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Nasza niegrzeczna mama

Our Unruly Mum

Year
2022
Pages
96
ISBN
978-83-67032-13-1

Published by: Wytwórnia

Rights Holder: Magdalena Kłos-Podsiadło

e-mail: magdalenaklos@wytwornia.com

This is a humorous and warm story about the great power of friendship, imagination and love. Perfect reading for parents of growing children.

Kasia, Piotr and Maks live with their mum on the first floor of an old tenement house. Just like other families, they have their daily rituals, joys and sorrows. Mum’s friend, the always dependable Elwira, lives on the ground floor, as does the elderly Mrs Walczyńska. And then there’s the girl who’s been sitting on the stairs for a long time, sad and lonely. The narrator of the story, Kasia, sees in their ordinary life what is not visible at first glance. Through her eyes, we discover a world in which a mum can turn into a butterfly and fight Komodo dragons, the children bathe in Moon Lake, a bear pays them regular visits, and everyone likes kohlrabi stuffed with ice cream.

translated by Kate Webster

About the Author

Author

Justyna Bednarek

Children's Literature Young Adult

(b. 1970) – journalist, editor, author of books for children and adults. Bednarek graduated in Romance studies, and for many years worked for women’s magazines. She debuted in 2002 with rhyming tales about a gnome called Lenek, published by Wydawnictwo Skrzat in Kraków. After a lengthy break, she returned to writing; “Niesamowite przygody dziesięciu skarpetek” […]

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