A Mother Is a House

Author: Petit, Aurore

Picture books

Published on 1 March 2021 by Gecko Press in New Zealand.

Hardback | 48 pages, Illustrations, colour
177 x 246 x 12 | 308g

This crisp and contemporary picture book offers a unique baby's eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps.

A mother is a nest, a vehicle, a mirror... The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother who was a refuge becomes a road, a story and a show. On the final page, the child is ready to take their first steps. Because a mother is a home that you carry inside you forever.

A Mother Is a House looks through the baby's eyes for an unexpected and affecting picture of parents and home-shown through bright, contemporary illustrations and special inks.