Having raised Baby, a bull calf, since just after he was born, Big Mama has a hard time accepting that he is getting too big for her yard.

Big Mamma, with a baby on her hip and laundry piling up, makes the world and everything in it and, at the end of the sixth day, tells the people she has made that they must take care of her creation.

When the train arrived in Cottondale, the summer at Bigmama's house in Florida began. Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience. "A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller."--Horn Book.

When Big Mama made the world she didn't mess about. Earth, sky and sea, sun and moon, plants and trees, fish, birds and animals all fell right in line with Big Mama's plans. It wasn't easy, either, with that little baby to take care of, but nothing stops Big Mama.

A little boy praises his wonderful mama and does not want her to diet.