Working parents

September 2022

Some children's book recommendations for family members who work and/or work away from home.

 

Mum goes to work by Libby Gleeson and Leila Rudge  

Mum goes to work

by Libby Gleeson and Leila Rudge

It's early morning and everyone is arriving at the noisy childcare centre. Mum is going to work. "Bye, Mum." What do mums do at work? Are the children as busy as their mums?

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When mummy goes to work by Paul Schofield and Anna Terreros-Martin  

When mummy goes to work

by Paul Schofield and Anna Terreros-Martin

Emotive and gentle, When Mummy Goes to Work introduces the concept of work to babies and toddlers through rhyming text. It also offers parents the ideal talking point for conveying their own feelings about going to work and routine in a reassuring and nurturing manner.

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My FIFO daddy by Aimee O'Brien and Kaethe Bealer  

My FIFO daddy: my fly-in-fly-out daddy

by Aimee O'Brien and Kaethe Bealer

The book tells the story of FIFO (Fly in Fly Out) life as told through the eyes of a young girl. It's about the ups and downs of missing her Daddy and the value of the small things like quality time together that make all the difference.

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