Mummy & Me: A Monster's Tale
by Danesh Mohiuddin (Author)
An ode to little monsters and the caregivers who love them.
When the sun goes down, Mummy and Wee Wolf emerge from their coffin to start the day. Wee Wolf loves his mummy. She brushes his unruly fur, brews midnight stew for their lunch, and reads him his favorite Hairy Tales. And whenever Mummy and Wee Wolf have a disagreement, a little boogie helps them forget all their troubles!
But taking care of Wee Wolf isn't easy. Wee Wolf's efforts to be a perfectly well-behaved monster often hilariously sabotage Mummy. He interrupts her morning stretches, "helps" her cook by cannonballing into hot stew, and wiggles out of her grasp while she tries to clip his little wolfy toenails. By the end of the night, Wee Wolf notices Mummy becoming a little ... unravelled. But just as Mummy is always there for him, Wee Wolf is there for her--ready to help re-wrap her bandages, toilet paper in hand.
This hilarious, highly original picture book plays with the phrase "little monsters" as it explores parent-child relationships. While the bold, detailed illustrations will draw readers in, Wee Wolf's tender, thoughtful moments encourage both empathy and self-awareness. It's a howling good time!
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Publishers Weekly
What do a wee wolf and its mummy get up to all night? The young furry narrator shares its version of events in this sweetly scary slice-of-life story. After a good day's sleep, getting dressed in bandage wraps, doing twilight stretches, and slurping a lunch of midnight stew are all on the agenda. Though the wolf claims to be "a perfectly well-behaved monster," Mohiuddin's kinetic illustrations tell the truth, depicting the wee animal crashing through its routines with a whirling-dervish level of energy as Mummy--all glowing yellow eyes, green bones, and free-flapping bandages--exercises true parent-of-a-toddler patience. Later, sunrise signals the wind-down of taking a bath alongside a squidlike creature, chomping off the toothbrush head while cleaning teeth, and reading a book--Hairy Tales--before bed. The message of parent-child unconditional love shines through the chaos, especially during the duo's stress-relieving dance sequence, which moves from pouty to party. Ages 3-6. (Aug.)
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Kirkus
Pure fun and proof that kids can sometimes be monsters, but we (usually) wouldn’t have it any other way.
Review quotes
"This sweet, knowing, tongue-in-cheek nod to a genuinely loving parent-child relationship, written from the youngster's perspective, will leave readers smiling ... Pure fun and proof that kids can sometimes be monsters, but we (usually) wouldn't have it any other way."— Kirkus Reviews
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
