Mami, pocem!

How many times in a single day will she hear ‘Mum, come here!’ before she goes mad?

The end of maternity leave is a major turning point in the life of a family. Some people (mostly mums) look forward to it as though it were Christmas. But seven-year-old Vojta feels seriously cheated by it, and he and his younger sister mount a no-holds-barred mission to prevent Mum returning to work.  

The children’s many different plans for how to keep Mum at home are sure to amuse you. In the process, they might just come to realize that grownups, too, have needs. The reader who seeks edification as well as entertainment in a book is sure to be satisfied.

This wouldn’t be an Irena Hejdová book without fun things to do, including sums, and sentences and drawings to complete.

Another wild family ride is about to begin. Great entertainment and repeated readings guaranteed!

Reader age: 5+

Illustrated by Zuzana Čupová

Zuzana Čupová (born 1995) is a graduate in Animation from Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín. Her unmistakeable illustrations are also a feature of Irena Hejdová’s Get Your Bare Foot Off Your Brother. As well as illustrating books, she makes short animated films and designs rubber stamps. She is currently working on a book of her own, which will be published by Host in autumn 2024.