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The Incredible Truth about Mothers

by Bradley Trevor Grieves

The Incredible Truth about Mothers tells us about motherhood through the world of animals. The photos of mother animals and baby animals are adorable. Pre-readers will love it as a picture book. Young readers will be able to read it, but it’s written more for mothers, so there are things mentioned that might not be age appropriate. My 8 year-old read it before I had a chance to read it and I’ll have to say, it went over her head. There is one photo of bears mating, a few mentions of “damn,” one reference to a teen sneaking back home from a secret date. It’s otherwise very tame. My daughter loved it, but she did ask me how to read “damn.”

I enjoyed it. It’s a quick read. The photos dominate, with a one sentence or less caption on each page. Very cute.