Our Mothers' Names Love in Many Languages Philosophy but a policeman told him

but a policeman told him him to learn how to box first

unbroken line of historical and contemporary Black women who have inspired people through the centuries and across continents

Maysa Akbar

A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share

Our Mothers' Names Love in Many Languages Philosophy but a policeman told himHow many ways are there to say mother? A bilingual child investigates in this joyful picture book exploration from the creators of My Mothers Tongues. Thank you, Amma, says the child as her mother praises a birdhouse shes making with her friend Angelina. With two languages spoken at home, English and Malayalam (the most common language in Kerala, India, where her parents and grandparents were born), Amma is a word the child uses for her Indian