Nancy Kers is a Dutch author and illustrator based in Schiedam, the Netherlands. She feels as if she’s been drawing nonstop since graduating from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 2002. Over the years, Nancy has created illustrations for educational works, books, magazines, posters, cards, and fabric designs. Now Nancy has begun writing and illustrating her own stories, including the "My Mom Loves . . ." series. She’s excited to see where this new creative journey will take her.
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Moms are people too, and this series expresses that sentiment with wild, unabashed joy. Each book highlights a hobby, presenting it in terms that show the value in not just the activity, but in the spirit the woman brings to those topics. In My Mom Loves... Music, the exuberant mother shares the importance of music, from swaying emotions to making everyday life more magical. My Mom Loves... Sports highlights active lifestyles. It normalizes ¬trying different movements and finding things that feel good. This mother isn’t all tightly toned, in one aerobic panel, she's depicted with wavy waist rolls, sending the message that sports are for fun, not aesthetics. My Mom Loves...Books celebrates the joy and freedom of reading, expressing the ways avid readers go about the world. VERDICT These titles seem geared toward Mother’s Day gifts, but they’re also a poignant way to humanize mothers and foster deeper connections.
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