Sophie McKenzie shares her favourite mothers and mother figures from books for children and teenagers, just in time for Mother's Day!
Ah, mothers and mother figures. They get a mixed press in children's books.
There are two basic types that appear again and again: saints and monsters. Saints are those loving and reliable mums who hover in the background of their children's lives while the kids themselves go on adventures. Monsters are mothers or more likely stepmothers or substitute mums who exist in stories to thwart the hopes and dreams of the young main characters.
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