A Mother Is a House

Aurore Petit author Daniel Hahn translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Gecko Press

Published:3rd Mar '21

Should be back in stock very soon

A Mother Is a House cover

“This baby’s view of a mother contains funny observations and juxtapositions, and the kind of unexpected truths you find in poetry—A Mother Is a House is truly original”  Julia Marshall, Publisher

This crisp and contemporary picture book offers a unique baby's eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps.This crisp and contemporary picture book offers a unique baby's eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps. A mother is a nest, a vehicle, a mirror... The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother who was a refuge becomes a road, a story and a show. On the final page, the child is ready to take their first steps. Because a mother is a home that you carry inside you forever. A Mother Is a House looks through the baby's eyes for an unexpected and affecting picture of parents and home-shown through bright, contemporary illustrations and special inks.

"An eye-catching, neon-highlighted tribute to mums and all the endless ways they support their children."—The Guardian


" What's most striking about the book . . . is its use of intense neon colors both for details and large swaths of the illustrations and for the text itself."—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN: 9781776573233

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

48 pages