{"product_id":"together-for-mama-a-story-of-hope-and-healing","title":"Together for Mama: A Story of Hope and Healing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsha gains a baby sister and a new job as a helper in the same season, just as Mama loses her energy. Pooja Makhijani's picture book shows one family facing postpartum depression together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor ages 5 to 8 (kindergarten to grade 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated by Nadia Alam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarred review from Publishers Weekly; also reviewed in Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent note: a parent's postpartum depression, told for young children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 32 pages, Rocky Pond Books (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter baby Maya is born, Asha sees that Mama is exhausted and withdrawn, and the whole household starts to rearrange itself around a mother who needs care. Asha becomes a real help to her parents, finding her own ways to pitch in. The publisher presents the book as a story for families going through postpartum depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents, caregivers, counselors and librarians can read it with a young child whose parent is struggling after a birth. It offers words for a hard season, not a diagnosis or a treatment plan; a parent with symptoms should talk with a doctor. Asha takes on two roles at once, sister and helper, and the story gives each of them room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePooja Makhijani's earlier picture books include Mama's Saris and Bread Is Love, and her work has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. Nadia Alam, a Bangladeshi Canadian artist, has also illustrated Many Things at Once and The Wishing Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854468071573,"sku":"NEW-ING-HB-9798217003563","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_c6dbf372-f9b4-4342-b692-b5d796d01b1d.jpg?v=1787902351","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/together-for-mama-a-story-of-hope-and-healing","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}