Books for Mother’s Day
Books for Mum, about Mum, in honour of Mum, or how to become a Mum – Western Downs Libraries have you covered this Mother’s Day.
Inspiring true stories
To Siri with Love: a mother, her autistic son, and the kindness of machines by Judith Newman
Writer Judith Newman never had any illusions that her family were ‘normal’. She and her husband keep separate apartments – his filled with twin grand pianos as befits a former opera singer; hers filled with the clutter and chaos of twin adolescent boys conceived late in life. And one of those boys is Gus – her sweet, complicated, autistic 13 year old. With refreshing honesty, To Siri with love chronicles one year in the life of Gus and the family around him – a family with the same crazy ups and downs as any other. And at the heart of the book lies Gus’s passionate friendship with Siri, Apple’s ‘intelligent personal assistant’.
Thought-provoking fiction
Things My Mother Told Me by Tanya Atapattu
I’ve read lots of stories about Asian mothers, seen various send-ups of them on TV programmes and watched all the standard Asian coming-of-age films. I’ve seen lots of send-ups about mothers in general, Asian or not. I don’t want to make my mum out to be just another caricature. But sometimes she can make it really difficult.
How-to guides
The Postnatal Depletion Cure: A complete guide to rebuilding your health & reclaiming your energy for mothers on newborns, toddlers and young children by Dr. Oscar SerrallachA revolutionary new program to help mums feel like themselves again. Are you experiencing exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, low energy levels, indecisions, moodiness, weight gain, foggy thinking or ‘baby brain’? The early years of motherhood bring an incredibly complex and exhausting range of experiences. It is not surprising then, that many mothers experience postnatal depletion, often for years after giving birth. However, there is a way back to vitality and good health.
Picture books to share
Baby Bedtime by Mem FoxA gentle, heartwarming picture book to share and treasure from picture book masters Mem Fox and Emma Quay. There comes a time for sleeping, and our sleepy time is now… So fall asleep, my angel, with a kiss upon your brow. Written in gentle, rhythmic rhyme, Baby Bedtime is the perfect winding-down story to read aloud before bed.
