Root, P. (2003). Big Momma Makes The World. Illus. Helen Oxenbury. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Brief Annotation: This myth tells the story of the beginning of the world, with Big Momma as the creator. The tale mirrors the biblical creation story in its timing and sequence, with a world created in seven days, each day devoted to a specific phenomenon or group of animals.
Genre: Picturebook, Myth
Grade Level: K-2
Readers who will like this: children interested in origin stories, readers intrigued by the idea of a female creator, students who appreciate patterned texts.
Response/Rating (1-4): *** I liked the way this book presented a novel idea (the female creator, Big Momma) in a way that would be familiar to many readers. Although the story’s character is new, the repetition makes the tale feel comfortable, as if it had been told for years.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: How many stories do you know about the beginnings of the world?
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