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    My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me

    By Julianne Moore and Meilo So

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    About this ebook

    Discover this special ebook written and read by bestselling author and award-winning actress Julianne Moore!

    In My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me, Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms—she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but...she is also clearly the best. Vividly illustrated by Meilo So, this funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures celebrates the diverse world in which we live.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateAug 27, 2013
    ISBN9781452129754
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    • 3/5
      This book is great for children. It gives them the basic idea that they aren't standing out if they are from a different culture or do something different than somebody else. This book describes that humans are humans no matter what religion they may be, what they wear, how the dress, etc. I don't think i would read this book to my students because it might be a little confusing on trying to explain each family that may be in the book. Or describing other people's beliefs or why they dress a certain way.
    • 3/5
      This book was very unique. It comes from the viewpoint of children who all share one thing in common, their mother is a foreigner to the United States. The children share the ups and downs to having a mother who comes from a foreign country. I thought it was very interesting how the author never told you what country each mother was from. In the middle of the book is a matching game where readers match different festivals and holidays from around the world.
    • 5/5
      In my opinion, this is a great book for young readers. The first thing that really appealed to me was that it was poetry, but in a subtle way that appeals to the reader. For example, one page reads: "My mom is a foreigner, She's from another place. She came when she was ten years old, With only one suitcase." The text is still very meaningful and the subtle rhyming gives the story a nice flow. I also liked the illustrations in this book. They seem to be done with watercolors and outlined in charcoal which gives them a slightly abstract feel. They compliment the text well, and adds a family scenario to mesh the text and illustrations. One page for example talks about a mom who took a boat to come to America and the illustration shows a mom and her child in the kitchen, but on the wall is a photo of a boat and one of a little girl in black and white. Another thing that was appealing is that the book covered a variety of different cultures, not just one. It includes German, Chinese, African and other cultures to make readers feel included and so that they can hopefully relate if they are in a situation similar to the one in the story. The big idea of the story was that everyone has a different culture, and you shouldn't feel excluded if your family has come from somewhere else because that's just a part of who you are.
    • 4/5
      I love the multiculturalism of this book. It shows the readers how families look different, talk different, and do things differently. I also love the book illustrations. The illustrator used a variety of colors and patterns to make the pictures stand out. Including the different spoken languages and different holidays in the book, I believe was brilliant! Readers have the opportunity to learn from this book and not just be entertained. I'm unsure if the children in this book were adopted by the mom's or not because some children did not resemble their mom's. I'm also not sure of the author's purpose of writing the text in a variety of font styles and size. But besides that, the book was great!
    • 4/5
      The main idea of this book is to showcase the different mothers who are considered foreign in America and their children, and how their parenting is different, yet similar to the "typical" parent.I enjoyed this book for a few reasons. I loved the vast amount of cultures represented in this book, both in the text and illustrations. For example, their were French, African, Asian, Hispanic, and many other mothers represented in the pictures (based on their physical appearance and dress). In the text itself, the writer uses different languages, different sayings from different cultures ("There is luck in the last helping,"), and different rituals from different cultures (i.e. kissing on the cheek three times). This wide variety will appeal to a vast number of readers and illustrates just how vast the number of cultures within American really is.I also enjoyed this book because of its overarching message. Through all of the different languages, traditions, etc., the author shows that all mothers are different, but they all have similarities. For example, they support children in school, cook for their children, tuck them in at night, take them to the park, etc. Though each mom might go about these things differently or even in a so called "strange" way, the maternal aspects of their acts are not lost. I think this is a wonderful message. Though children might struggle with their mother's "differences" compared to the typical American mother, they can see how special their mothers are, and how all mothers are loving and compassionate.
    • 5/5
      In my opinion, I thought this book was very pleasant and will add to my future classroom. This book was about mothers from different countries sharing their culture with their child. It also displayed little things that their children may see as different and embarrassing but they still love their mother just the same. I enjoyed that the book was told in first person and gave the impression of what thoughts children may have. For example, “You may not understand the clothes my mom wears every day. Sometimes she wears weirder clothes for special holidays”, it shows that he/she thinks the clothes are weird just because they are uncommon. Another reason I enjoyed this book was the language that was used. Rhyming words were used as well as different languages incorporated throughout the sentences and illustrations. On the last page, it has the words, “I love you, Mommy” written in six different languages. For example, “I love you, Mommy” in German, it reads “Ich Liebe Dich, Mutti”. The main idea of this book is for children to accept other cultures even if it differs from their own and also be proud of their family’s culture.
    • 4/5
      A great book for children who come from all kinds of different backgrounds. It doesn't matter if it is race, gender, religion this book tells you it is okay. The illustrations are fun and bright! This is a great book to have in your library. Its always good to show your students, it's okay to be different. We are all different.