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When mom's away / Layla Ahmad ; [illustrated by] Farida Zaman.
There is a little girl whose mom is a busy doctor. When her mom has to be in quarantine -- sleeping on a cot in their garage to keep the family safe from the virus -- the little girl does her best to be brave. She and her dad make dinner together, and she helps bring groceries to her grandparents<U+2026>making sure to wave so they know it's her! In the evening they join their neighbors, banging pots and pans on the doorstep to thank doctors and nurses for their hard work. But the highlight of the day is when Mom comes home, and they wave to each other through the window."
Record details
- ISBN: 1772601756
- ISBN: 9781772601756
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 20.37 |
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| Subject: | Parent and child > Juvenile fiction. Women physicians > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Ahmad | 31681020155958 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Trying to be brave when her mother, a busy doctor, is forced to move into the familyâs garage to protect loved ones from COVID-19, a little girl helps her dad make dinner, brings groceries to her grandparents and bangs pots and pans on the doorstep to thank her communityâs frontline workers. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
Trying to be brave when her mother, a busy doctor, is forced to move into the family's garage to protect loved ones from COVID-19, a little girl helps her dad make dinner, brings groceries to her grandparents and bangs pots and pans on the doorstep to thank her community's frontline workers. - Orca Book Publishers
- These experiences will be familiar to children everywhere. - Great for Mother's Day promotions - Written and illustrated by a Mother/Daughter team. - Including the SLJ Day of Dialogue (Oct. 2020) which will be attended by thousands online. - Extensive ARC distribution, advance e-galleys. - Digital galleys will be available on NetGalley and Edelweiss. With advertising to support their promotion. Things are changing for one little girl whose mom is a busy doctor. When her mom has to be in quarantineâsleeping on a cot in their garage to keep the family safe from the virusâthe girl does her best to be brave. She and her dad spend time together, she goes to school online, and she helps her grandparents tooâ¦making sure to wave so they know it's her! They join their neighbours outside to thank the doctors and nurses around the world for their hard work. But of course the highlight of the day is when mom comes home, and they wave to each other through the window. A great story to inspire hope and confidence in both little ones and big ones when times may seem uncertain. - Orca Book Publishers
A little girl copes with her mother being a frontline healthcare worker during the COVID-19 pandemic.
