My Mum is a Superhero A McAllister & AT Smith Picture Book

What you're getting

Milo reckons his mum's got X-ray vision. How else would she know he's turned her saucepans into wizard's cauldrons, jumped on his bed, or fought sea monsters during bath time? This picture book celebrates what mums actually are: the real superheroes, spotting everything when you think you're being clever.

It's a cheeky, charming read from Scholastic by Alex T. Smith, who created the Claude series. The illustrations are playful and the story bounces along nicely, the kind of thing that works just as well at bedtime as it does when you need five minutes of peace on a Tuesday afternoon.