Always with you, always with me / written by Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay ; illustrated by Fanny Liem.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593465516
- ISBN: 0593465512
- Physical Description: unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking Childrens Books, 2022.
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 3-7 years |
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Subject: | Mother and child > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Garden City | E ROW 2022 (Text) | 0002206017994 | Easy Picture Books | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | E ROW 2022 (Text) | 0002206018000 | Easy Picture Books | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Always with You, Always with Me
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Grammy-winning, multiplatinum singer/songwriter Rowland teams up with California teacher McKay to celebrate busy moms. This picture book highlights a mother's frequent longing to be with her child when life's demands pull them apart. The story takes us through a busy Black mom's week: She goes to work (at a construction site where she appears to be an engineer), works from home on her son's sick day, takes him to a museum, and shares domestic duties with her Black male partner, who is a nurse. She encounters many bumps in the road that will be familiar to working parents. Each day, she gently reassures her son with a lyrical refrain: "Always with you, / Always with me, / Mommy and child / Together we'll be." This tender story, narrated in the voice of a mother addressing her child, pulls at the heartstrings. Liem's digital artwork uses a warm palette and has a calming quality. The characters' body language and heartfelt facial expressions are spot-on. This book will resonate with any mom who knows the heartache of having to say goodbye to their child or who has faced the teary-eyed frustration of a youngster experiencing separation anxiety. Young readers, on the other hand, will find solace in the reassuring narrative. (This book was reviewed digitally.) An honest look at motherhood in the contemporary era and a sweet tribute to the bond between mother and child. (Picture book. 5-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.