Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
- Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Narrator Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 11 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s gift books, Picture books: character books, Picture storybooks: bedtime stories and dreams, Picture storybooks: imagination and play.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
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What to expect
A joyful exploration of family life, written by one of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation.
This beautiful family story follows a young girl called Chino as she plays with her mama’s sleeping scarf through the day. Running with the scarf, Chino weaves together little incidentals of home life into a glorious celebration of the power of a mother-daughter relationship, and the gentle joys that build a perfect day. Exquisitely written with compelling simplicity, this is a heartfelt homage to family love.
A compelling debut children’s book from one of the most important voices in literature today.
Critics Review
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‘A joyful, acutely observed picture-book account of imaginative adventures with family, a beloved soft toy, and, of course, Mama’s scarf’ Guardian
‘The recurring pattern of Mama’s vivid green scarf, decorated with bright red and blue rings and beautifully reproduced on the endsheets, poignantly evokes a sense of the circle of life’ Observer
“[Mama’s Sleeping Scarf] is a celebration of mother-daughter love and shows how that bond remains, and in fact can be strengthened through objects rich with memories and symbolism . . . This is a heartwarming little tale for children who will be comforted by the notion that even when she is absent, their mother is not far away” Big Issue
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