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Big Mama Makes the World

Written by: Phyllis Root
Illustrated by: Helen Oxenbury

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Big Mama Makes the World by Phyllis Root
A joyous, lyrical, rousing creation story like no other you've ever read. When Big Mama made the world, she didn't mess about. Earth sky and sea, sun and moon, plants and trees, fish, birds and animals all fell right in line with Big Mama's plans. What Big Mama wants, Big Mama gets. That's how it is. It wasn't easy, either, with that little baby to take care of. But nothing stops Big Mama. Not for a second. Through it all - from darkness to light, from far up in the clouds to the bottom of the ocean, from a ball of mud to a big bang - shines Big Mama, larger-than-life and down-to-earth, with her baby sitting on her hip and the laundry piling up. All who read this original and utterly joyful book will agree that Phyllis Root and Helen Oxenbury have given us a creation myth like no other in the world. As Big Mama would say, Good. That's very, very good.

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This is a highly original take on the creation story. Big Mama, who is the image of working women everywhere, juggles looking after her adorable baby with the serious demands of creating the world. She's a no-nonsense sort of Mama who means business and gets results, whether it be creating night and day or moulding people out of leftover mud. In her own unique way Big Mama floats through the story creating the world, all the while with the needs of her baby uppermost in her mind. She creates the sun and moon because otherwise how would she know 'when it's morning or evening, or time to put the baby down for a nap?'. In the end Big Mama gets a bit fed up with the whole business of creation, 'what with the laundry piling up and plates needing washing', so she finishes the job with a big bang! A book that works on several different levels, it's lucidly written with an element of repetition that should make it accessible to pre-school children. Equally, however, there is plenty of food for thought for older children which should lead to discussion on the creation versus big bang theories as well as the nature of God. With gorgeous illustrations by award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury it cannot fail to stimulate children's imaginations. Ages 3-7 (Kirkus UK)

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About The Author

Phyllis Root has written numerous children's books, including What Baby Wants; One Duck Stuck; Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble; Aunt Nancy and Cousin Lazybones; All for the Newborn Baby; Kiss the Cow and Rattletrap Car. Phyllis lives in Minnesota, USA with her family. Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of our time. Amongst her countless books for children are the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; the Tom and Pippo books; Farmer Duck; We're Going on a Bear Hunt; So Much and Franny B. Kranny, There's A Bird In Your Hair. Helen lives in north London with her husband, the illustrator John Burningham.
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