Rhyming Text and Great Illustrations
Publisher’s Description
For fans of Boss Baby and How to Babysit a Grandma comes an entertaining read aloud for parents working from home with their little ones.
It isn’t always easy working from home. Luckily, Mom’s little one is a natural boss at keeping her organized, leading meetings, and making calls—or so it seems. But when Mom starts looking frazzled, will her helper know what to do?
Diana Murray’s rollicking rhyme paired with Cori Doerrfeld’s energetic illustrations will bring parent and child together after a long workday at home.
Details
- Rating: ☆☆☆1/2
- Genre: Help Mom Work From Home!
- Length: 40 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Release Date: October 12, 2021
What parent hasn’t had a time when they needed to get some work done, yet their little one was dancing around needing attention? Now make that work correlate with a job and income. Before you know it your sweet, dancing, galloping child has got you tied up in knots. Oh for a little peace and quiet.
I’m not gonna lie. This picture book may bring more smiles to adults than to kids.
As mom settles down to work at home, her little one is over the moon happy. The first thing to do is style Mom’s hair for success. As Mom attempts to work at her laptop we see her trying to enjoy her coffee which, by now, has been spiked with glitter by her helper. The floor has been littered in an effort to gather important supplies, toys, and line them up. Organizing pens with the addition of crayons on Mom’s desk has her now standing with her laptop.
Yes, in every child-imaginable way, being an assistant to a work-at-home Mom is keeping her young helper excited and busy.
The two do end up working together on some projects, but it may not have exactly been the day Mom imagined.
My Concerns
Though this book made me smile, I don’t work from home with small children. Will it be cute for people experiencing it, or their children? I hope so.
Final Thoughts
The story is sweet and at times made me chuckle. I think it is a fun way to illustrate that people aren’t alone with certain struggles. Hopefully, the story will lighten the situation and even bring some joy to sharing special time with little ones.
The delightful illustrations complement the rhyming text beautifully.
I see this book as a touching, humorous, way of honoring and recognizing someone you know who is/has experienced this situation.
My thanks to the publisher for a gifted copy and the ability to post my review without stipulations.
Rating: 3.5 Stars ☆☆☆1/2
Author Diana Murray
Diana Murray loves to sit on her patio writing stories and poems, especially to the sound of passing showers. She is the author of many children’s books, including City Shapes, Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch, Doris the Bookasaurus, and more. Her poems have appeared in magazines such as Highlights for Children, and Spider. Diana grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her firefighter husband, two daughters, a lizard, and a hamster–all of whom enjoy sunny summer days.
Illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld
Cori Doerrfeld lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two children. She received her undergrad degree in Studio Art from St. Olaf College and her Post Baccalaureate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She has several published titles including The Rabbit Listened, The Welcome Wagon, Good Dog, and more.
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