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Mama Zooms


Mama Zooms

Written & Illustrated by Jane Cowen-Fletcher

Summary: This is a short story about a small family consisting of a husband and wife and their small child. The story is told from the child's point of view and it is all about his mother's "zooming machine." This zooming machine is actually a wheelchair. The little boy loves going everywhere with his mom because they get to zoom there in her wheelchair as if they are going on a great adventure. When they zoom across a bridge, she's his airplane. When they zoom through a dark hall, she's his train in the tunnel. When they zoom along the ocean boardwalk, she's his wave. The little boy loves his parents and loves that he can zoom with his mama.

Review: This is a quick story that portrays a family with a mother who is handicapped. However, this does not stop her and her little boy from spending time with each other and having great adventures together. This book, with it pretty illustrations, shows the imagination of children and how something that seems negative can be a positive instead. I would recommend this book for babies to Kindergartens for read alouds. There is repetitive language and room to make predictions in this book which makes it enjoyable for children.

To order your own copy: https://www.amazon.com/Mama-Zooms-Jane-Cowen-Fletcher/dp/0590457756/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509643362&sr=1-1&keywords=mama+zooms

-The Green Eyed Reader
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