  | Mama's home Author: Youngblood, Shay | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
A powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girl basks in the love of her community--which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.
| Illustrator: | Harris, Lo |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (09/15/22)
School Library Journal (10/28/22)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/11/22)
The Hornbook (00/01/23)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 10/28/2022 PreS-Gr 3—This lively picture book will have readers considering all the people that influence their lives, every day. The main character, a Black girl, spends every day of the week with a different loving member of her extended chosen family, each of them showing her the diversity of cultures within the Black community as well as different job opportunities. Well-crafted spreads showcase a different food and a different job that the family members are sharing with one another and the community. The main character appreciates all of them, but is happy to be home with her own mama, tucked in her own bed, at the end of the week. In every home she was loved and welcomed; in every setting she was cherished and yet relishes her own place with Mama best. The stylized art, featuring a variety of skin tones, hair styles, body types, family households, and definitions of "home," is warm and cheerful, adding to the joy of the story. VERDICT This would be a wonderful addition to an elementary library seeking books to show the diversity of African American culture as well as all the ways there are to be family.—Debbie Tanner - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
