For DJ and Zhoen


are-you-my-mother
Originally uploaded by valonia2006
When I was a young girl one of my favourite books was "Are You My Mother?" by P. D. Eastman.

It tells the adventurous story of a baby bird who, after falling out of his nest, wanders in search of his mother. Every creature (or object) he meets he asks "are you my mother?" and meets with negative responses. Finally, he asks a mechanical crane whether it is his mother and in response the crane picks him up and puts him back in his nest, thus reuniting him with his mother.

It is a gorgeous book and reminds me a little of Giblet's tale!

5 comments:

Zhoen said...

It is the book (I suspect) Terry Pratchett uses as a template for Where's My Cow?

DJ said...

Thanks for the book, Valonia! Everyone needs a mother at some point, no matter the age.

I know Giblet's story would be appreciated by many, also.

Please let us know if you change blog names so we can keep in touch. I'll miss the adventures of the Green Man...

Avus said...

That book! Thanks for bringing back a memory of a small child cuddled under each arm, whilst reading it to those, my children.

Caprifool said...

I still have mine. I would force my mother to read it over and over again :-)

valonia said...

I have no idea what has happened to mine. I imagine my mum would have kept it, it holds so many memories.