What Do You Call Your Mum? A celebration of mums around the world by Ashleigh Barton

A gorgeous NEW book celebrating mums in different cultures from bestselling duo Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek

In every country around the world are mums – some short, some tall.

Though they go by different names, we love them one and all.

A heart-warming celebration of ways to say ‘Mum’ from Okaasan in Japanese to Miimi in Gumbaynggirr. Join bestselling duo Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek on a journey through different countries to discover love letters to mums and families from across the world.

About the Author: As a child, Ashleigh Barton would borrow ten library books at a time and decided, at precisely age six, that she wanted to be a writer. Several years, a law degree and a couple of full-time jobs later, Ashleigh has finally made her six-year-old self proud. Now the author of the picture books What Do You Call Your Grandpa?, What Do You Call Your Grandma? and What Do You Do To Celebrate?, Ashleigh loves writing stories for children of all ages. She also works as a freelance copywriter, and prior to this worked in marketing and publicity for children’s books at a major publisher, running campaigns for internationally renowned authors and illustrators. Ashleigh lives in Sydney with her husband, dog, and three little bookworms.

Martina grew up in a small village on the Baltic Sea in Germany. Here you could find her mostly galloping through the forests with flying piggy tails on her Shetland pony, drawing or reading.
These days she is an illustrator and graphic designer and lives in Australia.
Martina’s illustrations are a mixture of digital and traditional media. With a passion for colour and textures she works with layers of scanned materials, coloured pencils, watercolour and gouache.
Her works are inspired by nature, people, places, and the emotionally moving and silly things she sees out there … Magic is everywhere!

24 Feb 2026
 

What Do You Call Your Mum? A celebration of mums around the world from bestselling Australian duo, new in 2026 by Ashleigh Barton ISBN 9780733343810