Mama’s Home (and Baby Too!)

Welcome mama and a new sibling home with this lyrical story set to the background of joyful family life and childhood play.
 

Meals and chores.

Books and play.

Missing mama.

Every day.
 

What’s a child to do when they’re missing mama? Get the house ready and eagerly wait for her to come home, of course. But when she finally appears, she comes with a surprise. A new sibling!

There are plenty of reasons to miss mom, but missing her while she’s bringing a new life into this world is a unique and special experience. Mama ’s Home (and Baby Too!) beautifully captures these emotions in a sweet poem from Dawn Babb Prochovnic.

Accompanied by adorable illustrations from Adèle Dafflon that evoke the joy of childhood, this adorable board book addresses feelings of separation, teaches children how to cope with a changing family, and models positive family life.

From eager anticipation and preparations for mama’s return, to sharing meals, playtime activities, and treasured routines, nothing can come between the extraordinary bond between mother and child.

Dawn Babb Prochovnic is an early literacy consultant and the award-winning author of over 20 books for young readers. She has devoted her life’s work to initiatives that support literacy and the literary arts including early literacy enrichment programs, school and library author visits, creative writing workshops, and her educational blog. Prochovnic holds a master’s degree in organizational communication and lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, two kids, one cat, and a feisty dog. Adèle Dafflon was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1985. She graduated in illustration at École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc de Liège in 2012 and began drawing birth announcement cards. Soon, she was contacted for individual and collective projects. Sharing a studio with four artists since 2018, she draws nature, animals, and insects in a colorful style with a dash of genuine humor.