Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
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LaCour, Nina Author
Juanita, Kaylani Illustrator
Published
Candlewick Press , 2022.
Status
Checked Out

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A little girl stays home with Mama when Mommy goes off on a work trip in this tender, inviting story that will resonate with every child who has missed a parent.For one little girl, there’s no place she’d rather be than sitting between Mama and Mommy. So when Mommy goes away on a work trip, it’s tricky to find a good place at the table. As the days go by, Mama brings her to the library, they watch movies, and all of them talk on the phone, but she still misses Mommy as deep as the ocean and as high as an astronaut up in the stars. As they pass by a beautiful garden, the girl gets an idea . . . but when Mommy finally comes home, it takes a minute to shake off the empty feeling she felt all week before leaning in for a kiss. Michael L. Printz Award winner Nina LaCour thoughtfully renders a familiar, touching story of a child who misses a parent, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, whose distinctive style brings charm and playfulness to this delightful family of three.

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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
03/29/2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781536226775

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

LaCour, N., & Juanita, K. (2022). Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle . Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

LaCour, Nina and Kaylani Juanita. 2022. Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

LaCour, Nina and Kaylani Juanita. Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle Candlewick Press, 2022.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

LaCour, N. and Juanita, K. (2022). Mama and mommy and me in the middle. Candlewick Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

LaCour, Nina, and Kaylani Juanita. Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle Candlewick Press, 2022.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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