What Do You Call Your Mum?

What Do You Call Your Mum?

Ashleigh Barton

Martina Heiduczek

ABC Books, 2026

32pp., hbk., RRP $A24.99

9780733343810

In every country around the world are mums – some short, some tall.

Though they go by different names, we love them one and all.

Whether it’s Mummy, Mama, Mum or Ma, or a word from another language altogether the bond between mother and child and the memories we make are unique and both Barton and Heiduczek have captured them perfectly in this new companion to What Do You Call Your Dad?,  What Do You Call Your Grandpa? and What Do You Call Your Grandma?,  another celebration of the special relationships with special people in our lives, regardless of the name we call them.

Apart from giving little ones a chance to share the special things that they do with their mum, maybe even different to those that their siblings do, it provides an opportunity to introduce the concept of people speaking different languages because they come from different places, and, beginning with the first word that so many say, regardless of their heritage,  share that special word for our female parent while learning new ones.  Build a word wall with photos and labels to explore how many languages are spoken in students’ homes.

Great for promoting inclusivity as well as being the focus for Mother’s Day on May 10!!!