I Love My Mum

By Gaby Morgan and Jane Eccles

I Love My Mum is a gorgeous collection of poems celebrating how wonderful our mums really are. From poems about a crazy mayonnaisy mum to a handstand-skateboarding supermum, messages for Mother's Day and a spell to make mum smile, this is the perfect gift for mothers, stepmothers or foster mothers.

My Mum wears a jelly bra.
She says it helps her figure.
I reckon she has matching pants
That make her bottom quiver.

Funny, silly, beautiful, emotional and thankful, this collection includes over fifty poems chosen by Gaby Morgan from Paul Cookson, Julia Donaldson, Rachel Rooney, and many more. With quirky illustrations by Jane Eccles, it's sure to make any mum laugh out loud, shed a happy tear, or raise a knowing eyebrow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: Jan 29, 2015
• ISBN: 9781447280453

Gaby Morgan

Gaby Morgan is an Associate Publisher at Macmillan Children's Books and has run the children's poetry list for thirty years. She has compiled many bestselling anthologies including Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year, Poems from the First World War, Fairy Poems – which was short-listed for the CLPE Award – and the Macmillan Collector's Library poetry series featuring anthologies on Happiness, Nature, Childhood, Travelling and Christmas.

Book preview

Mother’s Day

Mothering Sunday

should be a

mothering fun day.

Yes, where children should

smother their mother

with thanks and cuddles

for all those

pranks and muddles

she’s had to deal with

throughout the year.

So let’s hear it for all mums

with one great big

cheer!

Ian Souter

Spell to Make Mum Smile

Say, Good morning, Mum

You look particularly

pretty. How about

A nice cup of tea?

Roger Stevens

Things I Wish My Mother Would Not Do

Kiss me at the school gates – in front of all my friends

Tuck my shirt right down my pants – in front of all my friends

Clean my face with lick and spit – in front of all my friends

Give my dad a great big snog – in front of all my friends

Do anything at all – in front of all my friends!

Paul Cookson

Mum is . . .

Rule maker

Side taker

Meal provider

Bedroom tidier

Game