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Just Like a Mama

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

4.3/5 ( ratings)

From Alice Faye Duncan, award-winning author of Honey Baby Sugar Child, comes Just Like a Mama.

Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is tender and sweet—everything a child could wish for in a parent. But she is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. In the midst of their happy home, Carol Olivia Clementine misses her mother and father. While she longs to be with them, she also learns to embrace the love that is present. Mama Rose becomes her “home.” And Carol Olivia Clementine concludes that she loves Mama Rose “just like a mama.”

This sweet read-aloud is, on the surface, all about the everyday home life a caregiver makes for her young charge: Mama Rose teaches Carol Olivia Clementine how to ride a bike, clean her room, tell time. A deeper look reveals the patience, intention, and care a child receives in the arms of a mother whose blood is not her blood, but whose bond is so deep, so unconditional, that it creates the perfect conditions for a child to feel safe, successful, and deeply loved.

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Agate Bolden

Release: January 21, 2020

ISBN: 1572842695

ISBN 13: 9781572842694

Just Like a Mama

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow

4.3/5 ( ratings)

From Alice Faye Duncan, award-winning author of Honey Baby Sugar Child, comes Just Like a Mama.

Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is tender and sweet—everything a child could wish for in a parent. But she is also as stern and demanding as any good parent should be. In the midst of their happy home, Carol Olivia Clementine misses her mother and father. While she longs to be with them, she also learns to embrace the love that is present. Mama Rose becomes her “home.” And Carol Olivia Clementine concludes that she loves Mama Rose “just like a mama.”

This sweet read-aloud is, on the surface, all about the everyday home life a caregiver makes for her young charge: Mama Rose teaches Carol Olivia Clementine how to ride a bike, clean her room, tell time. A deeper look reveals the patience, intention, and care a child receives in the arms of a mother whose blood is not her blood, but whose bond is so deep, so unconditional, that it creates the perfect conditions for a child to feel safe, successful, and deeply loved.

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Agate Bolden

Release: January 21, 2020

ISBN: 1572842695

ISBN 13: 9781572842694

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