Mama, do you love me?

by Barbara M. Joosse

Other authorsBarbara Lavallee (Illustrator)
Board book, 1991

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

San Francisco, Cal., : Chronicle Books, c1991.

Description

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Jenica_Flores
A young girl asks her mother if she loves her. She asks her mother if she would love her in different situations and her mother informs her that she would love her no matter what. This is a great book for young children when teaching them about emotions and the bond of a parent. The book shares
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feelings that are felt during certain situations and teach children that no matter what a parent will never stop loving their child. I would read this book to my student around mothers day and then do and activity where the student write their mother a note about a time their mother loved them not matter what.
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LibraryThing member Emily_Cobenais
A daughter repeatedly asks her mother if she loves here in many different situations. This book is full of repetition and shows how strong a mother's love for her daughter is. This book is for elementary grades.
LibraryThing member rpetty
This book is about a young child questioning the love of her mother. The child asks her mother if she would still love her in different situations. The mother responds that she would always love her no matter what.

I enjoyed this book because it reminds me of my kids asking the same questions, not
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just about love though. I enjoyed the vividly, colored pictures. I also enjoyed the information in the back of the book about the Eskimos.

I would use this as a classroom read aloud and then a group discussion. I would ask the children if they do this to their parents. I would ask questions pertaining to the pictures and the different culture.
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LibraryThing member tshrum06
This is a good example of realistic fiction. It talks about several different aspects of Eskimo culture and lifestyle so it's very believable in that. It also talks about the dynamic between a mother and daughter, which is something that a lot of students can relate to- worrying about their
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parent's love, but recognizing that they'd be disappointed, but would still love the child.
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Media: Oil paints
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LibraryThing member Bookwormeater
Book about a girl that wanted to know how much her mother loved her. So, she asks questions like, "If I did something wrong would you still love me, or if I turned into a bad bear would you still love me." And the answer if always the same, that her mother loves her no matter what. This would be a
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great book to teach children the love that there parents and teachers have for them. It would also teach them about an Eskimo culture.
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LibraryThing member patsila
We used this book in the Valentine's season, but it would be wonderful with a unit on Inuit culture.
LibraryThing member RobertaRogers
This book is about a little girl asking her mother is she loves her. She gives all sorts of different situations like carrying and dropping eggs and then asked would you still love me. She went to say what she turned into different types of animals would she still love her. At the end of the story
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there are a few pages with descriptions of the animals and of the things mentioned in the story.

I enjoyed this story. I thought her situations were really enjoyable and it reminded me of a little kid asking you all sorts of questions. The pictures were great.

I would read this story aloud to my students. I do not know what type of unit it would fall under though.
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LibraryThing member srgrammer
This is a great book for parents and children to read together, especially at bedtime. It even has a word and vocabulary index in the back of the book.
LibraryThing member Kellswitch
This was one of my favorite books to read out loud when I worked in child care. It's art is beautiful and soothing and the rhythm of the words just felt so natural and fun to say out loud. The kids loved it as well, I think they liked listening to teachers work around some of the more obscure words
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such as ptarmigan egg and mukluks.
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LibraryThing member debrajohnson316
Mama, Do You Love Me is the story of a young Inuit girl and her mother. Throughout the story the daughter asks her mother how much and to what extend she loves her. The mother uses vivid native references to explain that she loves her child unconditionally.

I enjoyed this book because it reminded me
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of how precious my own children are to me. The description and illustrations of the Inuit way of life and surroundings introduced me to many new things, but also demonstrated the close bond between Inuit families.

In the classroom, children would use this book from a multicultural stand point. It would be a great tool to use when talking about Alaska and other Arctic areas. This book would also be used to demonstrate the unconditional love and care parents have for their children. Around Mother's Day I would read this to my class and have them create a picture of their Mother or Grandmother and something they enjoy doing with that loved one.
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LibraryThing member ReneePesheck
This book goes through a child saying "What if I...? To multiple scenarios to discover that the Mom would be many different emotions but would still love the child. This is something that most young children worry about and need reassurance with. Also, the illustrations depict the Inuit culture and
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the back has an awesome glossary and description for many of the things in the story. Discovered by Juliet.
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LibraryThing member karawaller
This is a story about a mother who tells her child how much she loves her and tells her how long she will love her using words like, I will love you till the stars turn into fish in the sky. The child asks her mom if she would love her if she turned into a mean polorbear or a walrus and the mother
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keeps informing her she will love her no matter what.

I like this book because the character expresses her love using ways differently then what I was told as a little girl. Being an "Eskimo" which they call themselves Inuits, readers get to see and learn new words that are used in their culture.

In the classroom, I would discuss the unusual words that are used in the story and talk about what they mean. We would also draw pictures of what we would see somewhere where it is cold, like an igloo or fish.
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LibraryThing member elkeursin
I love this book! It is SOOOO cute and very well written too! Ady just loves this book and stares at the illustrations (she's 2 months old). As my husbands heritage is Alaskan, this also has a special meaning to him and is nice to pass on some of the culture to our daughter.
LibraryThing member dangerlibearian
Beautiful, gorgeous book, little girl asking, "Will you love me?" over and over. Will you love me no matter what I do? Feel a little strange reading it aloud, maybe a better family lapsit.
LibraryThing member mulstad07
Age: Primary, Intermediate
Media: Watercolor
Topic: Native Americans

The genre of this book is realistic fiction. It is realistic fiction because the characters in the story could be real, but they are not. There could actually be a Native American girl and mom.
LibraryThing member DavisPamelag
Mama, Do You Love Me? is a story about a Mother telling her young daughter that she will love her no matter what and reinforcing this when the young child presents different scenarios.

Throughout the book the Mother uses unique phrases to answer the little girl’s what if questions allowing the
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reader to experience different emotions.

Classroom extension could include having the children discuss Eskimos and where they live, as the book depicts the characters. Another extension would be to have the children use key words from the book for that week’s vocabulary list.
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LibraryThing member Elizabeth1977
Children of different cultures ask their mothers, "Mama, do you love me?" This story demonstrates that a mother's love for her child is universal.
LibraryThing member mariah_westlake
Summary: A young girl learns that her mother will love her no matter what- even if she breaks all their eggs or turns into a mean polar bear.

Personal reaction: I think this would be a great book for a young class. Although it may be hard for some of them to relate to the exact references used in
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the book, all kids want to know their parents will love them no matter how many mistakes they make.

Classroom extension: 1) The class could learn the different words in the book as well as discuss the differences in cultures- possibly by drawing things they would find in alaska that they would not find here. 2) Around Mother's day the class could read this and write something or draw a picture to show their mothers that they share the unconditional love.
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LibraryThing member xuesheng
This cute book uses Inuit themes to demonstrate the never-ending love of a mother for a child. For example, the child asks, "What if I turned into a polar bear, and I was the meanest bear you ever saw and I had sharp, shiny teeth, and I chased you into your tent and you cried?" The mother replies,
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"Then I would be very surprised and very scared. But still, inside the bear, you would be your, and I would love you." One of my favorites.
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LibraryThing member debrasw
Summary: this is a story of an inuit girl who keeps asking her mother how much she loves her. She goes through how long, what if statements and how much and in the end is convinced her mother would love her always. The very end of the book explains some of the culture of the inuit people and what
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some of their symbols refer to.

Genre: realistic fiction

media: acrylic
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LibraryThing member whitneyfarmer
SUMMARY:
A little girl attempts to grasp the depths of her mothers love by comparing it to their surroundings.
PERSONAL REACTION:
The illustrations were well done, I really enjoyed the colors. I thought this book was a sweet mother daughter story, and I liked that it took place in Alaska.
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IDEAS:
I think that this could support a lesson on love being universal. Relationships around the world have the same core values. People are still people, regardless of where they are located.
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LibraryThing member Erinhardy3
Summary: This book is about a little girl and she wants to know how much her mom loves her. She would always say if I did this would you still love me, if I was to drop all of the food would you still love me? She eventually realizes that her mother will always love her no matter what, even if she
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happens to make a mistake. She uses a lot of exaggeration with her child too, to show how much she really loves her.

Person reaction: I think this book was very cute and it would be good for a young age group like 1st graders. It may be hard for some kids to relate to this book, but all kids want to know that their parents love them and care about them a lot no matter what happens, or if they even make a lot of mistakes.

Classroom Extension: The kids could discuss about what they think they would see in Alaska and also draw a picture of some sort. Also the kids could draw something for their mothers to show how much they love them in an exaggerated way, just like the mother does in the story
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LibraryThing member EmilyPhilips
Mama, do you love me? is about a relationship between a mother and daughter, guaranteeing that she will always be loved. It is a good book for early childhood or very young elementary. This book is great to use for relating to children and strengthening the idea that they will always be loved.
LibraryThing member RachelPeterson
Mama, Do You Love Me? is about a young girl who creates scenarios for her mother and continues to ask her if she would still love her if they happened. This story shows children that parent will always be there for them, and love them through the best and worst of times. I would read this to young
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children because it is repetitive, has great illustrations.
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LibraryThing member caitlin.wester
Mama, Do You Love me? is a good book to teach children about love between parents and their children. The young girl in this story creates these scenarios for her mother and continues to ask her if she would still love her if they happened. This story shows that a parents love for their children
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will always be present, even through the worst of times and situations. It's important for children to feel like it is okay to make mistakes, while being reassured that their parents will always be there for them.
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Original publication date

1991

Physical description

16 cm

ISBN

0811821315 / 9780811821315

Barcode

232
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