Written by Joanne Schwartz Illustrated by Sydney Smith Reviewed by Lindsey Smith It’s hard to find good children’s books about working class people. Sí Se Puede by Diana Cohn and A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams come to mind of course, but they’re lonely exemplars in a sparse field. Town Is by the Sea […]
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How Mama’s Love Their Babies
Written by Junpier Fitzgerald Reviewed by Sadie Koch (2020-2021) How do mama’s bodies show love to their babies? That is the guiding question of this debut children’s book from feminist theorist and sex worker Juniper Fitzgerald. This beautifully illustrated book catalogs many different ways that mama’s bodies can show love to their babies either physically […]
How Mamas Love Their Babies
Written by Juniper Fitzgerald Illustrated by Elise Peterson Reviewed by Melody Falleur-Fettig (2020-2021) I’ve never read a book that displays the raw nature of being a mother as the book How Mamas Love Their Babies does. Centered around the idea that a mother uses her whole body, from pregnancy and beyond, to care for her […]