they don't scare him. You will howl with delight when you see what does! This one was enjoyed by both a little monster and his grand mummy.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book where Little Baby Mummy is looking for his Big Mama Mummy instead of going to bed. Alena really seemed to like this one.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

The preschoolers loved this one! Especially by the end of the week when they could start quoting with me. It's so cute!!!!

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reminiscent of the story: Are You My Mother?. This story makes a wonderful seasonal book for young children. The characters are the scary sort: mummies, vampires, and werewolves--oh my! But they aren't too scary. Children will be able to help read the story as it has at least one very repetitive line. Students will like the surprise ending and it is likely to bring many smiles and lots of laughs.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baby Mummy begs for a final game of hide and sneak before bed. Mama Mummy agrees. He encounters all sorts of monsters who are friends as he searches the woods for his mother. Finally, a tiny mouse scares him completely. Mama appears and comforts him. Together they head home and get ready for bed.
Great to talk about different things that scare us - we aren't all nervous about the same things. Young readers will see the humor as well as the point.

[Samantha Davis-durham · Rating 5 out of 5]

A word to the wise if you're going to read this book out loud you must do it with a drink. saying the words "where is my mummy mommy " get you a little thirsty. My son and I liked it so much we had to read it 3 times in 2 days .

[IfCatsCouldRead · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Mummy wants one more round of hide and shriek before bed. He hides but becomes impatient for his mom to find him. He goes searching for her and meets many Halloween creatures. The kids were very amused by what he found to be scariest of all.

[John Yelverton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is actually a really cute story about a little baby mummy who insists that he isn't afraid despite the fact that he cannot find his mummy. Kudos to the artist of this book. I never thought that it would be possible to make a mummy look cute.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great Halloween read for my little ones. It had enough spooky elements to entertain them, but not make them scared. The repetition allowed them to feel like they were reading along.

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute, not-too-spooky illustrations and a sweet Halloween bedtime tale.

My kids enjoyed it.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose Where's My Mummy? because it was almost Halloween, and I needed books about children’s favorite holidays. This book would be great for elementary readers. The book's theme is not to be fearful; it is just a fun story about characters we see or hear about during the spooky season. Students in grades 1-5 could talk about what Halloween means to them and where the different characters' homelands are. Students could make Halloween decorations of their favorite character from the book. A teacher could cover the various characters and introduce maps to show where Egypt is and other countries that can be linked within the story. Older students could read the story and then have them create their own Halloween story for younger students in their school. Then, they could read their stories to the students and make crafts that pertain to Halloween with them. Teachers could also use this story to open a topic about when students felt brave and have them draw or write about that time, depending on their grade level. This book would be an excellent addition to any classroom to help cover the history of Halloween in our culture and other cultures. I enjoyed the story and thought it was a great way to have students start thinking about the season. There are many different directions a teacher could use in this text. The story would be great in starting the foundation on how to write, locate different countries on a map, and learn that each culture celebrates the characters of Halloween in various ways. Myths and Legends could also be a lesson taken from the book due to all the characters that appear.

[Noah Rachal · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is bedtime, and it is time for Little Mummy to go to sleep. But he wants to play a game of "hide and go shriek" with his mother, Momma Mummy. Without any approval from his mother, he starts to run out of their home (a cave-like structure), and search for hiding. He travels a little too far and begins to realize that maybe he had made a mistake. He wonders where his mother could be, and if she's even searching out for him. Along his journey, he crosses paths with fiction type creatures (dracula vampire, monsters) who warn him about the creepy creatures that come out late at night. Yeah, it's quite ironic that something such as a vampire or a monster (none of which seem to scare him) can give a mummy advice on what is supposed to be "scary". For every creature he meets, he greets them with "you're not my mummy" as a reference to how he still in search for his mother after initiating a non-confirmed game of hide and go shriek. The last little creature he sees is a mouse, and he is TERRIFIED of it! He cries out for his mother, only for his mother to come right out of whatever woodworks she was hiding from and comfort him. The story has a nice ending to an adventurous plot. And as halloween approaches, it's a nice complemented story to get the kids excited .

[Haleemeh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a perfect October bedtime story. This book is fun to read. The illustrations are also great and spooky. Little baby mummy wanted one more game of hide and seek before bedtime with Mamma Mummy. Little baby mummy was searching for Mamma Mummy everywhere like, in the swamp, in a cave, and the graveyard. He came across other creatures that warned him that he should go to bed because there are creatures that bite in the dark of night. Finally, Little Baby Mummy found his mom and went back home. Mamma Mummy tucked him in bed and slept through the night. I'm so looking forward to reading this to my younger siblings.

[Laura Aldridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE the art in this book. It's super cute and clever and is that slime monster about to floss his non-existent slime teeth?

The story is fairly straightforward with a fun twist to the end. Baby Mummy acts like your standard toddler and even though he seems to be wandering around lost without Mama Mummy she shows up at exactly the right moment so I'd say it stands to reason she was there the whole time.

Very cute, possibly a bit scary for some kids, but I think the scary items are handled quite well so it shouldn't be an issue unless your kiddo truly scares easily.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gently spooky read-aloud treat is also a satisfying bedtime book — sure to delight the youngest reader on many a deep, dark night.

Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full of friendly creatures that click their clacky teeth and whoosh past on flippy-floppy wings. But who will comfort Little Baby Mummy if a small, scritchy-scratchy someone gives him a scare? Big Mama Mummy, of course! Fresh, comical illustrations complement this ever-so-slightly suspenseful story with a satisfying ending.

[Savannah Putfark]

The story is about a little mummy who plays hide and shriek with his mama mummy before he goes to bed, so he hides and waits but he can't find his mama mummy, so he goes to look and finds a skeleton brushing his teeth then he goes to the swamp and finds glob and goes to the cave and finds a vampire and he waits by a tree and gets scared by a mouse and mama mummy comforts him and they go home and go to bed. I thought that this book was really cute to read and that students would like reading this book.

[Tabatha Lucero · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where's my mummy? I personally say this is a really adorable picture book. The pictures are so good to show expression. The little baby mummy just wanted to play with the big mummy just before he goes to sleep. The baby mummy runs into a few people they tell him to go to bed and watch out because there are creatures creeping but he continues going and I bet you he wishes he didn't continue going. who shall comfort him? who's going to protect him? All the baby mummy wanted to do was play hide and seek but does it go the way he plans? Read to find out and let me know your review on it.

[리아 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute story and illustrations. My daughter is really big into Halloween and now she adores mummies and skeletons because of this book. Currently, she is 25 months old and this was one of the first longer books that she focused on until the very end. She requests to read it over and over again. We enjoyed the onomatopoeias and she made a game of tapping on them with me as I read them aloud. This book gave us precious memories and I’ll always remember my girl’s sweet narration, “wooo booo wooo!”

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for Halloween. The artwork is so cozy and safe for kids. Drac makes an appearance and all sorts of other gross characters. The setting is a cemetery and swamp. It has that Scooby-doo sort of cartoon scary vibe.

The best part of the book is all the puns used. There is a good rhyme scheme as well. It's a fun book for kids.

The artwork is gouache and as I said, it's that great sort of kid spooky.

Kids who like funny and spooky stories will enjoy this. It's good for all ages.

[Charlotte S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little Baby Mummy wants to play one last game of Hide and Shriek with his Big Mama Mummy before bed, and she says yes! After he hides, he waits...and waits...and waits. But there's no sign of Big Mama Mummy! He goes looking for her all over, but there's no sign of her anywhere! Will he find her? This is probably one of the first Halloween books that my mom read to me, and I love it till this day! The illustrations are so cute! Follow @bronteandwilder for more fun book recommendations!

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Straight up, Where's My Mummy? is proof that a small story can hit harder than a big one. Carolyn Crimi tracks one summer in a small town, nothing flashy, just chores, heat, and a girl waiting for something to change, and the quiet scene at the county fair, where she wins nothing and somehow it matters, got me. It's a slow ride and the ending is soft. For patient readers who like atmosphere. Not for anybody who wants a plot.

[Mari Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This little Mummy wants to play hide and shriek with Mama Mummy. He found a hiding place by Mama Mummy never came. He went searching for her and cam across many spooky things. Baby Mummy was not afraid until he sat down at a tree. A mouse scared him and Mama Mummy came to the rescue. Cute book, the illustrations are very cute.