Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Are You My Mother?
Book Review: Reading is fun
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter who is now five years old, still asks me to read this book. What a wonderful adventure for a young mind to explore. I can't think of a message that is more precious. It's a loving bond that only mother and child can understand. Neither one of you will get bored of this one.Book Review: Rewarding Book for Mother and Child
Summary: 5 Stars
Are You My Mother is one of those books you never forget. Rediscover this book that you loved as a child; it will be even more sweet and meaningful as you read it to your own children.
Follow baby bird as he searches for his mother. The sweet, little bird represents all of the innocence of a child as he naively asks animals, a car, a boat and even a "snort", "are you my mother?"
This classic children's book not only has a beautiful story, but it lends itself well to the kind of animated reading that excites young listeners. Read it to your little bird again and again! And reaps the rewards at the end of the story when your child says, "you are MY mother!".
Book Review: Simple eloquence
Summary: 5 Stars
There's nothing deep here, but "Are You My Mother?" has a simple eloquence in the story that seems to enchant small children. The drawings, too, are simple but appealing. This is classified as a "I can read it all by myself" book, but I've found it best as "read-aloud" book for my two kids at around age 2. My son, now 2, asks for this book again and again.
Book Review: my baby loves this cloth book
Summary: 4 Stars
My six-month-old son loves this book. It is a wonderful stroller toy because it keeps him occupied for a long time. The cover is soft and snuggly; plus, the baby bird can be put in different little pockets throughout the book--so my two-year-old daughter loves to "read" this book to the baby.
One caveat: because it's so plush we let our son play with it in his crib and he got the string loosely wrapped around his neck. He's fine, and he still loves the book, but I certainly wouldn't let him play with it unsupervised again.
Book Review: Not a Very Nice Message
Summary: 1 Stars
I know that my review will not please a lot of fans of this classic, but...
I have to say, this book's message is pretty out-dated, and rather insensitive to many modern families. The baby bird goes up to various animals asking, "Are you my mother?" The answer is invariably, "No. You are a bird. I am not a bird." What kind of message is that for a child? Many children today do not look like their mothers at all!
A much better story is A Mother for Choco, about a little bird who wanders around, going up to every animal that bears some sort of resemblance to it. In the end, it decides to live with Mrs. Bear who is also raising an alligator, a hippopotamus and a pig. To me that is a much more beautiful message for children: that a family doesn't have to be people who look alike. A family is just people who love each other.