Mama, Do You Love Me? - Barbara M. Joosse August 13, 2007
Mama, Do You Love Me? written by Barbara M. Joosse is a charming book. (Note to self: Never use words like “charming”, “endearing”, “quaint”, “delightful”, “precious”. Self: Got it.) In the story a little Inuit girl is asking her Mother a series of up-the-ante questions about the limits of maternal love. “What if I put a salmon in your parka…?” “What if I turned into a polar bear?” And Mom: “… I would love you.” As the book’s setting is in the arctic, new words, sights, and dress are presented to the reader. The illustrations are (Be careful, here.) eye-catching and the blue shades perfect for the atmosphere they depict. Now a word of warning: This questioning little daughter will someday be a teenager. “Mama, would you still love me if I got a ticket for speeding the first time you let me drive the station wagon and didn’t tell you about it until “someone” how to shell out the fine?” “I’m thinking. I’m thinking.”
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Written by Barbara M. Joosse
Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
Accelerated Reader RL 2.3
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