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A Mother for Choco
Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not.
Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother—but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children—a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator—and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together.
Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.
Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother—but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children—a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator—and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together.
Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 1992
About the author
Keiko Kasza
25 books63 followersKeiko was born on a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. She grew up in a typical Japanese extended family with her parents, two brothers, and grandparents. Uncles, aunts, and cousins also lived nearby. She came to the United States in 1973 to continue her education, and in 1976 she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in graphic arts from California State University at Northridge.
While working as a graphic designer, Keiko read Leo Lionni’s masterful work, Frederick, and she became interested in picture books. She began experimenting with picture books in her free time. Her first book was published in 1981 in Japan and thereafter she continued to publish in her native language. The Wolf’s Chicken Stew, a 1987 ALA notable book and the winner of the 1989 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, was her first work to be published in the United States. She has now published 22 books and her work is translated into 16 languages.
Keiko compares the process of creating a book to acting on stage under the lights: “I become the character that I’m working on at that moment. I pretend that I’m a bird looking for a mother, or a pig trying to impress his girlfriend. When I’m acting, I’m a child myself.” Her ambition is not to create a hundred books but to create one really good book that will be kept on the bookshelves for generations (although a hundred good books would be even better, of course!)
Keiko Kasza lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her husband, a professor of Japanese politics at Indiana University, and they have two sons.
While working as a graphic designer, Keiko read Leo Lionni’s masterful work, Frederick, and she became interested in picture books. She began experimenting with picture books in her free time. Her first book was published in 1981 in Japan and thereafter she continued to publish in her native language. The Wolf’s Chicken Stew, a 1987 ALA notable book and the winner of the 1989 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, was her first work to be published in the United States. She has now published 22 books and her work is translated into 16 languages.
Keiko compares the process of creating a book to acting on stage under the lights: “I become the character that I’m working on at that moment. I pretend that I’m a bird looking for a mother, or a pig trying to impress his girlfriend. When I’m acting, I’m a child myself.” Her ambition is not to create a hundred books but to create one really good book that will be kept on the bookshelves for generations (although a hundred good books would be even better, of course!)
Keiko Kasza lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her husband, a professor of Japanese politics at Indiana University, and they have two sons.
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July 27, 2018
Tenía altas expectativas, pero aún así fueron superadas. Es una preciosidad. Qué manera tan linda de identificar a una mamá, y no por el parecido físico.
Es un libro para leer de mamá a hijo/a. Ya imagen la complicidad que se puede dar en la lectura compartida.
Y bueno, ahora quiero devorar la colección Buenas noches :3.
Es un libro para leer de mamá a hijo/a. Ya imagen la complicidad que se puede dar en la lectura compartida.
Y bueno, ahora quiero devorar la colección Buenas noches :3.
January 28, 2021
Ay, este cuente es maravilloso:( lloré leyéndolo.
December 24, 2022
Ilustraciones sencillas pero tan llenas de amor que hasta puedes sentirlo. La sangre no siempre es la conexión más poderosa, y el parecido físico no significa nada. Que bonita lección de poder abrir nuestros corazones y aceptar que entre el cariño y felicidad que otros quieren brindarte.
April 29, 2025
Mi cuento favorito
Choco y mamá osa no se parecían físicamente, pero en ella encontró un hogar porque ella le dió afecto y felicidad, así Choco dejó de sentirse solo, porque por fin tenía una mamá, aunque por fuera no se parecen, por dentro tenian el mismo amor para dar.
Choco y mamá osa no se parecían físicamente, pero en ella encontró un hogar porque ella le dió afecto y felicidad, así Choco dejó de sentirse solo, porque por fin tenía una mamá, aunque por fuera no se parecen, por dentro tenian el mismo amor para dar.
March 27, 2021
Un hermoso y sencillo cuento sobre la familia.
May 18, 2021
Muy tierno.
September 8, 2021
Esta pequeña historia de Choco nos enseña que hay distintas formas de amor, familias conformadas que formas diferentes y que todos podemos crear o tener una bella familia.
December 26, 2021
Precioso!!!!!!!!!
January 3, 2024
Que hermoso cuento ❤️
April 3, 2026
Es muy tierno este cuento y muy original. Es una mamá que adopta a muchos nenes. Bah, animales
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October 1, 2026
20/10 y GOD
July 14, 2023
Si el niño elije este libro y como adulto le ayudas (comprar, regalar, prestar) para que pueda leerlo, ten por seguro que es una buena elección. Si como adulto, te gustaría conocer un poco más sobre el libro, entonces te invito a leer la reseña:
El libro cuenta con unas ilustraciones detalladas, con colores suaves y alto énfasis en las expresiones de los personajes que aparecen en la trama; que son características la Autora (Keiko Kasza); otra de sus grandes características es que la trama tiene giros inesperados (plot twist), una gran cualidad con consecuencias divertidas y finales sorpresivos; cualidad que hemos disfrutado en familia.
El libro cuenta con unas ilustraciones detalladas, con colores suaves y alto énfasis en las expresiones de los personajes que aparecen en la trama; que son características la Autora (Keiko Kasza); otra de sus grandes características es que la trama tiene giros inesperados (plot twist), una gran cualidad con consecuencias divertidas y finales sorpresivos; cualidad que hemos disfrutado en familia.
July 6, 2019
Hermoso <3
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