The Mommy Book

By Todd Parr

Dad	Mom	2 year old Girl	1 year old Boy

Mom's Review
This book compares and contrasts the different types of moms in the world. The comparisons are simple and definitely not all-inclusive. (The first is a contrast of mommies driving minivans and motorcycles.) And the pictures look like something a young grade school child would draw. Obviously simplicity was the purpose. To me, the book oversimplifies its comparisons and the things it says all moms have in common are silly, though I feel they are intended to create a unifying image of moms as loving and the same in the most important ways. My kids like this book. When we read it, we talk about what their mommy does out of the two contrasting options. I don’t like this book myself because I feel like it did too much random choosing of what to recognize about differences among mommies and even more random choosing of what it believes is universal about mommies. It says, “All mommies like to watch you sleep.” What? I want to be sleeping when my kids sleep. I think they look cute when they sleep, but I was so surprised by that line. The wrap up is, “All mommies want you to be who you are.” That is so not true. Many moms ache for their children to be the best they can be, but I just didn’t like the lack of standards in this book. There is a great relativity and tolerance. Some of the actions of the moms that are presented without judgment are really not terribly acceptable. If your mom orders pizza all the time, she probably has fat kids and is on the verge of diabetes. Anyway, be prepared for either feelings that this book is pretty darn empty, pretty darn warm and fuzzy, or pretty worrisome—depending on your view. Your small kids will like it and find it interesting. Click Here to Buy The Mommy Book

Dad's Review
I have to agree with my wife's review. In addition to the odd comparisons, I didn't like the pictures very much. It's hard for me to like drawings that were obviously drawn by an adult but made to look like a child drew them. After all is said and done though, it is still a children's book, and maybe the time you spend reading to your children is more important than what the book actually says or what the pictures look like. click Here to Buy The Mommy Book

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