Who's Your Real Mum?

Who's Your Real Mum? is a delightful, humour-filled picture book that celebrates non-traditional families with warmth, whimsy, and tenderness. Young Elvi is asked by Nicholas, œWhich one is your real mum? She patiently answers each time: œThey're both my mums. But Nicholas persists, curious and unconvinced. Elvi responds with imaginative clues-her œreal mum is a circus performer, a pirate, and even teaches spiders the art of web. As Nicholas gleefully tries to unmask which of her two mums is œreal, Elvi tenderly reveals the truth: both mums are equally hers because of love-love in all its wondrous forms. With vibrant, joyful illustrations by Anna Zobel and heartfelt storytelling by Bernadette Green, this 32-page hardback (242x280mm) offers humour, reassurance and representation. It normalises families that fall outside traditional models, while also uplifting curiosity, creativity and child-centred exploration. It's perfect for read-alouds, heart-to-heart conversations, and fostering inclusive classroom environments.

Educational Benefits:

• Promotes recognition and respect for diverse family structures.
• Encourages children's creative thinking through Elvi's playful clues.
• Supports emotional literacy with a focus on love, belonging and identity.
• Enables vocabulary development tied to roles (pirate, spider-trainer, performer).

Classroom Ideas:

• Invite students to draw or describe their own families, highlighting uniqueness.
• Engage in a œmy family superpowers activity, inspired by Elvi's clues.
• Read and discuss how every family shows love in different ways.
• Use role-play to explore asking questions and responding with kindness like Elvi.

Safety & Information:

• Ages: Suitable from 4+¯years
• Format: Hardback, 32 pages, 242x280mm
• Printed with non-toxic inks on sturdy stock-ideal for group reading
• Contains no small parts-safe for classroom storytime