On Mother's Lap
Paperback – Picture Book, March 23, 1992
HarperCollins · Paperback · March 23, 1992
A little Inuit boy discovers there's room for himself and his baby sister on their mother's lap.
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- Who it’s for
- A small, tender discovery makes space for both a big sibling and a baby.
- Themes
- Sibling connection, Maternal affection, Belonging
- Genres
- Sibling Stories, New Baby Stories, Native Canadian Stories
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A little Inuit boy discovers there's room for himself and his baby sister on their mother's lap.
Room on the Lap
A small, tender discovery makes space for both a big sibling and a baby.
Come here for
- A gentle parent-child moment
- The warmth of a lap shared
Expect
- A simple picture-book scene
- A quiet story about welcoming a baby
Where it sits
| Native Canadian Stories | 54% |
|---|---|
| New Baby Stories | 50% |
| Sibling Stories | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Baby Animals
- US Biographies
- US: Native American Stories
- New Baby Stories
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- Sibling Stories
- Stepfamily Stories
- U.S. History
- Christmas & Advent
- Authors
- Ann Herbert Scott
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 23, 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Sibling connection · Maternal affection · Belonging
- Reading lane
- Baby Animals