| When Mama Comes Home Tonight Contributor(s): Spinelli, Eileen (Author), Dyer, Jane (Illustrator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0689810652 ISBN-13: 9780689810657 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: In lilting, rhyming text, Spinelli celebrates the nighttime rituals shared between a working mother and her child. Simple and reassuring, the book is sure to speak to young children and to anyone who comes home to a child at night. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 96053141 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.7" W x 10.4" (1.10 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Holiday - Mother's Day - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58489 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It can be hard waiting for Mama to come home, but once she's there it's the best time of the day. This soothing, rhythmic book celebrates the precious rituals a mother and child perform together as they wind down to bedtime. It shows that when you share them with someone you love, even the most simple activities can be playful, relaxing, and intimate. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dyer, Jane: - Jane Dyer is the illustrator of many books for children, including When Mama Comes Home Tonight, Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli, Roly Poly by Mem Fox, and the New York Times bestselling Cookies series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.Spinelli, Eileen: - Eileen Spinelli is no stranger to the Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers list. Since her debut in 1991 with Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, an IRA/CBC Children's Choice book and Christopher Award winner, she has gone on to author numerous picture books, poetry collections, and chapter books, including the best-selling When Mama Comes Home Tonight, and the critically acclaimed Sophie's Masterpiece. Eileen lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania. |