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The quintessential Christmas holiday rhyme is revamped and illustrated to make it the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, complete with children’s messes and night-before stresses.
If Clement C. Moore had described the night before Mother’s Day instead of Christmas, he might have written about burned breakfast, muddy footprints, leaky clay teacups, smelly soaps, and glittery cards—all the trappings of Mother’s Day.
In The Night Before Mother’s Day, MacLeod and Horacek share the innermost thoughts rattling around in mom’s head as she lies in bed the night before. From the messy kitchen shelf (that the husband and children assume gets cleaned by itself) to the brooding vampires on the DVD, mom silently ponders what it might be like if she transformed into a sharp-fanged member of the un-dead.
Who can she turn to in such an hour of need, when she’d rather make each member of her own family bleed? Why her mother of course! “You’ve had a hard day, dear?” / Her mother would guess, / “Of handcrafted presents? / And mayhem? And mess? / “Well, come around later, / Let’s both drink some tea— / From leaky clay teacups / You once gave to me.”
Celebrating the nostalgia and common experience of motherhood, The Night Before Mother’s Day is an illustrated ode to the trials and tribulations (and occasional familial bloodlust) that mom expertly navigates 365 days of the year.
If Clement C. Moore had described the night before Mother’s Day instead of Christmas, he might have written about burned breakfast, muddy footprints, leaky clay teacups, smelly soaps, and glittery cards—all the trappings of Mother’s Day.
In The Night Before Mother’s Day, MacLeod and Horacek share the innermost thoughts rattling around in mom’s head as she lies in bed the night before. From the messy kitchen shelf (that the husband and children assume gets cleaned by itself) to the brooding vampires on the DVD, mom silently ponders what it might be like if she transformed into a sharp-fanged member of the un-dead.
Who can she turn to in such an hour of need, when she’d rather make each member of her own family bleed? Why her mother of course! “You’ve had a hard day, dear?” / Her mother would guess, / “Of handcrafted presents? / And mayhem? And mess? / “Well, come around later, / Let’s both drink some tea— / From leaky clay teacups / You once gave to me.”
Celebrating the nostalgia and common experience of motherhood, The Night Before Mother’s Day is an illustrated ode to the trials and tribulations (and occasional familial bloodlust) that mom expertly navigates 365 days of the year.
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'Doug MacLeod has always made me laugh. Not so much from his writing as his dress sense and various speech impediments.' - Shaun Micallef
About the Author:
Doug MacLeod is the recipient of multiple awards from the Australian Writers' Guild, including the Fred Parsons award for his significant contributions to Australian comedy. He has written more than 25 books, including the award-winning bestsellerSister Madge's Book of Nuns. Doug lives in Melbourne, Australia.
As a popular cartoonist and writer, Judy Horacek’s cartoons have been pinned to doors and walls all over the world. She is the author of two bestselling books, includingLost in Space and Where is the Green Sheep? Judy resides in Toorak, Australia.
As a popular cartoonist and writer, Judy Horacek’s cartoons have been pinned to doors and walls all over the world. She is the author of two bestselling books, includingLost in Space and Where is the Green Sheep? Judy resides in Toorak, Australia.
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- PublisherAndrews McMeel Publishing
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1449422284
- ISBN 13 9781449422288
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorHoracek Judy
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