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When Mama Comes Home Tonight

(1998, Fiction - Family Life, Written by Eileen Spinelli, Illustrated by Jane Dyer)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 2.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Good book for the end of a hectic day.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 2 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness :

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About When Mama Comes Home Tonight

Parents need to know that timeless, old-fashioned illustrations move a reader through a comforting, rhyming text. Young children see themselves in this simple story.

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