Just Moms: A Mother by Any Other Squawk, Cheep, Yip, or Mew Is Still as Sweet

Foreward Magazine, May 8, 2002
"Just Moms" takes the Bronze in the "Gift" category of our Fourth Annual Book-of-the-Year Awards.

MIPA News - Midwest Independent Publishers Association, June 2003
2001/2002 Book Award Winners are Celebrated: In the "Humor" category, "Just Moms" wins first place!

Honolulu Star Bulletin, May 12, 2002
"Something wonderful" is Bonnie Kuchler's book "Just Moms," a compilation of parenting quotes coupled with photographs of mother-and-child animal pairs.

The Honolulu Advertiser, May 6, 2002
"Just Moms" is quite clearly meant to be tied with ribbon and placed beside Mom's breakfast plate on Mother's Day.

Book Description
"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born." (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) What is motherhood all about? This book has it covered, with 50 animal mother-and-young images from top wildlife photographers, paired with insightful, funny, famous, and fresh quotations on the topic. The images bring engaging new perspectives to both ancient and modern observations on parenting, making this book an affectionate and thoughtful tribute to all mothers, whether fur- or feather-covered, or human. Sure to elicit chuckles and sighs from everyone who’s experienced the exasperations and delights of raising children.

From the Author
My incredible mom turned 80 on the day before Mother's Day. I had to do something special for that occasion! This book is my tribute to her and to every woman who has loved a child more than her own life. When I look at the collection of adorable, often humorous mother-and-child wildlife images in this book, what I see is my own mom's self-sacrifice and fiercely devoted love for her "cubs." I also see some of my wild antics she had to put up with . . . Every page in this book was rigorously tested for it's "oooohhh" factor by women ages 20 to 80--who normally would not agree on anything. Any photo-and-text combination that did not yield a heartfelt sigh, coo or laugh from each one of these unwitting test subjects landed in a reject pile. Only hand-picked favorites made the final cut into this book. I hope you and the mom (or mom-to-be) who receives this book each get a heart full of warmth from this affectionate and grateful tribute.

About the Author
Bonnie Louise Kuchler is a freelance writer and mother of two adult children. She lives with her husband in Mililani, Hawaii.

Excerpted from Just Moms : A Mother by Any Other Squawk, Cheep, Yip or Mew Is Still as Sweet by Bonnie Louise Kuchler. Copyright © 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Here are a couple of my favorite quotes from "Just Moms": "Making the decision to have a child--it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body." ~Elizabeth Stone "No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. ~Bill Cosby


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