FICTION

Hero Mom

by Melinda HARDIN
illus. by Bryan Langdo. 24p. Amazon. 2013. RTE $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4778-1645-5; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4778-6645-0.
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K-Gr 2—This beautiful picture book shows mothers and kids of different ethnicities experiencing military deployment. In the text, children compare their moms to superheroes while the watercolor illustrations depict each mother's job in the armed forces. "My mom doesn't have super-human speed, but she gets everything where it needs to go, just in time" presents a mom driving a fuel truck in a convoy. "My mom doesn't fly in to save the day-well, sometimes she does" shows another as a medical helicopter pilot. With its reassuring message that youngsters still "feel their super love" even when moms are away from home, this book will be a winner in any community with a military presence.—Brooke Rasche, La Crosse Public Library, WI
Reviewed by Brooke Rasche , Oct 01, 2013

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