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Are You My Mother?
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Are You My Mother? (1960) (edit title/settings)

by Philip D. Eastman (Author) (edit contributors)

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When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.

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It is the story about a mother bird who knows her egg will be in her nest where she left it, so she leaves him alone to go and get something for him to eat. The baby bird hatches. He doesn't understand where his mother is so he goes to look for her. In his search, he asks a kitten, a hen, a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

It is the story about a mother bird who knows her egg will be in her nest where she left it, so she leaves him alone to go and get something for him to eat. The baby bird hatches. He doesn't understand where his mother is so he goes to look for her. In his search, he asks a kitten, a hen, a dog, and a cow if they are his mother. They each say, "No."

Then he sees an old car, which can't be his mother for sure. In desperation, the hatchling calls out to a boat and a plane, and at last, convinced he has found his mother, he climbs onto the teeth of an enormous power shovel. But as it shudders and grinds into motion he can't escape. "I want my mother!" he shouts.

But at this climactic moment, his fate is suddenly reversed. The shovel drops him back in his nest, just as his mother is returning home, and the two are reunited, much to their delight. He then tells her about the adventure he had looking for her.--Trans. by Carlos Rivera.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Baby Bird: has lost his mother
  • Mother Bird: Isn't in sight to be found until the end.
  • Are you my mother?: Baby bird asks if a dog, cow, car, airplane, and other things are his mother.
  • Dog: Baby bird asks if they are his mother.
  • Cow: Baby bird asks if they are his mother.
  • Hen: Baby bird asks if they are his mother.
  • Snort: Something big that makes a snort sound.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Are you my mother?”
    Baby Bird
  • “The kitten and the hen were not his mother. The dog and the cow were not his mother. Did he have a mother?”
  • “Yes, I know who you are, said the baby bird. You are not a kitten. You are not a hen. You are not a dog. You are not a cow. You are not a boat, or a plane, or a Snort! You are a bird, and you are my mother.”

First Sentence edit see section history

A mother bird sat on her egg.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Beginner Books. (publisher series)
This is book 11 of 25 in All-Time Favorite Children's Books. (community list)

Preceded by Amelia Bedelia, and followed by Caps for Sale.

This is book 235 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Chronicles of Little Nicholas, and followed by La Vache orange (The Orange Cow).

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Philip D. Eastman (Author) - and Illustrator

Other Contributors:

  1. Carlos Rivera

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: Sep-1960
ISBN: 0394800184
Page Count: 64

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: 6013495
  • Dewey: 813.52

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Baby - Age 3

easy read

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