Jamie Harper

"Supermoms are everywhere. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and species. With powerful instincts and extraordinary skills, these moms do whatever it takes to protect and raise their young."

This concise intro leads into plenty of examples, including groundhogs, emperor penguins, strawberry poison dart frogs, red-knobbed hornbills, polar bears, bearded capuchins, wolf spiders, little brown bats, American alligators, and more. Funny speech bubbles from moms and offspring dot each page show more spread. Back matter incudes superlatives for each (e.g. "super generous," "super determined," "super tough"), along with where they live, what they eat, and a "guess what?" fact. There is also a page full of resources (books, online, and AV).

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My 2-year-old son picked this out at the library. I have no idea where he found it, I had lost track of him and he came up to me carrying this book. So we checked it out, and it turns out to be really cute. Each page has instructions on how to wash a baby, and shows a little girl taking a bath with a little baby and following the instructions in her own way. Mom is only some arms in legs here and there. It's fun to read and my 2 & 4-year-old both love it.

The humorous illustrations are by far the best feature of this book....otherwise, it's pretty underwhelming. It's definitely not as entertaining as one would expect from the title.

I liked this story for a few reasons. I really liked the use of repetition in the writing and language. “Monkey See, Monkey do” was used many times throughout the story; as well the conversation with her parents was very similar. The illustrations were wonderful in this story. My favorite parts were when Lucy, the little sister, was actually drawn like a monkey whenever Grace, the big sister, was feeling like she was just being copied. I thought seeing Lucy actually illustrated as a show more monkey helped the reader to think back to the repeated line “Monkey see, monkey do” and helped them related with Grace. In addition the pictures were colorful, and fit the written text. Finally I really enjoyed the characters, I think that many readers can relate to either Grace or Lucy. I am an older sister and I know what it is like to not want your younger sister to crowd in on your play dates, or copy everything you do. However, younger sisters could relate to just want to be like their older sister and looking up to them. Overall this story depicts a wonderful big idea/message about the importance of family, no matter how annoying a younger sister can act. show less