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I could use this book in class to help students who are struggling with being away from mom or an important family member. Also to embrace the different things families do together!

“I want to be everywhere Mama is“

This book can be used when talking about how a student's life is at home. Using this and discussing how your students live can give a teacher great insight into their student's lives in an informal way.

Award winning- This book by Cozbi Cabrera is a 2021 Caldecott winner. This story takes us through a day with a girl and her mother. It compares the girl's things to her mom's things, and the girl notices that they're different. These characters are relatable beyond the fact that they are a girl and her mom, any child-to-caretaker relationship can be compared to this. The colors used also show the emotions of each character.

“I love the grass that grows in the in-between. It's moss, Mama says. It's velvet, I say.“

How this book could be used in the classroom- when talking about how a student's life is at home. Using this and discussing how your students live can give a teacher great insight into their student's lives in an informal way. Knowing what their home life is like, getting a better base layer of who each student is and what their experiences are can only make us more knowledgable on how to teach them in the best way.

This book was published in 2020. This story takes us through a day with a girl and her mother. It compares the girl's things to her mom's things, the girl notices that they're different. Their relationship is the main point of the book. These characters are relatable beyond the fact that they are a girl and her mom, any child-to-caretaker relationship can be compared to this. The colors used also have meaning and show how happy each character is.

“Papa and Luca are still sleeping, but I want to be everywhere Mama is.“

This book can be used when talking about how a student's life is at home. Using this and discussing how your students live can give a teacher great insight into their student's lives in an informal way.

This book is a 2021 Caldecott winner. This story takes us through a day with a girl and her mother. It compares the girl's things to her mom's things, the girl notices that they're different. Their relationship is the vocal point of the book. These characters are relatable beyond the fact that they are a girl and her mom, any child-to-caretaker relationship can be compared to this. Side note the colors used also show how happy each character is.

“I want to be everywhere Mama is“

This book can be used when talking about how a student's life is at home. Using this and discussing how your students live can give a teacher great insight into their student's lives in an informal way.

This book is a 2021 Caldecott winner. This story takes us through a day with a girl and her mother. It compares the girl's things to her mom's things, the girl notices that they're different. Their relationship is the vocal point of the book. These characters are relatable beyond the fact that they are a girl and her mom, any child-to-caretaker relationship can be compared to this. Side note the colors used also show how happy each character is.

Me & Mama, by Cozbi A. Cabrera, 2020. This book was awarded a Caldecotte honor in 2021. It has beautiful illustrations with bright colors and big brush strokes to create a picture that jumps off the page. The theme is to enjoy the little things that people do together, like brushing your teeth and playing in the rain!

Quote: “We sing out loud to sky. Sky is taller, taller than the trees. Mama says a song is highs and lows“

Celebrates the bond between mother and daughter.
Awards Won: Coretta Scott King Honor Book
Purpose of Award: Outstanding African American authors
Author/Illustrator: Cozbi A. Cabrera
Date of publication: 2020
Genre: Fiction

This book uses a lot of contrasting colors to and vivid colors to lighten up the page. It is a book that displays how much the daughter cherishes her time with her mother because it is in her words.

This is an adorable about a daughter loving her mama and how she wants to be everywhere where her mama is.

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I love all of the pictures in this book. They are beautifully illustrated and help tell the story!

Published in 2020. Cozbi's book follows a young girl as she goes through her day with her mother. They do everything together and the young girl describes how her mothers things look compared to her own. I would not recommend this book to read in the classroom because multiple children in your room may not have a mother that they can follow around throughout the day. This book won the Caldecott award.

This book is a fiction book that won the Caldecott in 2021 and was published in 2020. It shows a great relationship between a daughter and her mother. It shows how and what her mother teaches her throughout the day. It was a good book I just don‘t fully know what kind of a lesson it could bring for a whole classroom. But still a good book!

“Mama says a song is highs and lows”

I love how happy they are in this!

The perfect day for boots and puddles, says Mama. Bathroom first, she says. Then water! I say.

A sweet fictional story, awarded the Caldecott in 2021, tells a story about the life of her and her Mama. It highlights their daily routines together and how special each moment can be with a loved one.

“There‘s the kiss. I love you, Mama! I yell.”

This book was published in 2021 and was a Caldecott winner! This is a very cute story of a girls love for her mother. It shows the friendship and love that from between the mother and daughter and tells a story about the admiration the daughter has for her mom.

Caldecott Award, published in 2020. I love the way that this book portrays a little girl who looks up to her mom. She notices all of the similarities and differences between her and her mom, and tells the story of what happens during their day. This is such a cute story!!

“Splash!”

This is such a cute short story. It goes through an ordinary day of a young black girl. Children can relate to this story as they may feel the way the main character does about her mom. It includes dialogue that can be used for a great read aloud.

This book, Me & Mama, was published in 2021. It falls under the Caldecott award as a book honor. This book is perfect for young children. It includes beautiful scenes through illustration and fun dialogue. Children can engage and relate to this story!

“Mama laughs. She throws her head back and shines her teeth. I laugh too.”

I think this book would be a greta way to open a discussion with students about who is a role model in their life and who is someone that makes them feel that loved.

This 2020 picture book describes the sweet relationship between a mom and daughter. It fills you up with warmth and love and is a really positive read. The book received the Caldecott Award and the Coretta Scott King Award Honor for illustrations.

“There‘s the kiss. I love you, Mama! I yell.”

I love the image that shows the different children in a box saying that the stores are boxes filled with people.

Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera is a Caldecott award winning book(2021). This book talks about the relationship of a young girl and her mom. She wants to be everywhere her mama is. This book show beautiful illustrations of nature, love, and difference.

“This is Mama‘s bowl she likes berries. This is my bowl. I like bananas.”

The illustrations are phenomenal and it really transports you back to when I was a child. It shows the desire to be just like your mother when you were a young girl. Very sweet.

Me & Mama written and illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera is a poetic story about a daughter and mother who explore a rainy day. The illustrations are realistic acrylic and are beautiful hues to match the tone throughout the story. This story really highlights the love of family and the relationship between mothers and daughters. It brings adults back into childhood. Published in 2021.

Mama‘s cup goes clink, clink, clink with a spoon. My cup goes duh, duh.

My first thought when reading this book was to show it at the beginning of the year. This could really help students out with missing their family during the first few days of school.

The Caldecott award book, Me & Mama was an eye catcher. The illustrations were beautiful which told a story within while also reading about the story. It went in depth of a day with the child and her mother and showed true love between the family.

“I‘ve tiptoed to where she is in the house. It smells like cinnamon. Papa and Luca are still sleeping, but I want to be everywhere Mama is.”

I think the book shows the significance of the relationship between this child and her mother. It shows that she is her best friend and she can count on her mother for anything.

I liked the book it was a cute story for young children to listen to.

I loved this picture book! The illustrations were beautiful and the story was great.