Our Review: Mummy’s Magic Walking Stick
- littleimagineersbo
- Mar 15
- 1 min read
This is a warm and engaging read-aloud picture book.
Where to start with this important picture book?
The rhyming text flows naturally, making it ideal for shared story-time, while the imaginative adventures keep younger readers engaged. The emotional strength of the story lies in its gentleness — it never lectures or explains disability directly. Instead, children learn through Eddie’s love and imagination.
That subtlety is its greatest success.
The book manages to be:
reassuring for children who live with disability in their families
enlightening for children encountering it for the first time
empowering without being heavy or instructional
Most importantly, it leaves readers with a simple but profound understanding:
People may move differently — but adventure, love, and imagination belong to everyone.
Why We Champion Books Like This at Curious Little Imagineers
At Curious Little Imagineers, we celebrate stories that nurture curiosity and compassion alongside creativity.
Inclusive books help children:
imagine bigger worlds
develop empathy early
recognise that differences are part of everyday life
When children grow up seeing diversity as normal, kindness becomes instinctive rather than taught.
Mummy’s Magic Walking Stick is exactly the kind of story that helps build that future — one story-time at a time.
Final Thoughts
Some books entertain.
Some books educate.
The very best books quietly change how children see the world.
Lynsey Garrick’s debut does all three.
And that is why we believe every primary school library should have a copy on its shelves.
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