Our Mothers’ Names: Love in Many Languages
Uma Menon
An Indian American child whose family speaks Malayalam at home calls her mother Amma. As she talks with classmates, friends, and a Japanese pen pal, she learns other names for mother in their family languages. Angelina uses Mamá, Thea calls her Greek mother Mána, and Aliya uses Ommi in Arabic. The story shares many words for mother while following the narrator’s affectionate connection to her own Amma. Mixed-media illustrations show families and children together.
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