TOGETHER FOR MAMA: A STORY OF HOPE AND HEALING written by Pooja Makhijani and illustrated by Nadia Alam

Pooja Makhijani bases her picture book TOGETHER FOR MAMA: A STORY OF HOPE AND HEALING on her own experience with Post Partum Depression. Wisely she chooses to focus the perspective on Asha a loving and welcoming big sister who is confused that her mother seems lost and sad and confused. Illustrator Nadia Alam pictures the gammit of feelings—Asha’s pride in being a fabulous big sister, her adoration of chubby baby Maya and her mother’s feelings that don’t jive with the joy of the birth of a new baby. Finally Mama says “I can’t do this anymore.” Luckily, grandmothers Nani and Dadi come to support this new family of four until “one day, Mama was more like herself again.” A believable story about negotiating a difficult time with great sensitivity. You can find a link to the book in the purchase button below.