My Mom is a Giant

A book that captures with sensitivity and tenderness the moment when children grow up and discover that their mothers are also people: vulnerable, brave, and carrying stories of their own.

"When I was a little girl, my mom was enormous:she could do anything, she could reach everywhere.but one day I grew up and understoodthat it wasn't her size that made her great." A picture book about the passage of time and the manyfaces of love throughout life, with exquisitely delicateartwork and writing that goes straight to the heart. For readers of all ages.

 

 

 

THE AUTHOR

 

Emilia Schettino is a Mexican illustrator and animator based in Mexico City. Her work draws inspiration from everyday life, female characters and those seemingly simple things that conceal layers of complexity. Through a delicate, narrative style, she creates projects in illustration, graphic fiction and animation that seek to forge connections between the personal and the collective.