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Mama, Do You Love Me?

Mama, Do You Love Me?

Written By Barbara M. Joosse & Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee

Overview: This is the story about a little Inuit girl who wants to know if and when her mother loves her. The mother always answers that she will love her little girl forever because she is hers. Her mother will love her even if she puts a salmon in her parka or turns into a poor bear. She will love her even if she runs away or throws water on their lamp. No matter what she will love her.
This a beautiful book for read alouds and shows some cultural aspect of the Inuits. It even has a glossary of terms in the back of the book. The pictures are pristine and help tell the story. I would recommend this book to 2nd-3rd graders. 


-The Green Eyed Reader

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