Mama Car

PreS-Gr 1–This enchanting story tells of a white family and their different modes of transportation. The littlest family member uses a tricycle, the papa uses a big car for big expeditions, and then there’s the Mama Car, a wheelchair, which Mama uses to move around the house and out in the yard, as well as in the wider world. The Mama Car is much cozier than the big car because the Mama Car is powered by Mama. With the innocence of a preschooler, the child explains how comforting it is to be in the Mama Car with her mom. The warmly colored illustrations add to the feelings of love and contentment that radiate from the book. There is no explanation for the mother or the father’s reasons for using wheelchairs and crutches, because it doesn’t matter to the child. The themes of love and caring for each other shine through this cozy and empathetic text. This would be a great story to use to talk with young children about ability differences in families.