Time for Us

A story about having quality time between mom and son

Illustrated by Maria Diaz Perera
Hardcover
$17.99 US
On sale Sep 10, 2024 | 32 Pages | 9780744098181

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A beautifully written and illustrated picture book about precious times between a mother and her son.

To Jackson, Mama is the most important person in the world. But when she has to work, his imagination can only keep him entertained for so long. Who else can he share everything with, from the tallest tree to the tiniest hummingbird?

This beautiful picture book for 5-7 year olds can be read together, drawing on the importance of cherishing the time spent with family and loved ones.

This mom and son picture book offers:
  • A heartwarming story written by Rebecca Walker, an award-winning author, feminist, and activist, and winner of numerous awards.
  • An authentic family story, based on the author's own life as a Black woman and a mother to a son.
  • A story based on the study that 20 minutes of quality time between caregiver and child positively impacts child development, and encourages the importance of spending time together.

Time for Us was written from Rebecca's own experience as a working mother struggling to make time for her son. It shows the importance of finding time to spend with loved ones. This charming story is inspired by the theory that spending just 20 minutes of quality time a day between a caregiver and child benefits their relationship in multiple ways.
Rebecca Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and publications; in addition to the international bestseller Black, White, and Jewish, her books include Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence, and the anthologies To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism, which has become a standard text in gender studies courses around the world, and What Makes a Man: 22 Writers Imagine the Future. A popular speaker at universities and in business settings, Walker teaches the art of memoir at workshops and writing conferences internationally. She lives in Hawaii. View titles by Rebecca Walker

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A beautifully written and illustrated picture book about precious times between a mother and her son.

To Jackson, Mama is the most important person in the world. But when she has to work, his imagination can only keep him entertained for so long. Who else can he share everything with, from the tallest tree to the tiniest hummingbird?

This beautiful picture book for 5-7 year olds can be read together, drawing on the importance of cherishing the time spent with family and loved ones.

This mom and son picture book offers:
  • A heartwarming story written by Rebecca Walker, an award-winning author, feminist, and activist, and winner of numerous awards.
  • An authentic family story, based on the author's own life as a Black woman and a mother to a son.
  • A story based on the study that 20 minutes of quality time between caregiver and child positively impacts child development, and encourages the importance of spending time together.

Time for Us was written from Rebecca's own experience as a working mother struggling to make time for her son. It shows the importance of finding time to spend with loved ones. This charming story is inspired by the theory that spending just 20 minutes of quality time a day between a caregiver and child benefits their relationship in multiple ways.

Author

Rebecca Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and publications; in addition to the international bestseller Black, White, and Jewish, her books include Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence, and the anthologies To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism, which has become a standard text in gender studies courses around the world, and What Makes a Man: 22 Writers Imagine the Future. A popular speaker at universities and in business settings, Walker teaches the art of memoir at workshops and writing conferences internationally. She lives in Hawaii. View titles by Rebecca Walker

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