Taking Care of Mom

Summary:
This book is about children trying to care for their sick mother. The children thought, they were being helpful by allowing their sick mother to rest. But in reality,the children were making a big mess, causing their mother more work and less rest. Once the children decided to spend sometime outside, their mother was able to get the rest she needed to get well.

Personal Reaction:
I thought this book was funny. I loved the illustrations of this book, exspecially the expression of fustration on the mother's face. Children are always getting into things, without knowing the messes that they make, but got to love them.

Classroom Extension:
1. I would have the students draw a picture of themselves doing something helpful for their show more parents.
2. I would have a class discussion about some of the mistakes the children made throughout the book. Then, ask the student what the children could have done to avoid those mistakes or what the children could have done to correct them. show less

brother and sister critter spend the day taking care of their mom who is sick with the flu.
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Everything goes topsy-turvy when Mom gets a cold. Despite Little Critter's best efforts to take care of her, he just gets into one hilarious disaster after another. When Dad comes home, mom is feeling much better - but the house is a mess