Monster Mum’s baby is so adorable that she can’t bear the thought of her little one suffering outside. So she decides to bring him back inside her! And so that her little one can experience the world, she brings the world inside too. Until one day, her belly is so big, it can’t take any more.…
Monster Mum has loved her baby since before he was born, and she is determined to protect him! But the world is full of danger: what if her little one falls into a ravine, or is swept away by the river, or loses his way in the forest? Monster Mum has a great idea: she decides to bring her baby back inside her! If her little one wants to know about the world outside, then she will bring little bits of the trees and the sea and so on inside too. Problem solved! Or is it?
Parents want to protect their children. They also want to give their children as many good experiences as they can. Taking the mother’s perspective, Chiang Meng-Yun highlights in a humorous and incisive way the impact of over-parenting, and how overwhelming love can create anxiety and fear. The hope is that by the end of the story, parents and children alike will be able to find a way to embrace the world together like Monster Mum and her baby.
