This post is in partnership with The Children’s Book Review and Phyllis Schwart.
MY REVIEW
What a pleasant book about a subject that is sad and something everyone dreads. When a young mother is diagnosed with cancer her husband, children, and mother come together to help her. At first they recognize that mom is not feeling well and so the children are told to be very quiet while she rests. When the mom goes to the hospital for surgery the dad tells the children about all the things that will make their mom feel better. They take great pride and feel joy when they can make their mom smile and love helping. Granny comes to stay and helps take care of mom and the children. This mom is very blessed to have an entire family doing all that they can to help her heal and have good, positive feelings about herself and life. Whether it’s chocolate chip cookies or dancing to her favorite Motown hits, mom gets to smile and laugh. This can be the best medicine when a person needs to heal. This sweet little book has lovely whimsical illustrations that will bring a smile to all who read this book.
ABOUT THE BOOK
When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too!
Written by Phyllis Schwartz
Illustrated by Siski Kalla
Ages 4+ | 38 Pages
Publisher: Acorn Publishing | ISBN-13: 9798885280143
Publisher’s Book Summary: When Mom, one day, came home and said, “I think I better get in bed”
It was up to us to get together
As a team so she’d feel better
We came up with all sorts of things to do
Because “when mom feels great then we do too!”
PURCHASE LINKS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phyllis Schwartz is a married mother of two, who, after a highly successful career in the TV news business, finally has the luxury to indulge in and focus on her “civilian” writing. Even as a kid, she kept a diary and wrote little stories and poems, a creative release that continued well into adulthood. She wrote news by day and poetry by night. And despite battling three different types of cancer over more than three decades, she is still filled with energy, joy, and optimism, and she looks forward to writing more poetry and children’s books.
Her writing centers on the beauty she finds daily: Her friends, husband, and two children, as well as her garden and her beautiful beach town residence in dreamy Encinitas, provide continued inspiration for her verse.
https://www.phyllisfeelsgreat.com/
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TOUR SCHEDULE
| Friday, September 23, 2022The Children’s Book ReviewBook tour kick-off |
| Monday, September 26, 2022The Fairview ReviewA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2022Book Zone ReviewsA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Wednesday, September 28, 2022icefairy’s Treasure ChestA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Thursday, September 29, 2022The Momma SpotA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Friday, September 30, 2022Satisfaction for Insatiable ReadersAn article by Phyllis SchwartzThe Importance of Family Cooperation |
| Monday, October 3, 2022Crafty Moms ShareA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2022Because I Said SoA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022J.R.s Book ReviewsA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Thursday, October 6, 2022Lisa’s ReadingA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Friday, October 7, 2022Me Two BooksA When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! book activity |
| Monday, October 10, 2022Life Is What It’s CalledAn interview with Phyllis Schwartz |
| Tuesday, October 11, 2022A Dream Within A DreamA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
| Wednesday, October 12, 2022Barbara Ann MojicaA book review of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! |
GIVEAWAY
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– A copy of When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too!
– A $50 Barnes and Noble gift card
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Sounds like a great book for my grandkids.