librarybonanza 's review for:

Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan
4.0

Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Family: Granddaughter and grandma
Identity, Author: African American
Identity, Illustrator: African American

We need more books like these beautiful, unique family dynamics that exist in our world! Such a beautiful celebration of Carol's relationship with her grandma without ignoring her feelings about the hard separation that Carol has away from her mom and dad. A beautiful spread shows multiple illustrations of Carol feeling sad with a slouched body and crossed arms but she transitions to reassured and jubilant as she grasps her grandmother's hand.

A short read but packed with a lot to relate to and discuss for readers.