This Quiet Lady

For young girls wanting to know who am I? by looking at their mom at the same ages, and ending on the narrator's day of birth. Charming memoir of a mother's life and how she became who she is, and how narrator came to be.This Quiet Lady | Humanities | JAMA | JAMA Networkjamanetwork.com> full article by RA SnyderJan 21, 2020 The Journal of the American Medical Association article details how difficult it is to separate our humanity from decisions we make, as experience jumbles altogether with emotion, choices, yearning and hope.Illustrations full of life like Maude Lewis' folk art (DVD Maudie Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke true story of self taught Newfoundland artist who lived in 12x12 unheated, no water, no electricity home her entire married life), uplifting, bringing a smile to the face.Gentle bonding experience for mother and child, love ushering in the becoming experience of being.5*

This was one of my daughters' and my favorite books when she was little (less than 7). I recommend to all little girls & their moms! It was such fun for her to ask questions and talk about when I was little. It's not the story really but more the conversations it started.

I was searching for some realistic fiction picture books for the children's literature class when I came upon this gem, published in 1992. Zolotow has written a number of realistic fiction picture books. This book brought tears to my eyes.In each double-page spread, on one side a young girl looks, in various locations in the house, at photographs of her mother at different ages. She describes each photograph in one sentence beginning with "This" and ending with "is my mother." The "photographs" take up the full-page other half of the spread, in Lobel's lovely watercolor and gouache illustrations. The book ends with an illustration of the narrator as a baby with her mother and the text, "And here is where I begin."The book is perfect as a read-aloud for very young children, and the short and repetitive text is also good for beginning readers. I also think this would be a lovely gift for Mother's Day, especially for a mom who was a child in the 60s and a teen in the 70s, like the mother in the illustrations (and like me).

I got this book for my daughter officially but this is for me actually. The pictures are so beautiful. Every illustration is a fine art itself. The story is also very touching reminding of my own mom.

This is a beautiful short story. My daughter is 18 months old and it is her absolute favorite. She brings it to me several times each day to read to her. The illustrations are nice and the language is simple. I believe it will be a favorite for some time to come.

This is a touching and sweet title that shows a little girl growing up to be the main character's mother through a series of pictures at various stages of life. We especially liked the picture of the young girl with the Beatles lunchbox and wrinkled stockings. When we read this one aloud to a child, at the end of each page we amend the text to insert the child's name (e.g. Emma), so for example, "This baby smiling in her bassinet under the crocheted throw is Emma's mama." The connection is then made that the child's mother had also been a little girl and we can see how the mama went through various stages in growing up to become a mother. It is very sweet, endearing and still a favorite.

"This Quiet Lady " would be my perfect Mother's Day Gift. The story is simple: a little girl is looking at photographs of her mother through the years. Her mothers as a baby, as a baby, young girl, bride, and then, finally, as a mother. `This quiet lady, lovely and large...is my mother...And here is where I begin."Each description of the mother is accompanied by beautiful illustrations showing all the life and love of her mother. This is a lyrically sweet book and one to be shared with your daughters...and your mothers. Trust me....don't just buy it for your daughter....buy it for your mother.