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    • Age Range: For infants or children in preschool
    • Pub. Date: April 2008
    • 24pp
    • Sales Rank: 28,569

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      • Pub. Date: April 2008
      • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
      • Format: Hardcover, 24pp
      • Sales Rank: 28,569
      • Age Range: For infants or children in preschool

      Synopsis

      THE “LITTLE MOMMY” in this story is an adorable little girl. We spend the day in her charming company as she cares for her dolls, treats their ills, gives them a tea party, feeds them dinner, and puts them to bed. Beautifully illustrated, this book has a timeless feel.

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      A "Little Golden Book Classic," this title was originally published in 1967, and is inexpensively bound in the typical way of Golden Books. Told first person from the point of view of a preschool-aged girl, the child takes care of her dolls, serving as their mother, while her brother drives off in his little car, playing the role of dad on his way to his job in the city. The little girl does laundry, bakes, has a tea party with a friend, plays "school" with the dolls, serves them dinner, reads to them, bathes them and tucks them into bed. At one point she pretends one of the dolls is ill and "Dr. Dan," her brother, provides medical care. All of the dolls and children are Caucasian. The sexual stereotyping that was perfectly acceptable forty years ago now looks terribly dated and restrictive for young children. But the soft color-wash illustrations, with the cute, realistically drawn children, remain charming. The text rhymes with a jaunty rhythm that makes reading it fun, and the two or three sentences of text per page make it accessible for very young listeners. The great advantage of Golden Books remains their low price. Purchasers need to balance that with the dated qualities of this "Keepsake Edition." Reviewer: Leslie Rounds

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      Biography

      Sharon Kane illustrated several Golden Books in the 1960s. She lives in Plano, Texas.

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      A new favorite!by MamaMirage

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      October 21, 2009: This is the most adorable children's book I have stumbled across in a very long time. Maybe in my life... Seriously I adore it! It has a lovely innocent childlike tone and is written in sing-song rhyme that is engaging. If that weren't enough the precious illustrations call up nostalgia and the beauty of a time when little girls were actually allowed and encouraged to be little girls rather than made to feel like such things were a prison and mind control and taught instead that perpetual dress-up and rowdiness equal true femininity. The child in the story narrates her day with her three dollies; "This is my house and I am the mommy. My children are Annabelle, Betsy, and Bonny (Bonnie)..." the book begins. Throughout the 22 page story we see the child and her dolls playing house, baking, laundering doll clothes, and cleaning. She interacts with other children, having a tea party with the neighbor and cooking supper for a little boy who appears briefly playing the role of daddy to the dollies. The little girl must call Dr. Dan (another little boy) when one of the dollies takes ill. "She'll be well as quick as a wink. It's just the mumbledy bumps, I think." A precious book that exhudes the sweet, busy, innocent, feminine spirit that I would love for my daughter to emulate! And what does my 3 year old daughter think? It's one of her favorite books to read at bedtime. :)

      I Also Recommend: The Eloise Wilkin Treasury, The Story of Ferdinand.

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      July 07, 2009: Precious book full of sweet illustrations! Perfect for the little girl who loves being a Little Mommy. My 4 and 6 year old daughters LOVED it. They even tried to recreate several of the scenes from the book.


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