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Mother, May I?
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-439-77015-6
Padded Board book
Ages 0-5
28 pages
6 1/2" x 8"

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Mother, May I?
by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Mother, may I go outside?
Mother, will we walk or ride?

In this sweet rhyming story a mother and child take a trip to the mall, where the child asks his mother for a present: a basketball, a toy, or a pet ("A parakeet, a snake, a guppie/A guinea pig, a mouse, a puppy..."). In the end, though, all the child really wants is a great big hug... ("and, Mother, may I keep this bug?").



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Excerpt from MOTHER, MAY I?
by Grace Maccarone, illustrated by Melissa Sweet


From Mother, May I?. Copyright © 2008 by Grace Maccarone.
Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Melissa Sweet. All rights reserved.