Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman

Some of my favorite memories involve sitting with my mother and a book, whether together at bedtime or separately on the couch. My mother’s constant reading and huge piles of books all around the house certainly influenced my own reading habits, and made me into the voracious reader I was in school and still am today. Though the things we read have changed over the years, it’s always fun to sit with my mom and read and talk about the things we’re reading.

When my mom gets a little nostalgic, there’s a certain way she says “P.D. Eastman” and “Are You My Mother?” as if talking about an old close friend. It’s one of her favorite stories, one about a little baby bird who doesn’t know who his mother is yet, and I am really glad to read it for her tonight.

What is your mom’s favorite story? Do you like it, too? If I can find it in my library, I might read it for another bedtime story!

Have a good sleep, and sparkle dreams, and we’ll read together again soon.

Valerie

Want to read Are You My Mother? on your own? You can borrow it from your library or buy it online from an independent bookseller here.