My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me

By Julianne Moore and Meilo So

“Moore captures the children’s complicated mix of feelings: embarrassment, defiance, pride, appreciation and, most palpably, love.” —The New York Times
 
Academy Award–winning actress and New York Times–bestselling author of the Freckleface Strawberry series Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms—she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but . . . she is also clearly the best!
 
Vividly illustrated by Meilo So, this funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures celebrates the diverse world in which we live.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Aug 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781452129754

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Reviews for My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me

[jaelynculliford · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A great book for children who come from all kinds of different backgrounds. It doesn't matter if it is race, gender, religion this book tells you it is okay. The illustrations are fun and bright! This is a great book to have in your library. Its always good to show your students, it's okay to be different. We are all different.

[emilyann93 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is great for children. It gives them the basic idea that they aren't standing out if they are from a different culture or do something different than somebody else. This book describes that humans are humans no matter what religion they may be, what they wear, how the dress, etc. I don't think i would read this book to my students because it might be a little confusing on trying to explain each family that may be in the book. Or describing other people's beliefs or why they dress a certain way.

[jpons-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book was very unique. It comes from the viewpoint of children who all share one thing in common, their mother is a foreigner to the United States. The children share the ups and downs to having a mother who comes from a foreign country. I thought it was very interesting how the author never told you what country each mother was from. In the middle of the book is a matching game where readers match different festivals and holidays from around the world.

[kwatkins89 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love the multiculturalism of this book. It shows the readers how families look different, talk different, and do things differently. I also love the book illustrations. The illustrator used a variety of colors and patterns to make the pictures stand out. Including the different spoken languages and different holidays in the book, I believe was brilliant! Readers have the opportunity to learn from this book and not just be entertained. I'm unsure if the children in this book were adopted by the mom's or not because some children did not resemble their mom's. I'm also not sure of the author's purpose of writing the text in a variety of font styles and size. But besides that, the book was great!