Ma mère est maire
(My mum is a mayor) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Valentin is seven and a half. On the first day back at school, his teacher wants to talk about jobs. Valentin is embarrassed because everyone laughs when he tells them about his mum mayor and his stay-at-home dad. So he suggests his parents swap jobs for a day. [Source: publisher]
Edited by: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Comment:
Ma mère est maire (“My mum is a mayor”) is published in the “Livres et égaux” collection. It is a short novel about a family where the father is a stay-at-home dad and the mother goes out to work as the town mayor. People find it strange, though they see nothing odd about a dad who goes out to work and a stay-at-home mum. The boy thinks about it a lot. Once his parents have swapped jobs, he draws one simple conclusion: “I understood that what my parents do isn’t what matters most. What matters most is that they love me and they love each other.”