The Magic of Mums, Justin Coe, Illustrator Steve Wells, Pub. Otter-Barry.
Mums to admire, mums to entrance, mums who fuss and some football-mum chants – every type of mum, even a dad who’s a part-time mum, is within these poems from Justin Coe.
This lovely book is the partner to his popular Dictionary of Dads, published by Otter-Barry in 2017.
Children will enjoy finding the poetry version of their own mum in these pages, and schools will certainly never be without a great poem for Mothers’ Day – there’s a good range of styles, personalities and aspects of motherhood covered!
Recommended. Here’s a taster:
Itchy Mum
Mum gave me fun and gave me laughter.
She gave me all the things I asked for,
tasty sweets
and trips and treats.
I gave her… nits for Christmas.
When I felt scared she helped me flourish,
when I was ill she gave me courage.
When I had troubles
she gave me cuddles.
I gave her nits for Christmas.
So while she gave without a limit,
her heart and everything within it,
I brought the louse
into the house.
I gave her nits for Christmas.
The advice she gave she gave with love.
I gave her lice that sucked her blood,
eggs that hatched
and made her scratch.
I gave her nits for Christmas.
There were other gifts. I gave her germs
and once I gave her bottom worms.
She thanked me – not,
but to top the lot,
I gave her nits. FOR CHRISTMAS.
© Justin Coe
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