Mama Loves Me from Away
Illustrator
Laurie A. Caple
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781563979668
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When a mother and daughter are separated by the mother's incarceration, they find a special way to keep their loving relationship alive.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; Legal guardianship; mother in prison; visitation; grandparents raising grandchild; grandmother raising granddaughter
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and grandmother
Awards
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, 2005, Special Recognition
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Choices, 2005 Understanding Oneself And Others
Civic Engagement Selected K-5 Books for Reflecting on Ones Place in the World, 2012 Hearts Together/Lives Apart
Coping with Change: Selected Books for Children, 2012 Hearts Together/Lives Apart
Keywords
birthday; mother; imprisonment; daughter; stories; sadness; present
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Brisson, Pat, "Mama Loves Me from Away" (2004). Diverse Families. 721.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/721