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Show t itfiWi iirifflinmnmTffWimri IF I WERE YOUR MOTHER Park Bridges Morrow Junior Books, $16 By Margaret ISBN 068815X906 REVIEW BY SHARON GALLIGAR CHANCE With Mothers Day just around the corner, theres no sweeter gift than a child's pure and adoring love. That most wondrous of loves is the subject of Margaret Park Bridgess uclightful new book. If I Were Your Mother. - tsa&as In this enchanting story, a little girl offers her own imaginative version of what she might do if their roles were reversed and she was her mothers mother. In her fanciful world, the little girl, as the pretend mother, would serve breakfast in bed on a silver tray, and take her little girl to work to dance on her desk, and spin her around until she was all dizzy. The real mommy just smiles and agrees as the little girl imagines curling her "little girls hair, making up her face, and painting her fingernails just so she could look silly. Taking a bath with a school of goldfish and having a nap in grandmas soft furry coat (with her legs in the sleeves) are highlights of the day the little girl has planned. But the little girl soon begins to see that the most precious things in life a simple kiss on the forehead, an ear to whisper in, a warm, secure place in her mommys lap are always ready and waiting just when she needs them most. Parents and children alike will adore the wistful, fanciful imaginings of the little girl, and the marvelous wisdom of the mother Margaret Park Bridges manages to touch the very pulse of motherly love in If I Were Your Mother, and the delightful illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton, one of Canadas foremost illustrators, are warm and loving. n -1f P f ? B m- ? , - Tf J . f. Sharon Galligar Chance is a book reviewer for the Times Record News in Wichita Falls, Texas. aranBHiPBgsgitKm Celebrate the bond between mother and child: "When we stand together, we can do Moon Sandwich Mom by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, illustrated by Benrei Huang (Albeit Whitman and all, anything-aft- er As much an example for parents as an entertaining tale for children, If I Were Your Mother is a thoroughly enchanting lesson in pure love and would make a charming Mothers Day present for mommies everywhere. Company, $14.95, 0807540714). Rafferty Fox searches the woods far and wide for a mother whos more fun. His friends mothers are very love is the only true power nice, but are any of them keepers? Why Do You Love Me? by Dr. Laura Naomi Judds beloved and Grammy song has become a worldwide anthem to the power of people ,, 4. r ' , This helping people. spectacular picture book extends this message to children that anything is possible if one believes in the power of love. ! HarperCollins CbildrensBooks www.harpervhiMrens.com Award-winnin- g -- T? - ' v Schlessinger and Martha Lambert, illustrated by Daniel McFeeley (Cliff Street Books, $15.95, 0060278668). Does Sammys mother love him because he picks up his toys? Or because he brings her juice in the morning? What about when he yelled at her yesterday? A wonderful book ihustrating the depth and responsibility of love. i The Baby Dances by Kathy Henderson, illustrated by Tony Kerins (Candlewick Press, $15.99, 0763603740). Particularly delightful for new parents, this book gently chronicles a babys first year. Tony Kerinss soft illustrations practically whisper the small, significant joys of watching a baby grow and develop. Love as Strong as Ginger by Lenore Look, illustrated by Stephen X Johnson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, $15, 0689812485). Katie adores her GninGnin (grandmother), who came to the United States from China when she was much younger; Based on Lenore Looks childhood memories, tills book helps children understand the sacrifices each gener- ation makes for future generations. 30 MAY 1999 |