by: Nikki Mark
Hardcover: 32 pages
Language: English
SRP: $14.99
From the publisher: Mommy Brings Home the Bacon is a heartwarming children's book that explores the touching relationship between a young boy and his working mom. Told from the young boy's perspective, the whimsical narrative reflects a child's imaginative interpretation of why mommy goes to work, and the beautiful bond that develops as a result.
Bringing simplicity and lightheartedness to an emotional topic, Mommy Brings Home the Bacon fosters a child's appreciation for a working mother, while simultaneously easing the minds of moms who balance the difficult responsibilities of financially supporting their household and raising the children they so dearly love.
My take: As you may know, my kids are 6 and 8. With my first baby, I was forced to resign from my job while on maternity leave (don't EVEN get me started on that injustice) so I was home with him around 3 months before I found another job and went back to work (as the controller/CFO for a manufacturing company). When we had our second child, I was still at that high pressure job and so was working from home the day after her birth and was back in the office when she was just 6 weeks old. I regret not having more time with her as an infant - but financially, I had to work (for the luxuries of life like food, mortgage and electricity HA!). Now of course, my kids are used to day care, and before and after school care, but that doesn't mean they like it! They are going to a private school (starting public next year, now that we are in a better school district) and a good many of their friends have stay at home moms because of better financial circumstances than ours. So my kids are very, VERY good at guilt tripping me - "why aren't you in our classroom like so-and-so's mom? why can't you pick us up at 3? don't you love us?"
Mommy Brings Home the Bacon is an excellent book for work-outside-the-home moms like me - written from a child's point of view, he tells his tale of how sad he is when his mom leaves him, and how he begins to understand why she has to go, and what she does all day. Of course, that he takes her literally about "bringing home bacon" just adds to the appeal of this whimsical look at working outside the home. The book provided a great starting point for talking to the kiddos on just why I have to work and how much I love them (Daddy too!). If you work outside the home, I highly recommend this book!
About the author: A few years ago, Nikki's older son (age four at the time) began questioning why she was going to work everyday. As he became increasingly more anxious about it, she searched online for a book to help her provide an explanation to which he could relate. After searching a few of the larger online booksellers, she quickly realized that children's books that discussed the topic of working moms were hard to come by, and the few that did, didn't work in her situation.
After that search, she was driven to pen her very own story for her young boys. When she read the story to her sons, they really responded to it, and she realized that other moms with young children might also benefit from this book. In 2010, Nikki self-published Mommy Brings Home The Bacon as a way to begin the conversation of working mothers with children everywhere. Her book is now available on Amazon.com, where it has gotten rave reviews, and at independent book sellers.
Nikki Mark is currently the EVP of Operations at sbe, a Los Angeles-based company that acquires, develops and manages exceptional projects through its specialized operating divisions – Hotels, Restaurants, Nightlife, Real Estate and Events.
This post was written for Family Review Network and Ballantine Books who provided the complimentary book for review in exchange for my honest review.
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