My Mother's Delightful Deaths
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2021

My Mother's Delightful Deaths

By Carla Haslbauer

A child's life with a mom who dies nightly on stage.

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48 pages
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Growing up with an opera singer mom means life is never dull. By day, she's playful; by night, she transforms into tragic roles, dying dramatically on stage. How does her child navigate the whirlwind of moods and performances? Discover the humor and heart in a world where roles change nightly, yet family remains constant. What happens when the curtain falls, and the real mom emerges?

From the publisher

What could it mean that your mom is paid to die? It could mean she’s an opera singer! How does it feel to grow up as the child of a glamorous opera singer? It’s anything but boring! In a single day, Mom’s mood can change–from very quiet to loud to quick-tempered. By day she plays with the children, but at night a transformation occurs! Who will Mother be today? When Mom is on stage, she delights her audience and her countless tragic, but also funny, death scenes leave a special impression. But to her family, she is always Mom. Carla Haslbauer’s hilarious debut picture book, inspired by the world of opera, reminds us that we all slip into many different roles.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about actingBooks about familyBooks about parentsBooks about performing artsBooks about mother-daughter relationships
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Published
November 2, 2021
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Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780735844568

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