Bigmama's

I adore Donald Crew's books and the wonderful adventures he takes his readers on. And Bigmama's is no exception. It is another one of his great adventures that he tells from his life. I read this almost every year to my kindergarten class and they LOVE it. It is a great way to show how an author writes from his own life experiences. I would recommend this book!

Great book! We used it when learning about using details when writing.

A good depiction of what happens when most African-American families get together and eat and the foods/beverages that we eat. I read this book in February for Black History Month when we talk about families. I love this book mainly because it reminds me of what happened when my family got together.

I used this book as a teaching tool for my kindergarteners. We were learning how to write narratives. This book illustrates how to do this wonderfully. The next book in this series, Shortcut, is also a must buy.

Great to teach writing

Nice simple storyline that my city-bred granddaughters can relate to since their "gramma" lives in the country on a farm. Love the illustrator. Good build-up through most of story but ending seems abrupt, as though the publisher didn't offer enough pages to the author. My grandkids have Latino heritage, so I appreciate the "color" deviation from "all-white".

This book took me back to the days when I spent my summers at my grandma's house. I can only hope my grand-kids will have the same kind of memories.

I want my Granddaughter to see how life was, when I was a small girl! These books show her a little of the past and to understand that today God made EVERYONE equal.

BIG MAMAという言葉は一度は聞いたことがあると思います。ほとんどのAfrican-Americanの人達は、お母さんのことやお婆ちゃんのこと、未婚でも面倒見のいい（肝っ玉かあちゃん的な）女性のことを「BIG MAMA！」と呼びます。日曜日にはBIG MAMAの作る美味しいSOUL FOODを皆で囲むという幸せな時間があり、家族の中心的人物がBIG MAMAなのです。この絵本のBIG MAMAは、お婆ちゃん。夏になると家族みんなで、BIG MAMAのところへ行きます。みんなで過ごす楽しい夏の思い出が、上下手タッチのIllustで描かれています。もちろん夕飯はSOUL FOOD! 日本人でも思い出せる懐かしい風景です。家族で過ごす大切な時間は宝石のようですね！