A Dream Within A Dream: When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway

When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too!
Written by Phyllis Schwartz
Illustrated by Siski Kalla
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Ages 4+ | 38 Pages

Publisher’s Book Summary:

When Mom, one day, came home and said, “I think I better get in bed”

It was up to us to get together

As a team so she’d feel better

We came up with all sorts of things to do

Because “when mom feels great then we do too!”

When Mom Feels Great, Then We Do Too! is a sweet picture book that talks about all the different things the kids do to help their Mom feel better after she's diagnosed with cancer. It had a good rhythm and rhyme scheme for the most part, although I thought there were a couple spots that were a bit awkward. The book felt very personal to the author and the story definitely reflects this with references to the Mom's favorite food and special socks she likes to wear. The pictures were bright and filled each page. They went along perfectly with the story and will be a great visual aid for children when they're reading or having someone read to them. I'd recommend this book for kids who are learning to read and ones who like to have stories read to them.

Phyllis Schwartz is a married mother of two, who, after a highly successful career in the TV news business, finally has the luxury to indulge in and focus on her “civilian” writing. Even as a kid, she kept a diary and wrote little stories and poems, a creative release that continued well into adulthood. She wrote news by day and poetry by night. And despite battling three different types of cancer over more than three decades, she is still filled with energy, joy, and optimism, and she looks forward to writing more poetry and children’s books.

Her writing centers on the beauty she finds daily: Her friends, husband, and two children, as well as her garden and her beautiful beach town residence in dreamy Encinitas, provide continued inspiration for her verse.

Author Links:
https://www.phyllisfeelsgreat.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081575637158
https://www.instagram.com/phyllischwartz_author/

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