Where’s My Mummy by Carolyn Crimi, Illustrated by John Manders
I am SO buying Where’s My Mummy by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by John Manders. I’m going to be really sad to see it returned to the library because my boys and I have been reading this one every day for two weeks. My little two-year-old has some of the lines memorized and he’s so ADORABLE when he reads it. It’s one of the books that they will automatically pick out first to read out of the stack of Halloween picture books we have at the moment.
Little Baby Mummy doesn’t want to go to sleep, so he plays a game of hide-and-shriek with his Big Mamma Mummy. But Little Baby Mummy gets scared and can’t find Big Mamma Mummy. There are a lot of scary noises in the night and Little Baby Mummy is apprehensive about what he may discover. But when he realizes it just your run of the mill (scary to us but not scary to him) Halloween characters, he’s not scared until it’s a little thing that makes him wish he was back home with his Big Mamma Mummy and being tucked in bed.
The illustrations are wonderful! They are cute and they are funny. They make my boys laugh. And with it’s fun, lyrical text and page turning adventure, it’s as much fun to read for the parent as it is for the child listening to it. This one is going down as a classic Halloween picture book that I HAVE to own. Definitely seek this one out and share it with the children in your life this Halloween week.
Links of interest: Carolyn Crimi website, illustrator John Manders website, more book blogger reviews,
Genre: Fiction Picture Book, approx ages 4-8.
Publisher: Candlewick. July 3, 2008
Hardcover, 32 pages. ISBN 0763631965x
Where’s My Mummy? is available from your favorite independent bookstore, Powell’s, and Amazon.
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Tags: A-D Author, halloween, published 2008, U-Z Title
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This sounds way too cute! I love when the books I read to my son (one and a half) are fun to read for me, as well!
on October 26th, 2009 at 5:22 amWe loved this one too. I just thought the little mummy was the cutest character. I still smile every time I see him!
on October 26th, 2009 at 7:02 amI adore the cover, the baby mummy is just so cute! We’ll have to buy this one or get it from the library next year.
on October 26th, 2009 at 8:22 amThis book looks too cute for words! Aww mummy.
on October 26th, 2009 at 10:42 amSounds like a really fun book.
on October 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pmSo cute! I saw this in the store once, and I’ve been wanting it ever since.
on October 26th, 2009 at 4:13 pmThis looks and sounds sooo adorable and cute!
on October 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pmWe have this one at home and love it! We purchased ours through Scholastic’s school program in paperback, and it’s already showing signs of extreme wear.
Great for little ones and also good for slightly older siblings who are just starting to read by themselves.
on October 26th, 2009 at 4:42 pmSuch a adorable cover.. This will great for my little cousins .
on October 27th, 2009 at 7:24 amThis looks really cute! I think we’ll have to go put it on hold…
on October 27th, 2009 at 11:54 amWe read it and liked it.
on November 5th, 2009 at 9:07 amThis one is very fun.
on November 5th, 2009 at 10:05 pmWe got it and my kids LOVE it!!
on November 6th, 2009 at 10:57 am