No matter where they are from, moms are all the same. Or are they? This picture book explores the similarities and differences of foreign-born moms.

This book discusses kids whose parents are immigrants to a new country. IT focuses in on how these moms may do things a bit different than everybody else. The book discusses how these mothers wear different clothes, talk differently, and may cook different foods than everybody else around them. The book also shows the beauty in it. It discusses while the mothers may do things differently, there is something beautiful in continuing the traditions of your heritage even if you are living somewhere else. One of the bigger ideas is even if your parent is from a foreign country and may not be quickly adjusting to a new culture, your parent is still you mom or dad, and they care for you.

The book had wonderful illustrations that depicted multiple cultures. The book also was told by rhyme, and gave the story a nice beat! This would be a good book to share in a classroom, as it promotes different cultures and assures children of different backgrounds to be proud of the families heritage. ( )

I loved the book My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me. The message in this book is all moms are different, but to her children she's the best and loves her children just like all other moms love their children. One reason I liked this book was the illustrations are vivid and enhance the story. The book is all about mom's being different and it depicts the mom all differently, but beautiful and shows in speech bubbles the language they speak. A second reason I liked the book was the writing is engaging. For every child their mom calls them foreign nicknames and the words and bolded or in a different font. For example the child with the French mom calls him "wee one, liebchen, bebe." Finally, I think the book pushes readers to broaden their perspective about moms. For example the book discusses how different moms dress, speak, the food they eat, and the accents they have. I like that the author says "you may not understand the clothes my mom wears every day. Sometimes she wears WEIRDER clothes for special holidays." It gives the perspective from the child and makes the reader think about the difference of the moms. By the end of the book after the children discuss the differences their moms have they say " I love her more than anything, and you plainly see my mom is a foreigner, but not to me!" It's a heartwarming ending showing even though they think their moms are different than American moms they still love them for all their differences. ( )

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"My Mom IS a Foreigner, But Not to Me" is a fun book about children with mothers from different countries. The variety of cultures talked about is refreshing. It also shows how children can both be embarrassed yet appreciative of the different traditions that differ from societal norms in America. The use of rhyme made the book fun and allowed the reader to read at a slower pace. Not to mention, the different fonts styles helped give extra breaks to let the previous section sink in. The illustrations are very detailed and show many biracial families. Depicting families that are so diverse is crucial at a time when more and more families are as diverse as the places they live. ( )