What MOMMY MAYOR is about:
Janneke’s passion for community involvement led her to write Mommy Mayor in the hope that it will empower children to find their voice and use it to make change in the world around them.
Meet Mary, the mayor’s deputy and Special Playground Assistant. During her inspection of the park, she finds that things are amiss. There’s a broken swing, a teeter that won’t totter, and a head-rattling bike path—the park is out of order! But does she have the power to start big changes all by herself? Join Mary
in Mommy Mayor as she sets out on a quest to help the mayor—her mommy!—fix the neighborhood playground and bring order again.
Mommy Mayor shows the power that one person has to make changes—even kids! Empowering children to speak up and get involved in their community like Mary teaches them the impact they can have in the world.
Janneke House
Janneke House has over twenty years’ experience in politics, working for some of the top political candidates in the country at every level of government: the President of the United States, the U.S. Senate, Congress, state legislature, governor, mayor, city council, and library trustee. Janneke has also pursued political office during her career, running for city council in both Salt Lake City, UT and Cambridge, MA. Janneke has a passion for helping the communities in which she lives by serving on various non-profit boards. She was the first graduate to receive a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Utah, where she had completed her undergraduate studies in Urban Planning. Janneke was born near Sundance, Utah, where she developed her love for the mountains. She now resides in New York City.