{"id":3416,"date":"2022-10-01T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T02:13:16","slug":"review-my-extraordinary-mum-dani-vee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/review-my-extraordinary-mum-dani-vee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reading Corner – Discovering the Magic of Individuality: A Review of ‘My EXTRAordinary Mum’ by Dani Vee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jessica Sanford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Extraordinary Mum, written by Dani Vee, is from a little girl\u2019s point of view as she introduces us to her wonderful mum. She explains that her mum has a few quirky behaviours, including trying to \u201csave every living creature she finds\u201d and breakdancing to the radio at the grocery store, not minding who stops to stare. The book shows us a different kind of groove to the daily drop off \/ pick up \/ school lunches and cleaning rosters that we might often fall into, such as the duo\u2019s \u201croad trips without a map or destination in mind\u201d. The message that we can get loud and clear from Dani\u2019s fun filled and colourful story is that it\u2019s ok not to be the same as everyone else\u2019s family, it\u2019s ok to be quirky or a bit different and not every day needs to be driven by routine. It\u2019s a gentle nod to individuality, remembering who we are and seizing the moment. The illustrations, by Alexandra Colombo are bright and fun. On every page the mother and daughter are stylish, yet casual, and we\u2019re offered detailed snapshots into their world, including mum\u2019s \u201cdrawings all over her skin, a canvas all of her own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I enjoyed reading this book to my two. And they liked it too. Both were keen to learn more about the drum circles that happen under the stars passed bedtime! A lovely addition to the children\u2019s bookshelves for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as the bestselling worldwide smash hit My Shadow Is Pink challenged tired stereotypes of gender, so does Larrikin House\u2019s new release My EXTRAordinary Mum by debut author and prolific podcaster Dani Vee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of recent events, the conversation about the perceptions of women has never been so important. \u2018My EXTRAordinary Mum\u2019 is a fun, feminist and quirky story about a mother who with her daughter reclaims her identity after motherhood. Dani Vee was tired of how mothers are portrayed in books (in fairytales they are dead, missing and evil or they\u2019re the nurturer reigning in the fun!) This mum is fun, engaged and adventurous! She rollerblades, jumps in the water without her swimmers, rock climbs and takes her daughter on adventures without a destination in mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Sanford (AKA Jessica Anscombe)<\/strong> is a librarian and writer living on the Central Coast. She has a passion for literature and writes fiction and non\u2013fiction. Jessica was the winner of the Wyong Writers\u2019 2021 Short Story Competition and has also been longlisted for the Furious Fiction prize. You can read her short stories on her website jessicasanfordwriter.com. You\u2019ll also find her over on Instagram
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The Reading Corner – Discovering the Magic of Individuality: A Review of ‘My EXTRAordinary Mum’ by Dani Vee<\/a><\/blockquote>