Mum's the World

By David Parsons

"Dad... what was Mum like before she was Mum?"

Henry has the crayons. Joshua has the glue. Quite a lot of Joshua has the glue. They are making Mum a birthday card, but so far it has a purple squiggle and one enormous eye. So Dad makes room on the sofa and starts at the beginning: the first time he met Mum, she gave him a biscuit. He ate it. It was for the dog.

Story by story, the card fills up. The furniture Dad built out of pallets. The Christmas tree that had to live outside. The day Dash jumped in the pond and did not come up for AGES. The wedding on the other side of the world. The day Mum lost Henry (she was holding him). The rocket ride, the red button, and what happens when a small boy presses it. And all the while Mum is in the doorway with the washing basket, raising one eyebrow and correcting the details.

Then Henry looks up. "Dad. These are all stories about YOU. And us. Tell us about Mum."

A funny, tender picture book about how a family gets made, told by a dad who comes off worst in every story and would not have it any other way. For children aged three to seven and the grown-ups who read to them, with a growing birthday card to spot on every page and a last line worth waiting for.

Nineteen full-page painted spreads. 42 pages, 8.5 inch square.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNZZDYRP
• ISBN13: 9798164400385
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"