When Mama Comes Home Tonight
by Eileen Spinelli
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When Mama arrives home, she and her child enjoy a series of activities together before bedtime.Tags
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A beautiful story with lush, incredible illustrations. A soft tale of a little red haired toddler and her mother who share love each and every night when Mama Comes Home. "When Mama comes home from work, dear child, when Mama Comes home tonight, she'll cover you with kisses, she'll hug you sweet and tight." And as the story opens with this phrasing, it continues to tell what mama and the little child will do. They will eat together, sip a bit of tea, dance in the hall, pick up brightly colored blocks, wish on stars, and then find the teddy bear to accompany the child to bed.
This tale leaves with a lovely feeling of comfort.
This tale leaves with a lovely feeling of comfort.
This book was well done. Definitely more appropriate for a younger audience, but still the writing quality is there.
A good story about a child thinking about all the things his mom does with him after she comes home from work till he goes to bed.
This book tells about a mother who comes home from work and how she spends time with her child. It talks about all of the things they do before gettting the child ready for bed. This is one of my doughter's favorite books. I think it is a great good night story.
its hard when mom isn't home but when she is it is the best thing in the world. book reminds us how it feels to be in mammas arms
a book about a little boy who misses his mother while she is at work, he gets through the day by thinking of his mother's hugs and kisses and the time they spend together
ages 3-7
source pierce college library
ages 3-7
source pierce college library
Child waits at home while mom is at work, child waits anxious so that when mama comes home they will do many things together.
Age: 2 and Up
Source: Pierce College Library
Age: 2 and Up
Source: Pierce College Library
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Author Information

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Eileen Spinelli was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 16, 1942. After high school, she worked as a waitress at a local diner, a secretary, and answered phones at an airplane factory. She eventually became the author of children's books. Her picture books include Thanksgiving at the Tappletons, Do You have a Hat, While You are Away, When show more Mama Comes Home Tonight, Wanda's Monster, Here Comes the Year, A Big Boy Now, and Hug a Bug. She is also the author of several short novels including Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses, Lizzie Logan Gets Married, and Lizzie Logan, Second Banana. She received the Christopher Award for Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- When Mama Comes Home Tonight
Classifications
- Genres
- Children's Books, Picture Books
- DDC/MDS
- 791.43 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures
- LCC
- PZ8.3 .S759 .W — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 534
- Popularity
- 55,499
- Reviews
- 48
- Rating
- (3.77)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 12
- UPCs
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- ASINs
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