Mum, Me, and the Mulberry Tree by Tanya Rosie, Chuck Groenink
Published by Candlewick Press on July 19, 2022
ISBN: 1536220353
Pages: 32
Genres: Adventure, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Mother and child rise with the sun and take a bus into the country, where they spend the day picking mulberries. In the evening they return home and bake the berries into a pie. The text has an undemanding rhyming rhythm that is fun to read aloud, unspooling the gentle adventure of bus ride, rainstorm, tree-climbing and, finally, eating the delicious treat at the end. It is a sweet story that feels like a hug – it’s easy to imagine this being a book read over and over while snuggling.
Charming mixed media illustrations fill, but do not clutter, the page. They are in sync with the text and give the feel of an English countryside. Characters are white.

Four stars; a cozy addition to library shelves.

Reviewed by Jenny Martinez Nocito, Maine State Library