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Mother, Come Home
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WOW!
I read a lot of comic books as a kid, but have not read many graphic novels as an adult because I generally find them unappealing. This book is so different from any book I have ever read. The pictures are an integral part of this story and bring meaning to the words.
In graphic novel form, this book tells the story of father and 7 year old son who have lost their wife/mom, mostly through the eyes of the son. Even though the pictures are kind of odd at times:
The pictures really captured my emotions:
As I read this book, I kept thinking, "This is what I have known all along. It is the Mom that holds the family together in a fun and loving way. It is Mom that makes the hard times bearable, and even fun. Mom is the heart and the glue of the family." Maybe I think that just because I am a Mom--I don't know. But this family of 2 that is left behind is falling apart.
It only took an hour at most to read this book and it was worth it! The only negative I have about it is that some of the print was so small that I could barely read it, and I had my glasses on.
At the end of the book on the "About the Author" page, is a photo of what looks like a Dad and a 7 year old boy. The funny thing is that the Dad in the photo looks like the Dad in the book. So I had to wonder if Paul Hornschemeier lost his Mom when he was 7. I did several internet searches but did not turn up any info about his parents.
You can even get it in Spanish:
by
WOW!
I read a lot of comic books as a kid, but have not read many graphic novels as an adult because I generally find them unappealing. This book is so different from any book I have ever read. The pictures are an integral part of this story and bring meaning to the words.
In graphic novel form, this book tells the story of father and 7 year old son who have lost their wife/mom, mostly through the eyes of the son. Even though the pictures are kind of odd at times:
The pictures really captured my emotions:
As I read this book, I kept thinking, "This is what I have known all along. It is the Mom that holds the family together in a fun and loving way. It is Mom that makes the hard times bearable, and even fun. Mom is the heart and the glue of the family." Maybe I think that just because I am a Mom--I don't know. But this family of 2 that is left behind is falling apart.
It only took an hour at most to read this book and it was worth it! The only negative I have about it is that some of the print was so small that I could barely read it, and I had my glasses on.
At the end of the book on the "About the Author" page, is a photo of what looks like a Dad and a 7 year old boy. The funny thing is that the Dad in the photo looks like the Dad in the book. So I had to wonder if Paul Hornschemeier lost his Mom when he was 7. I did several internet searches but did not turn up any info about his parents.
You can even get it in Spanish:
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Reading Progress
July 2, 2011
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Started Reading
July 2, 2011
– Shelved
July 2, 2011
– Shelved as:
graphic-novel
July 2, 2011
– Shelved as:
fiction-young-adult
July 2, 2011
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Finished Reading
