Hi Zoe and Eileen,
have you heard of the New Zealand author Margaret Mahy? In her story Jamı
(1985) the mother is the cleverest of the family. When she decides to go
back to work, the dad stays at home with the three kids.
Let me know if you canıt find the story in the UK.
Best,
Greet
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On 2/03/16 4:51 am, "Zoe Toft" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>Author Eileen Brown (Through My Window, Handa's Hen amonst other titles)
>has asked me to forward this request for help to the list:
>
>Do you know of any *PRE-1986* picture books which show a mum going out
>to work and dad doing the childcare?
>
>If you do - please let me know, and I will forward the information to
>Eileen. She is particularly interested in US and UK picture books,
>though if you know of pre-1986 picturebooks from anywhere else
>featuring a working mum and a stay-at-home Dad, I'm sure that would be
>of interest too.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Zoe
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