Picture book 10

Title:My Mom Travels A Lot
Illustrator:Nancy Winslow Parker
Genre: Picture Book
Sub Genre:Realistic Fiction
Theme: There are good times and bad times. To every negative, there is always a positive.
Primary and Secondary Characters:Susie
Award(s) date of publication:1981
Publishing Company: Puffin Books
Brief Summary:Susie's Mom is always traveling. Although Susie really misses her Mom, she finds the good things in the situation, but her favorite part of her Mom traveling is when she comes home, which she always does.
Used in the classroom: I think that this would be a great addition to any classroom library. I think that students could really relate to this. If there are some students whose Mom is in the army and deployed, this would be a great book for them possibly. I think the book is warm and students will find it both comforting and entertaining at the same time. I really enjoyed this book, but I have to say...it was a little sad, so I think if a student were to read this, it would be better when his/her mom is at home and not away on a trip.