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My must have mum childrens story book cover by maudie smith and jen khatun
Pages of the my must have mum childrens book showing a woman sorting through a colourful pile of junk
Pages of the my must have mum childrens book showing a woman fixing an old violin
Pages of the my must have mum childrens book showing an illustration of a girl tucked up in a large yellow bed
Pages of the my must have mum childrens book showing an illustration of a woman and girl hugging in a wheelchair

My Must-Have Mum by Maudie Smith

£11.95
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  • My Must-Have Mum Children's Book by Maudie Smith Written by Maudie Smith and illustrated by Jen Khatun, 'My Must-Have Mum'...
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    My Must-Have Mum Children's Book by Maudie Smith

    Written by Maudie Smith and illustrated by Jen Khatun, 'My Must-Have Mum' is a colourful children's story book about up-cycling and the unbreakable bond between mother and son.

    Jake's mum is not like most others. She has a passion for upcycling and cannot walk past a skip without a second glance. She's a talented tinker-er and loves fixing broken things! But Jake worries that soon, the only thing left to replace in their house is...him. Should Jake act this way or that? Or does he need to change at all?

    This story book follows Jake's exploration of self-identity, family and his journey to discover that he is perfect the way he is. This book is a great way for little ones to explore their own identity through a heartwarming and uplifting story.

    Author: Maudie Smith

    Illustration: Jen Khatun

    Age: 3+ years

    32 pages

    Printed on FSC certified paper with non petroleum based inks

    Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asain, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.

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Kat
Brilliant and inclusive

My daughters use wheelchairs so this book was a great addition to our book collection. My 3rd daughter (who has cerebral palsy) kept saying she couldn't be a mum as she uses a wheelchair. This story showed her how that wasn't true! Lovely book with brilliant illustrations.

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Amy
A lovely story and illustrations

There are some really comprehensive reviews here and I agree with them. Its a lovely book with a heartwarming story. My daughter really enjoyed it and we did some fun bookish play based upon it. It's a great one to have on the bookshelf for lots of reasons.

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Sarah
Lovely story

Fun and happy story about being yourself and being special just as you are. We loved the illustration and also the inclusivity of a disabled parent. It’s a fab addition to our collection!

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Debbie
Beautiful!

A quick glance at the cover and I assumed this was a book about disability - which probably shows how under-represented disabled people are in children's literature. Representation matters, and I'm so glad our children's generation are benefitting from a shift.

This isn't a book about disability. It's a book about unconditional love. And it is just beautiful.

My six year old's favourite part was when Jake and his mum found a "damp bedraggled rat". He has been chuckling away about it for days! My three year old liked "everything! I can't choose". And I think I'm with her! Though the fun and engaging illustrations do deserve a special mention.

What makes Jake's mum different is actually her love of upcycling, sharing another important message with the reader about reusing and recycling.

I loved that Jake was able to talk to his mum about his worries, something I'm sure we all hope our children are able to do, and the reassurance his mum was able to provide was worded just perfectly. The end of the story was very touching - even grumpy Mr Price had a smile on his face!

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Bex
Beautiful heartwarming story

My little ones have been really enjoying this story, my other half read it with them first and ended up welling up at one particularly beautiful post. The illustrations are so full of colour and detail, my youngest spends the whole time pointing out new things they've noticed, whilst my oldest names them. It's firmly becoming a favourite in our home. I personally really like the story and and it's message, but also, for me, it's so important we have books for our little people that show a true representation of life and society, and this story does that perfectly.

Lantana Publishing

Award winning children's book publisher and social enterprise, Lantana Publishing, have a mission to publish inclusive books that are changing the game of publishing, commissioning books that celebrate diversity, equality, and environmental sustainability. In the UK, a third of school children identify as being Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME), but yet less than 5% of books are representative of BAME characters. Further to this, less than 2% are authors or book creators represented by British people of colour, even less than this are representative of the LGBTQ+ communities or disabled. Lantana believes that every child deserves to see themselves in the books they read.
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