Catalogue 2024 Mama Makes Books
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Thank you for browsing our 2024 catalogue.
Mama Makes Books is a small, independent UK publisher that creates books for children from newborns to 8-year-olds. Our guiding principle is to make books with love for children and our planet. We want to add value to young children’s lives, and place great importance on quality, safety and keeping our carbon footprint as low as possible.
In 2024, we’re excited to publish A Little Blue Dot, a narrative non-fiction picture book about Earth and the planets of our solar system. We add Playtime! to our Tummy Time series; Tiny, Floating Coral and Fluffy, Flying Seed to our Start Small, Think Big series; and Baby’s First 100 Words completes our Baby Sensory series.
We have some fabulous and fun new board books, too, with puzzle pieces that help to teach toddlers about their emotions and feelings. Happy as a Lamb and Brave as a Lion will equip them with the vocabularly to talk, and offer tried-and-tested techniques to lift their mood or calm unwanted feelings.
We hope you like what you see.
Penny Worms Founder and Publisher
Cover illustrations © Dawn Cooper 2024. Compass and back cover illustration © Anna Terreros Martin. All prices and publication dates are correct at the time of catalogue printing but are subject to change.
TUMMY TIME BOOKS
Good for baby’s body and brain
A fold-out book with mirror
ISBN 978-1-8381381-9-6
A BOOKSTART BOOK
Selected by UK charities BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust for their baby bags and baby boxes, gifting a copy to every newborn in the UK.
Tummy time is encouraged by healthcare professionals to help babies develop strong neck and shoulder muscles, and promote motor skills.
This concertina book is designed to keep babies’ brains busy, too, while their muscles are hard at work. It’s a double-sided panorama of images: high-contrast images on one side for newborns’ developing vision, and photos of babies on the other to enjoy as they grow. There’s a mirror, too, so babies can look at themselves.
“My baby loves it. We had bought some expensive cards similar to this online. There was no need, he prefers this book. ”
BOOKTRUST REVIEWER
TUMMY TIME SERIES
Self-closing concertina board books
210 x 140mm (closed), 210 x 840mm (open), 6 leaves, with mirror/holes
0 to 12 months
UK Price £6.99
A fold-out book with mirror
ISBN 978-1-7397748-6-8
“A lovely book to share with a baby, giving precious bonding and cuddle time. It enables conversations, even in baby talk! ”
BOOKTRUST
Reading Time is a book that encourages parents to lie-down with their babies during tummy time and read to them from birth. The fold-out panorama features high-contrast images and first words accompanied by an adaptation of a traditional nursery rhyme that babies will love. There’s a mirror, too, to say goodnight (or hello!) to one another.
NEW!
A fold-out book with finger-wiggle holes
ISBN 978-1-7397748-9-9
15 Feb 2024
Playtime! is a book that turns tummy time into playtime. At birth, a baby’s world is a blur of light and dark and moving forms. They are attracted to high-contrast images, faces and movement, so this finger-wiggle book is a perfect first book. Make rabbit’s ear prick up, puppy’s tail wag, or turn your finger into a wiggly worm. Where will it pop out next?
AGE 0-1
BABY SENSORY SERIES
Bold, bright and built for babies
A touch-and-say book
ISBN 978-1-8381381-2-7
A touch-and-feel book
ISBN 978-1-8381381-1-0
A lift-the-flap book with page tabs
ISBN 978-1-9167800-4-0
A sensory playbook
ISBN 978-1-8381381-0-3
A multi-sensory series for little ones who like books that DO things. They are books to grow up with through each developmental phase from 8 months to 3 years old.
Colourful images grab babies’ attention and the exciting things inside are designed to keep it. The turn of each page has a new surprise – something to touch, feel, slide, or a mirror to look into. Early Years learning is a multi-sensory experience – hearing, seeing, feeling and exploring all help develop language, fine motor skills and an understanding of the world.
BABY SENSORY SERIES
Thick board books
210 x 210mm, 10pp, touch-and-feel, flaps, tabs, mirror, embossing and more 8 months to 3 years
UK price £8.99
11NEW! 2024July
Scratchy velcro
FELT FLAP
SLIDERS & HOLES
BABY LOVE
With glitter, fur, flaps, felt and a soft blanket
A touch-and-feel cuddletime book with photos and illustrations of happy, sleepy, snuggly babies and animals, with textures to stroke and flaps to lift.
BABY LOOK
With cover wheel, holes, die-cuts, sliders, touch-and-feel textures, mirror
A sensory playbook for little ones who like books that DO things. The book covers key concepts, such as counting and colours, and there is lots of vocabulary to learn, too.
Bumpyfingertrails
Flaps with fun reveals
BABY SAYS
With page tabs, flaps and embossed finger trails
A finger trail and flap book with tabs for easy page-turning. The book introduces core vocabulary to learn and say, and the bumpy finger trails are great for fine motor skills.
BABY’S FIRST 100 WORDS
With page tabs and flaps
Introducing over 100 first words in a child’s vocabulary in an interactive way, with flaps to lift and fun reveals on every spread. Includes adjectives and verbs, too, plus page tabs to help little ones turn the pages.
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down. Baby look! Bubbles.
the bubbles. 1, 2, 3 . .
the buttons blue red yellow
pasttheice-cream van Follow thepath through the meadow past the tree round the pond to the playground.
Baby say, "Park!" What can you see?
AGE 8m+
THE FUNNY FARM
Lift-the-flaps, pop-ups, sliders
There is always something happening down at The Funny Farm! This series of unique novelty flap books has a wonderful cast of farmyard characters. The warm-hearted rhyming stories are underpinned by an early-learning concept and they are gloriously illustrated by British artist Rachael Saunders.
An opposites book with flaps and sliders
ISBN 978-1-8381381-7-2
It’s harvest-time on Funny Farm and Red, a shiny new tractor, has arrived to help Blue, the farm’s old-faithful. Find out what happens by opening flaps and make things happen by sliding the sliders.
“Lots of fun to read aloud with plenty of interactive opportunities. Great to share in an early years setting.”
THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
AGE 18m+
A counting book with flaps and pop-ups
ISBN 978-1-8381381-6-5
Did you know that farmers sometimes put duckling eggs under broody hens to hatch them? Cluck Cluck Duck shows that it’s love at first sight in this funny counting book about family love, acceptance and loyalty.
FUNNY FARM SERIES
Cased board books
170 x 180mm, 10pp, integrated flaps, pop-up flaps and sliders
18 months to 3 years
UK price £6.99
NOMINEE Booktrust Storytime Prize 2023
Sliders & Flaps
CHOOSE YOUR MOOD BOARD BOOKS
With five double-sided puzzle pieces to choose your mood and express your feelings
This brand-new board book series is a fun and interactive way for young children to recognise their emotions and develop their emotional vocabulary using animal associations and mood-lifting suggestions.
ISBN 978-1-916780-00-2
ISBN 978-1-916780-01-9
Teresa Bellón’s characters cleverly visualise moods and feelings so children can identify their own. Under each double-sided ‘You Choose’ puzzle piece is a cue to encourage them to imitate the animals – thereby using humour, exercise, mindfulness, reassurance and breathing techniques to turn negative feelings into a more positive or calm mindset.
A book about feelings
A book about emotions
NEW! 18 April 2024 NEW! 18 April 2024 AGE 2+ 2 to 4 years UK price £7.99
START SMALL, THINK BIG
Non-fiction picture books with fold-out maps
Start Small, Think Big is a series of books that sets young readers on a journey of discovery! The easy-to-read stories have a life cyle as their central theme, set in different habitats and places. They cover other fascinating science topics, too, ideal for young children. There is a fold-out map and I-Spy game at the end, giving the books the WOW factor.
ISBN 978-1-7397748-7-5
ISBN 978-1-7397748-8-2
ISBN 978-1-9167800-3-3
ISBN 978-1-9167800-7-1
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Be transported around the world from the Amazon rainforest to the Arctic and Great Barrier Reef to learn about amazing animals and unique habitats.
Enjoy the big fold-out map, illustrated life cycle, and I-Spy game. The animal I-Spy takes readers back into the book to name and find a myriad of interesting animal species. The ‘Think Big’ facts and statistics are great for fact-hungry, curious children.
“This series introduces science and nature themes in an engaging and fact-filled way.”
ABSOLUTELY EDUCATION
Resources
Supporting activities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website
START SMALL, THINK BIG SERIES
Hardback with textured, die-cut cover plus fold-out map
230 x 230mm, 28pp inc. a 6pp gatefold
4 to 8 years
UK price
£10.99
Stories carefully written in the first person for instant engagement. Coral begins with a tiny creature floating in a soup of plankton, looking for the perfect place to settle. Seed begins
AGE 4+
Best Books of the Year 2021
KS1 Curriculum Support
Supportingactivities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website Resources WINNER
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The Earthwatch Institute declared the bee as the most important species, but what other keystone species are important to their ecosystems and the planet?
In this beautiful book, seven children champion an animal for the top spot. but who will win their classmates votes – beavers, elephants, bees, bats, tigers, sharks or krill? Each animal offers a different ecological insight, but they all show us that everything is connected.
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EnglishNationalCurriculumlinks: identifyidentifyandnameavarietyofcommonanimalsincludingfish,amphibians,reptiles,birdsandmammals andnameavarietyofcommonanimalsthatarecarnivores,herbivoresandomnivores useidentifyandnameavarietyofplantsandanimalsintheirhabitats,includingmicrohabitats giverelevantstrategiestobuildtheirvocabulary maintainwell-structureddescriptionsattentionandparticipateactivelyincollaborativeconversations,stayingontopicandinitiatinguseandrespondingtocomments exploringspokenlanguagetodevelopunderstandingthroughspeculating,hypothesising,imaginingand ideas Activity2
For each animal, the layout moves from illustration to the accuracy of real-life photos. At the back there is more information about keystone species, a glossary and an index. Online there are free classroom activities.
Hannah Bailey
Hannah is an award-winning British illustrator gaining a reputation for her beautiful non-fiction books. She is inspired by the natural world, growing things and history.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL OF ALL Picture book, paperback 275 x 235mm, 40pp, full colour
5 to 9 years
UK Price £7.99
ISBN 978-1-8381381-4-1
Accelerated Reader LY4.9
“But here’s the good news!” said Myra, showing her photos. “In India, the number of tigers doubled after it was protected and made the national animal of India.” Protecting tiger habitats means protecting the trees, plants and animals that live there, including this endangered orangutan. “If we don’t protect tigers, they could become extinct like dinosaurs,” Myra said. “So, for me, they are the most important animal of all.” Grace got up worried that her animal might not seem as exciting as a tiger Tigers love the water and are good swimmers. This helps them cool down in hot weather. “There are special tiger reserves across India where tigers are free to roam and breed and raise their cubs.” Tigers live alone, except when a female has cubs. She usually has two or three and they stay with her until they are about two years old. Wild tiger cubs are a hopeful sign that numbers are increasing. 29 28 KRILL “You’ve probably never heard of krill, and you won’t have seen one in the zoo,” said Grace, “but without them many whales would have nothing to eat.” “Krill are at the heart of the entire Antarctic food web. Penguins, seals, fish and birds all eat krill. Antarctic animals that don’t eat krill eat something else that does.” “Blue whales and humpback whales are baleen whales. They have baleen in their mouths instead of teeth. Baleen works like a sieve, filtering out the krill from the water so they can eat them.” Antarctic krill are tiny shrimp-like creatures that form huge swarms in the ocean. The whales scoop them up in their mouths. Blue whales and humpback whales travel to Antarctica to feast on krill. They eat millions of them, but there are billions left. Sperm whale Elephant seal Squid Krill Plankton Fish Sea birds Seal Baleen whale Orca Penguins 31 30 THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL OF ALL A Books for
Topics Best Book of the Year 2021
“Delicious illustrations... Informative and inspiring.” THE SUNDAY TIMES
Lead-inactivity Lookatoneoftheanimalphotographsfromthe book,TheMostImportantAnimalofAll.Askthe childrentomakealistofwords,phrasesandsentencesto describetheanimal.Includeappearance,dietand animal classification. Mainactivity Cutoutandplacethe GuesstheAnimalcardsinabag.Inviteone child ata time to choose a card and describe the animal to the class
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A LITTLE BLUE DOT
Meet the Planets of our Solar System
Meet the planets and discover why Earth is so special in this heart-warming story about our solar system.
NEW! 5 Sept 2024
Somewhere in our vast universe floats a little blue dot. This dot is Earth and she is surrounded by lots of impressive planets – Saturn with his ice-crystal rings and 82 moons, fiery Mars with his huge storms and volcanoes, bright and beautiful Venus...
Earth feels small and insignificant, until the other planets tell her why she is the envy of them all. And then another little voice, very close by, has something important to say.
A Little Blue Dot is a story packed full of scientific information about the planets in our solar system and space exploration. Told by the planets themselves and charmingly illustrated, this reassuring story will be a hit with readers big and small.
German author/illustrator Maren Hasenjäger has sold over 15,000 copies in Germany, receiving wide acclaim. This is a wonderful, accessible approach to our solar system for young children and a perfect book for reading non-fiction for pleasure.
“The most important information packed into a great short story.”
ONLINE REVIEW
Supportingactivities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website Resources
A LITTLE BLUE DOT Picture book, hardback
270 x 245mm, 32pp, full colour
5 to 9 years
UK Price £12.99
ISBN 978-1-9167800-5-7
AGE 5+
THAT’S MATHEMATICS
Maths is useful, fun and everywhere!
NEW! Paperback
14 Mar 2024
“
In the footsteps of Tom Lehrer, Chris Smith shows that you are never too young to have fun with maths.”
JOHNNY BALL
That’s Mathematics is a maths book like no other.
It’s a vibrant, colourful book for young children proving that maths is useful, interesting, fun and EVERYWHERE!
Based on lyrics by the American satirist, mathematician and musician, Tom Lehrer, younger children can enjoy his fun rhyming lyrics and Elīna Brasliņa’s joyful illustrations, picking up a basic understanding of everyday maths. Older children are challenged to ‘Try This’ and ‘Explore This’ – active learning ideas that will amuse and entertain.
Parents’ notes inside and supportingactivitysheets on our website Resources
Elīna Brasliņa
Elīna is a young Latvian artist, illustrator and production designer for animated films.
She has illustrated 25 children’s and YA books. Her board books by Lawrence Schimel have been translated into 21 languages.
Chris Smith
Former Scottish Teacher of the Year, Chris teaches, tweets, dreams and sings about maths. In 2020, he performed Lehrer’s song with a stellar cast of mathematicians –the inspiration for this book. He hopes his challenges will inspire a new generation.
THAT’S MATHEMATICS
Picture book, hardback and paperback
260 x 220mm, 32pp, full colour
5 to 9 years
UK Price £12.99 hbk/£7.99 pbk
ISBN 978-1-7397748-4-4 hbk
ISBN 978-1-7397748-5-1 pbk
Accelerated Reader LY4.3
AGE 5+
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Quantity Title Status ISBN Format Price £ Total Choose Your Mood Happy as a Lamb Available 978-1-916780-00-2 BB 7.99 Brave as a Lion Available 978-1-916780-01-9 BB 7.99 Tummy Time Tummy Time! Available 978-1-8381381-9-6 BB 6.99 Reading Time Available 978-1-7397748-6-8 BB 6.99 Playtime! Available 978-1-7397748-9-9 BB 6.99 Baby Sensory Board Books Baby Look! Check stock 978-1-8381381-0-3 BB 8.99 Baby Love Available 978-1-8381381-1-0 BB 8.99 Baby Says Available 978-1-8381381-2-7 BB 8.99 Baby’s First 100 Words Pub 11 July 978-1-9167800-4-0 BB 8.99 Funny Farm flap books Cluck Cluck Duck Available 978-1-8381381-6-5 Cased BB 5.99* Tractor Tractor Available 978-1-8381381-7-2 Cased BB 6.99 Start Small, Think Big picture books Small, Speckled Egg Available 978-1-7397748-6-8 Hbk 10.99 Little, Brown Nut Available 978-1-7397748-7-5 Hbk 10.99 Tiny, Floating Coral Pub 2 May 978-1-9167800-3-3 Hbk 10.99 Fluffy, Flying Seed Pub 6 Feb 25 978-1-9167800-7-1 Hbk 10.99
The Most Important Animal of All Available 978-1-8381381-4-1 Pbk 7.99 A Little Blue Dot Pub 9 Sept 978-1-9167800-5-7 Hbk 12.99 That’s Mathematics Available 978-1-7397748-4-4 Hbk 12.99 That’s Mathematics Available 978-1-7397748-5-1 Pbk 7.99 * price increase with new stock to £6.99 Total
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