OUR MOTHER'S NAMES by Uma Menon - Publishers Weekly 'Children’s Books for Mother's Day and Father’s Day 2025'

Publishers Weekly | April 28, 2025

Our Mothers’ Names: Love in Many Languages

Uma Menon, illus. by Rahele Jomepour Bell. Candlewick, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5362-2250-0. Ages 4–8. A child’s investigation into the many different words for mother opens up the world of languages in this cross-cultural reflection. Jomepour Bell’s mixed-media illustrations show mothers and children dancing, crafting, baking, and celebrating throughout this fond accounting of maternal monikers.

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