What was your mother like before she was yours? This story shows what might have been. A delightful story of how mom has had a whole differnt life before you came around. A great read to share with your own child, or even your mom.

A little girl discovers that her mom was once a child, too--one with spunk, creativity, and dreams of one day being a mother.

To Katie, it seems as if her mother has always been her mother, with her bills to pay and to-do lists--but in fact, her mother was once a little girl, just like Katie! Celebrate the joy of being a girl and the special love that mothers and daughters share.

"Beautifully written . . . Promises to become a bedtime favorite."--School Library Journal

KATHRYN LASKY's many books for young people have received such honors as the Parents' Choice Award, and a Newbery Honor. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 

LEUYEN PHAM is the illustrator of several award-winning picture books. A graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, she lives in San Francisco, California.

 

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint: Sandpiper
Distributor: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date: 04-01-2007
Pages: 40
Measurements: 10.50in X 8.50in