MAMA, DO YOU LOVE ME?

Book ID/图书代码： 03080108B25869

English Summary/英文概要： Mama, Do You Love Me? -- Mama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much? In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent’s love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more captivating by its unusual Arctic setting. The lyrical text introduces young readers to a distinctively different culture, while at the same time showing that the special love that exists between parent and child transcends all boundaries of time and place. The story is beautifully complemented by graphically stunning illustrations that are filled with such exciting animals as whales, wolves, puffins, and sled dogs, and a carefully researched glossary provides additional information on Arctic life. This tender and reassuring book is one that both parents and children will turn to again and again.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小女孩問：「媽媽，你愛我嗎？」，媽媽回答：「是呀，我愛你！」媽媽愛你勝過烏鴉愛財寶、勝過狗狗愛它的尾巴，媽媽愛你直到鮭魚變星星，直到永遠。透過充滿親子之愛的對話，母愛的溫暖、深遠、超越時空等特點表露無遺。
本書特別之處在於主角母子是愛斯基摩人，書中處處可見愛斯基摩人獨特的服裝、生活方式、極地動物、與古老傳說，閱讀此書，除親子對話精彩感人外，也著實上了一堂文化講堂。(VL)

Awards/获奖情况：Over one million copies sold in 15 languages!

Awards and honors for Mama, Do You Love Me?:
*ABC Children’s Choices
*American Bookseller, "Pick of the Lists"
*Children’s Book of the Month Club, Main Selection
*Golden Kite Award, Society of Writers and Illustrators
*Parents, "Best Books of the Year"
*School Library Journal, starred review
*A Storytime Book

A young girl asks how much her mother loves her, even when she is naughty, and receives warm, reassuring answers. The twist on this familiar theme is that the two are Inuits, and the text and pictures draw on their unique culture: "What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens, and lemmings in your mukluks?" asks the girl. Two pages of back matter define and explain the functions of various terms in Inuit life past and present. Charming, vibrant watercolor illustrations expand the simple rhythmic text, adding to the characters’ personalities and to the cultural information. Ceremonial masks appear in the corner of several pages and on the endpapers, a nice detail in a well-designed book.---SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Starred Review

"Mama, do you love me?" Every child in the world wants a reassuring answer, including this small Inuit girl in long-ago northern Alaska. In a series of questions and answers reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown’s The Runaway Bunny(Harper), the child uses her imagination to test her mother’s love. The answer is always a positive one, but the mother is also honest. " ’What if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens, and lemmings in your mukluks?’ ’Then I would be angry.’ ’What if I threw water at our lamp?’ ’Then, Dear One, I would be very angry. But still, I would love you.’" The whale-oil lamp is pictured clearly, and its importance is explained in the two-page glossary at the end of the book: "The lamp in an Inuit home was never left untended because it was such a vital part of daily survival." The rounded, stylized watercolors are brightly appealing, full of humor and love. The small challenger stands with her hands on her hips looking way up at the tall, broad mother who has her hands on her hips; in another picture there is a huge hug which encompasses mother, girl, and doll in a mass of variously flowered dress fabric and black braids. The book is a beautiful combination of a rich culture and a universal theme.---THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE, November 1991

"Yes I do, Dear One," answers the mother whose daughter asks her the question posed in the book’s title. And how long will she love her child? "I will love you until the umiak flies into the darkness, till the stars turn to fish in the sky, and the puffin howls at the moon," responds the mother soothingly, employing images familiar to the Inuit people of Northern Alaska where this Iyrical story is set. Echoing the simplicity of Joosee’s verse are Lavallee’s stylized illustrations, which convey the austerity of the arctic landscape while depicting the bright, intricate patterns and textures of Inuit garb. A glossary of terms used in the text is included at the end of this striking volume, which uses a timeless culture to convey a timeless message.---PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, August 1991

In a story reminiscent of the classic Ruraway Bunny, a child tests her mother’s love: "What if I ran away?" she asks. "Then I would be worried," her mother answers."What if I turned into a polar bear, and I was the meanest bear you ever saw. . . and you cried?" says the girl. "Then I would be very surprised and very scared But still . . . I would love you" comes the reassuring reply. The arctic setting adds an intriguing dimension to a universal story.---PARENTS, December 1991

This Book is a beautiful combination of a rich culture and a universal theme.---The Horn Book

About the Author/作者介绍： Barbara M. Joosse lives with a ferret, a crow, and a parakeet in a solar house in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Ms. Joosse has a degree in journalism, but since 1978 she has devoted her time and talents to writing for children. She is the author of 27 books for children, including Ghost Wings.
Barbara Lavallee’s vibrant watercolor illustrations are well-known for their depictions of a wide range of Alaskan life. In 1975, she quit teaching to devote all her time to painting. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She has illustrated 13 children’s books.

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

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