Are you my Mother? - P.D. Eastman > Reviews

Advantages: great for ealy reading
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Are you my mother is a children's book a lot of you will have read as it was first published in June 1960. I certainly have read it to well over 100 children. Are you my mother was written by Phillip Dey. (P. D.) Eastman and published by Random House? ISBN: 0394800184. P. d. Eastman an American from Massachusetts was born1909 died 1986. In World War 2 he worked on training film and has worked as a screen writer for Disney and Warner brothers, has ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely story for the very young
Disadvantages: none

...and ventures on his quest. There are many animals who he meets along the way including a kitten, a hen, a dog and a cow. To each he asks the same question, "Are You My Mother?" Despite the answer being no each time he is not put off and he continues to start thinking that metal objects may be her. A car, boat, plane are all looked at by the scrawny little bird until he sees something which he is sure is to be the one he is looking for. This ... Read review