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Mama Always Comes Home Paperback – March 1, 2007

by Karma Wilson (Author), Brooke Dyer (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
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Mama Bird and Mama Cat and even teensy-weensy Mama Mole must leave their little ones from time to time. But rain or shine, in a tree or in the sea, mamas everywhere find their way home with cozy hugs and lots of love, because mamas always come home.

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  1. Reading age
    5 - 6 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    10 x 10 inches
  5. Publisher
    HarperTrophy
  6. Publication date
    March 1, 2007
  7. ISBN-10
    0060575077
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0060575076
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About the Author

Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of Bear Snores On and Bear Wants More, both illustrated by Jane Chapman, as well as Mama Always Comes Home, illustrated by Brooke Dyer. She lives with her family in northern Idaho.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperTrophy (March 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060575077
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060575076
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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Karma Wilson

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My life is a series of lessons and moments that see me to the next lessons and moments. Some moments are sweet, some scary, some a blur gone too fast and forever missed. I write for children because all of these steps started there, in childhood, and that sense of wonder, keen curiosity, and the ability to see things much kinder and more magical than they actually were, fades as time passes and years and experience claim your naivety. For me it is a feeling only rekindled when I am creating books, stories and poetry.

My children, family and friends are a great inspiration to me, and the support of my readers is a tremendous honor. It is always my desire to entertain children and encourage them to think about and explore their world, and the worlds beyond, embrace creativity, and love learning for the duration of their life. Knowledge comes through words, so for me literacy is the foundation of education, and it bears the fruit of intelligent and empathetic citizens of this world and humanity.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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knittymama
5.0 out of 5 stars Comforting, shows the child staying home with a man while mama leaves
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015
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My two year old daughter has never known a time when I didn't work but all of a sudden she is having a really hard time when I leave..crying, clinging, insisting that she's just a baby, etc. We put together a box of "love books" that she can read for comfort. We read them together when I'm home and other people can read them to her when I'm not. This book is a favorite. The repeated refrain of "Mama Always Comes Home" and tying her experience to that of all the animal babies whose mamas go away and then come back seem to work together to both normalize my absence and comfort her.

I also appreciate that the book encourages her to play and have fun while I'm gone and that the picture of the mama driving away shows a man holding the child. More and more men are taking on caretaking roles while women are working, traveling for work, etc so showing this in the pictures is really nice. In my case, my hubby stays home. Most of my friends are dual income and while their hubbies don't stay home, when mama travels for work, it's dad who manages drop off/pick up/supper/bedtime.

This will definitely be a gift we give to other families with working mamas.
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J_Mariam
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story, but we can only read it when Mama is home!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010
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We love this book. My one-and-a-half year old likes the book, and enjoys finding her favorite animals in the illustrations. She asks for this story specifically, and will sit through the whole thing, but... we can't use it for our original purpose (comforting her when I'm not home). If I'm not around, thinking about Mamas going away just gets her upset! Even though the whole point is that they always come home. So, if you are thinking about having this book for your child to read while mom is out, it might not work!
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Shawna P Marion
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018
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Love that this book features a working mom with stay-at-home dad (perfect for our family since that's what we do). My little one needed help when we transitioned from Mom at home to Mom at work, and this is lovely. Pictures are great. Story's positive lesson is easy to understand.
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4.0 out of 5 stars very good
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2012
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we really liked the book and are using it to help my toddler out with leaving mama for the first time for school and daycare and babysitters and what not.
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Granola Mama
5.0 out of 5 stars Just What We Needed
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter has had a very hard time with me leaving for work each morning. This was the only book I was able to find that dipicted a stay at home dad and working mom. It has really helped her and she asks me to read it to her every day. She even repeats "Mama Always Comes Home" when I leave. I wish it was more readily available...we had to order a used version!
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Hmoss22
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, but did not hold there attention
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2009
I love this author and the Bear book series. Even though I liked this book, my girls (2 and 3) were not that interested in it. They like "Owl Babies" better. I should have just gotten one of the Bear books, but I was going to be leaving them for the first time and wanted to read this book with them to help them understand I would come home again. They did fine while I was gone, so that's all that matters.
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Holly Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars Mama Always Comes Home
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2010
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Our granddaughter was going through separation anxiety between her two families and we got her this book which travels to both parents. She loves it and repeats it to us all the time. What a great book!!!
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AmazonObsessed
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015
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This book is just lovely. My 19 month old & I just love it.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful picture book
Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2019
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Bought this for my granddaughter when she was anxious about her mom going out. A good book to read and reassuring that Mommy always comes home.
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Child at Heart
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Separation Anxiety
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2013
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This book is brilliant. My daughter (2 years old) regularly asks for this to be read at bed time. I bought it because she was going through a period of separation anxiety as I returned to work and this, along with a few others titles, has really made her understand that I will always come home. The last page says "mama always comes home to you" but we change it toe mummy and her name and now when I am not there apparently she tells the dogs "it's ok, mummy always comes home". Definitely recommend for the lovely language and beautiful pictures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars " It's a great book for working mothers to read with their kids
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2016
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This book really helped my daughter understand why I go to work and that I'll always come back to her. She often tells herself "Mama always comes home."
It's a great book for working mothers to read with their kids.
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