Ma maman incontournable par Maudie Smith

My daughters use wheelchairs so this book was a great addition to our book collection. My 3rd daughter (who has cerebral palsy) kept saying she couldn't be a mum as she uses a wheelchair. This story showed her how that wasn't true! Lovely book with brilliant illustrations.

There are some really comprehensive reviews here and I agree with them. Its a lovely book with a heartwarming story. My daughter really enjoyed it and we did some fun bookish play based upon it. It's a great one to have on the bookshelf for lots of reasons.

Fun and happy story about being yourself and being special just as you are. We loved the illustration and also the inclusivity of a disabled parent. It’s a fab addition to our collection!

A quick glance at the cover and I assumed this was a book about disability - which probably shows how under-represented disabled people are in children's literature. Representation matters, and I'm so glad our children's generation are benefitting from a shift.

This isn't a book about disability. It's a book about unconditional love. And it is just beautiful.

My six year old's favourite part was when Jake and his mum found a "damp bedraggled rat". He has been chuckling away about it for days! My three year old liked "everything! I can't choose". And I think I'm with her! Though the fun and engaging illustrations do deserve a special mention.

What makes Jake's mum different is actually her love of upcycling, sharing another important message with the reader about reusing and recycling.

I loved that Jake was able to talk to his mum about his worries, something I'm sure we all hope our children are able to do, and the reassurance his mum was able to provide was worded just perfectly. The end of the story was very touching - even grumpy Mr Price had a smile on his face!

My little ones have been really enjoying this story, my other half read it with them first and ended up welling up at one particularly beautiful post. The illustrations are so full of colour and detail, my youngest spends the whole time pointing out new things they've noticed, whilst my oldest names them. It's firmly becoming a favourite in our home. I personally really like the story and and it's message, but also, for me, it's so important we have books for our little people that show a true representation of life and society, and this story does that perfectly.