Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;andlt;bigandgt;Everyone has only nice things to say about my mom.andlt;/bigandgt;andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Everyone likes her. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; She looks nice. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; She bakes great cookies and makes me feel better when I have a bad day. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; But would a really nice mom do embarrassing things like kiss me in public and tell loud jokes that no one thinks are funny? Well, my mom does those andlt;iandgt;terribleandlt;/iandgt; things and worse - that's why I am sure that I have the most embarrassing mom in the world and that my mom is trying to ruin my life... andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;iandgt;Or is sheandlt;/iandgt;?
Synopsis
Everyone has only nice things to say about my mom.
Everyone likes her.
She looks nice.
She bakes great cookies and makes me feel better when I have a bad day.
But would a really nice mom do embarrassing things like kiss me in public and tell loud jokes that no one thinks are funny? Well, my mom does those terrible things and worse - that's why I am sure that I have the most embarrassing mom in the world and that my mom is trying to ruin my life...
Or is she?
Synopsis
A young girl laments how her really nice mom is trying to ruin her life by doing such terrible, embarrassing things as singing in public or telling jokes. Full color.
About the Author
Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother. The New York Times Book Review heralded Ms. Feiffer “economy of style and understated wit” in her debut picture book Double Pink, illustrated by Bruce Ingman. She is the author of Henry the Dog with No Tail and Which Puppy? both illustrated by her father, Jules Feiffer, President Pennybaker and My Mom is Trying to Ruin My Life both illustrated by Diane Goode, as well as The Wild, Wild Inside, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith and The Problem with the Puddles, a middle grade novel illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Ms. Feiffer and her family live on Martha's Vineyard, MA. Visit her at katefeiffer.com. Diane Goode is the illustrator of more than fifty beloved and critically acclaimed picture books including the Caldecott Honor Book When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant. She is also the illustrator of President Pennybaker and My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life, both by Kate Feiffer; and Louise the Big Cheese: Divine Diva, Louise the Big Cheese and the La Di Da Shoes, and Louise the Big Cheese and the Back-to-School Smarty Pants, all by Elise Primavera. Diane lives and works in Watchung, New Jersey, with her husband, David, and their two dogs, Jack and Daisy.