
A Mother Is a House
Aurore Petit(Author)
Gecko Press
Published on 1. March 2021
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-77657-323-3 (ISBN)
Description
This crisp and contemporary picture book offers a unique baby's eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps.
A mother is a nest, a vehicle, a mirror... The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother who was a refuge becomes a road, a story and a show. On the final page, the child is ready to take their first steps. Because a mother is a home that you carry inside you forever.
A Mother Is a House looks through the baby's eyes for an unexpected and affecting picture of parents and home-shown through bright, contemporary illustrations and special inks.
A mother is a nest, a vehicle, a mirror... The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother who was a refuge becomes a road, a story and a show. On the final page, the child is ready to take their first steps. Because a mother is a home that you carry inside you forever.
A Mother Is a House looks through the baby's eyes for an unexpected and affecting picture of parents and home-shown through bright, contemporary illustrations and special inks.
Reviews / Votes
"An eye-catching, neon-highlighted tribute to mums and all the endless ways they support their children."-The Guardian " What's most striking about the book . . . is its use of intense neon colors both for details and large swaths of the illustrations and for the text itself."-Kirkus ReviewsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 4 to 6 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77657-323-3 (9781776573233)
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Persons
Aurore Petit is one of a new young generation of French illustrators to emerge from the influential School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. She lives in Paris.