My Mummy - Hardcover

I could travel round the world And know I'd never find A mummy even half as nice Or brilliant as mine! My Mummy is a touching celebration of the special relationship between mother and child and the perfect gift for Mother's Day. From playing games to making things and cuddling her baby tight, Little Bear's mum is great at everything - but best of all, she belongs to Little Bear. With gentle rhyming verse from Paula Metcalf and sweet illustrations by Lucy Barnard this chunky board book with a shiny foiled cover is just right for small hands.

Paula Metcalf is a hugely talented picture book creator who was Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2003. Paula was previously Illustrator-in-Residence at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire, and now runs popular workshops in schools. Her books for Macmillan include My Mummy, Rabbits Don't Lay Eggs and Charlie Crow in the Snow. Lucy Barnard grew up in a very artistic family and knew from an early age that she wanted to work in illustration. After graduating from the University of Plymouth with an illustration degree, Lucy worked in publishing for a time, before becoming a freelance illustrator and realizing her ambition of working on children's books.