A contemporary and original hardback book, celebrating modern motherhood and mothers.

In this eye-catching, neon-bright picture book, a baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day from birth to first steps. A mother’s a house, she’s a car in a rush, she’s a lullaby hush.

As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother becomes a road, a story and a show, the illustrations at times literal, unexpected. On the final page, the child is ready to take their first steps. Because a mother is a home that you carry inside you forever.

Offering a unique baby’s eye view of the first year. A Mother Is a House contains all of the funny observations and emotions of a mother and child’s first year together, shown through bright, modern illustrations and special inks.

Aurore Petit is one of a new young generation of French illustrators.