Just So Stories

Harper Collins

• ISBN: 9781460765630
• ISBN 10: 146076563X
• Imprint: HarperCollins AU
• RRP: $24.99

Well, isn’t this just like picking up a delicious iced donut! Look at those gorgeous colours on the cover art – and shininess as well! And that’s exactly the right sweet vibe for this cute rhyming book that explores all the things mothers do for their offspring.

From picnics to roadtrips, reading to acting, dancing and baking, outings and quiet times – all those daily adventures, big and small that are the making-memories stuff of childhood. There’s a lovely diversity in the illustrations showing mums and kids of various cultures and abilities.

All of these aspects will provide rich fodder for conversations and sharing with the readers, whether in a group setting or one-to-one. It is easy to predict some great personal recounts,illustrated of course, from kiddos as a follow-up. It’s a 4 💐💐💐💐rating for this one.

The best gift I’ve had is to be your mum
And no matter what happens or what may come:
In all you feel and all you do
I will always be there for you.