Happy Mother’s Day! Walker
is celebrating with a lovely, brand-new shaped board book from the world of Hooray for Fish! In this heart-warming
rhyming story from the wonderful Lucy Cousins, Little Fish is having a special
day, just him and Mummy Fish:
My mummy’s orange just like me.
We both have yellow spots.
I love my mummy very much,
I know she loves me lots.
It’s got the team thinking
about all the things we share with the mum-figures in our lives, related or otherwise.
No one’s mentioned yellow spots, but here are some choice love-filled testimonies
from us all:
Nghiem Ta, Art Director
When I was growing up, my
mum was strict and fearsome. To us kids, all she did was work and cook... all
the little things we took (and take) for granted! Now, as a grown-up, I see my
mum as the wonder she is. She’s accomplished so much on her own and is such an
inspiration to me.
And she still cooks
amazing food! Yum!
Isabelle Gamon, Art Director
When I was a child, I desperately
wanted a Barbie Dream House, but couldn’t buy one. Instead, my mother spent a
week building my doll her very own home, complete with real wallpaper and
hand-knitted furnishings. This to me sums up all that is wonderful about my
mum: she is resourceful, creative, dedicated, and filled with unconditional
love. It also might be why I’m now
obsessed with Grand Designs...
Bonne fête des mères,
maman. Bisous.
Ruby Constable, Assistant Editor
When I was little, my grandma used to
tell me the most extraordinary bedtime stories, which turned out were
actually the plots of famous book and films. My absolute favourite was Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë’s version is
alright, but my gran does a satisfyingly terrifying Bertha impression and could
tell the whole story in the ten minutes before lights out. She also made up a
beautiful lullaby about butterflies, which I later discovered had the same
melody as The Godfather theme
tune.
Happy Mothers’ Day gran. You’re weird, I love
it.
Hannah Whitaker, Senior Creative Editor
When I was a six, my father made me a
beautiful dolls house which I used to play with all the time. My daughter
Amelia - who is eight - has it in her bedroom now, and we love to spend time
together moving all the furniture around!
Inês Amaral, Designer
Me
and my mum both love cabbage, steamed fish and chewing on bones. Not a pretty picture, but my mum’s satisfaction with having food
companion makes it very worth it.
Happy Mother’s Day mum,
you are and always be my inspiration, moral compass and favourite chef.
Rachel Boden, Senior Commissioning
Editor
My children and I share a love of
books. Funny ones, sad ones, magical ones. I still read to them every night. We
do silly voices – my seven-year-old daughter does an excellent Texan drawl for
completely inappropriate characters (e.g. Rainbow Fairies). No room is complete
without a shelf of books, as proven when my son built himself a house in
Minecraft, aged 6, and included a golden throne and a floor-to-ceiling bookcase.
I am hoping for a golden throne as a Mother’s Day gift this year…
What special thing do you share with
the mothering figure(s) in your life? Let us know below! And don’t forget to
pick up a copy of Little Fish and Mummy,
swimming into a bookshop near you!
