My Mum the Police Officer

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Pub Date 28 Feb 2018 | Archive Date 12 Mar 2018

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Description

Written from the point of view of the child of a female police officer, My Mum the Police Officer follows a day in the life of their mother – and how it makes them feel. The story begins at the start of the officer’s day and focuses on the many varied tasks a police officer might do over the course of their shift, from finding lost cars to protecting some very important people. The method is simple, but not simplistic, as it captures the innocence yet highly intuitive skill of a young child who may be just a little afraid that Mummy might not come home…

Written from the point of view of the child of a female police officer, My Mum the Police Officer follows a day in the life of their mother – and how it makes them feel. The story begins at the start...


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ISBN 9781789010480
PRICE $4.99 (USD)

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My Mum the Police Officer is a cute book about a child's perspective of what his mother does at work. I like that it is his mum and not his dad. This book was written in Britain, so you might have to explain some of the phrases to children in North America. There is also a teddy bear dressed as an English Bobby that makes several appearances in the story. It might be fun to look for him on every page, even though he might not be there. The only thing I wondered about was when it talked about police officers cleaning up after accidents. I do not believe that is part of their job here, it is usually fire fighters or city workers that clean up depending on what the mess is. This would make a good book to use when learning about Community Helpers or when discussing types of jobs children might like when they are older.

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Mother is a uniformed police officer. She works on a team and does various things. It’s a nice introduction. Personally I did not like that the first thing a lady cop was doing is directing traffic, but there were other examples that I thought were better. At first I didn’t like the illustrations, but they grew on my as I turned the pages. They are not typical children’s book illustrations. They have more depth and scope. And this quality… Over all a nice book that show a woman can be a police officer.

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I loved this story! It does an excellent job showing how a sweet and loving mum is a police officer. It shows the helpful and kind moments often overlooked in our law enforcement's days! Great read for early readers.

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This is a cute title for preschoolers. Through a young boy, we learn all the jobs his mother does as a uniformed police officer. The illustrations are good and support the story.

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A really lovely book, both in terms of writing and illustrations, about the role a mother (or indeed a father) plays to inspire their child. It does a fantastic job of describing the varied work that a police officer carries out, and celebrates how proud children can be of their parents for the good work they do.

Would happily recommend this one!

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Amazing!! We need books about females and mums. We are not just our job and we are not just a mum. We can be anything!!

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The title is pretty clear on what this is about.
I like that the kid says “The sun is still asleep.” Adorable. Also adorbs is grandma plays cops and robbers with him, and when the boy looks incredibly happy when Mom—I mean, Mum—calls, and I can’t help but notice it’s not on a cell phone.
Very diverse police force; even the K-9 unit is represented. Mom is shown doing traffic duty, and there’s a pigeon at her feet mimicking her arm motions. There’s a list of jobs police do, although I’m sure they’d rather not include paperwork. Even more so, the last job shown is cleaning the street with a broom; the union’s gonna have something to say about that. . .
The artwork is almost modern Impressionistic, with thick brush strokes. Beautiful in its own way.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

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