A Mother Is a HouseA contemporary and original gift book, celebrating modern motherhood and mothers. The Times Childrens Book of the Week. 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, with illustrations that are at times literal and