I Remember When Mom: Memories and Stories About Mothers - Hardcover

Throughout time, mothers have been called upon to be the family historians, to remember the cute, funny, and momentous things their children did. Rarely are children asked to do the same for their mothers-and yet, the stories are there, waiting to be told. In I Remember When Mom . . . Memories and Stories About Mothers, author Louise Betts Egan has captured those memorable tales that children cherish about their mothers by asking people from all walks of life to share those special stories. From precious times together to lovably quirky habits to little favors Mom thinks go unappreciated, I Remember When Mom . . . provides an affectionate tribute to the most important woman in our lives.o "When I was about seven, I peeled a price tag off a toy, added many, many numbers, and stuck the tag on my forehead. 'Oh, honey,' Mom said. 'You're worth much, much, much more than that to me.'" - Need informationo "I learned to skip that year and we would skip together until Mom got tired and I ran the rest of the way home." - Need informationo "When I was four years old, Mom let me become a preschool drop-out. It was one of the most wonderful, free years of my life." - Need informationHeartwarming, poignant, funny, bittersweet, I Remember When Mom . . . will remind mothers everywhere of the warm and wonderful spot they hold in their children's hearts. Throughout time, mothers have been called upon to be the family historians, to remember the cute, funny, and momentous things their children did. Rarely are children asked to do the same for their mothers-and yet, the stories are there, waiting to be told. In I Remember When Mom . . . Memories and Stories About Mothers, author Louise Betts Egan has captured those memorable tales that children cherish about their mothers by asking people from all walks of life to share those special stories. From precious times together to lovably quirky habits to little favors Mom thinks go unappreciated, I Remember When Mom . . . provides an affectionate tribute to the most important woman in our lives.o "When I was about seven, I peeled a price tag off a toy, added many, many numbers, and stuck the tag on my forehead. 'Oh, honey,' Mom said. 'You're worth much, much, much more than that to me.'" - Need informationo "I learned to skip that year and we would skip together until Mom got tired and I ran the rest of the way home." - Need informationo "When I was four years old, Mom let me become a preschool drop-out. It was one of the most wonderful, free years of my life." - Need informationHeartwarming, poignant, funny, bittersweet, I Remember When Mom . . . will remind mothers everywhere of the warm and wonderful spot they hold in their children's hearts.

Author Louise Betts Egan is a writer and editor, whose books include Christmas Angels, Classic Treasury of Children's Poetry, and Hans Brinker, among many others. She lives with her husband and three children in Westchester County, New York.