Hammond, Tiffany
Summary: Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheat Penny Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAMMembrino, Anna
Summary: Perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text, this picture book finds two mommies sharing a perfect day with their little one, from visiting animals on a farm to bedtime snuggles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: Following a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their mom, this warm, revealing picture book builds a bridge of empathy between parent and child and celebrates the value of "Mommy Time."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE JAMKhan, Hena
Summary: Illustrations and prose inspired by the Quran celebrate a mother's love and hopes for her child.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KHAYoshitake, Shinsuke
Summary: A pre-bedtime game of charades between a child and her mother leads to a series of wildly imaginative interpretations of everyday objects and feelings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Kids 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YOSLondon, Jonathan
Summary: "Little Hippo loves to play pretend, and today he's going to be a shopkeeper! Little Hippo has a goal--he is determined to buy his mama a special gift. With goodies filling his shop, Shopkeeper Hippo is excited to see his many friends stopping by for a treat. Filled with silly animal antics and culminating in the beautiful bond between mother and child, this heartwarming story shows all readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LONRawlinson, Julia
Summary: Molly's mother imagines stories to lull her to sleep, from swooping birds to a quiet beach, and soon one of them has nodded off.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RAWAndreae, Giles
Summary: Pip-Pip, the littlest penguin, is teased for being afraid of the water until, with his mother's guidance, he finally jumps in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANDGorbachev, Valeri.
Summary: One of Mother Hen's little chicks is missing. Did they leave him in the house? Is he hiding in his bed, or under a bush? Mother Hen and the neighbors search high and low, but there's still no sign of the missing chick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GORBoynton, Sandra
Summary: It's Christmastime for Pookie! And that means a walk in the snow, and company coming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE BOYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board BoyntonTafolla, Carmen
Summary: "A mother reassures her daughter that--whether their time apart has been long or short, boring or exciting--their family will soon be together again"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TARWilson, Jennifer
Summary: "Seventeen-year-old Bliss Walker has been stuck in a home that doesn't feel like hers for six years. Ever since Mama dropped her off and never came back. Then, the summer before her senior year of high school, two things happen: Mama returns out of the blue, and Bliss meets Blake, a boy who listens like everything she has to say is worth hearing. It should be a dream come true. But as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WILKotb, Hoda
Summary: What makes us happy all day through? Let's count those things, just me and you.... Inspired by her own nighttime routine with her daughter, Haley Joy, Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb has written a book that celetrates the things that make us happy each day... the big things and the small.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SZECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social SzeSala, Laurenne
Summary: "In this beautiful celebration of motherhood, the universal message of unconditional love for a child shines through. Laurenne Sala's heartworming text, accompanied by Robin Preiss Glasser's charming illustrations, creates a firsthand look at the powerful bond between mother and child from pregnancy to birth and beyond." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: A baby imagines all the reasons why mommies never seem to sleep, failing to understand that it is often because babies need so much attention.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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Summary: As Cole grows older, his baby blanket still means a lot to him until it unravels, and then he is ready to give it up--but is his mother?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House 2021
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Summary: "Set to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus," this sweet and funny board book shows how mommies keep their kids entertained on the bus! While a child might only think of how a bus's wheels go round and round, round and round, round and round, mommies know to be prepared with "snacks, snacks, snacks." And she'll have to remind her child "here's our stop, here's our stop, here's our stop!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2024
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Summary: "When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: When Amy Kravitz opts to leave Washington, D.C., behind in favor of a less stressful life in the Philadelphia suburbs, she has a certain kind of house in mind. And on a charming street in a family-friendly neighborhood, she and her husband Rob find it. It's a perfect brick colonial with plenty of space, a beautiful yard, and great schools nearby. The sellers, Julian and Grace Durant, are eager...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBLangreuter, Jutta.
Summary: "Brayden Bunny doesn't feel like picking up his toys or washing his whiskers. It'd be so much easier to live with his friends, so Brayden decides to give it a try. But every new home he visits come with a new problem: Missy Mouse's house is too messy, Benny Badger's house smells a little funny, and Fipsi Squirrel's house is too high. At last Brayden Bunny visits his Cousin Pepi. Everything...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North South 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E LANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LANGiddens, Rhiannon
Summary: "At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIDPrince Guttman, Ariella
Summary: Even though they spend the day apart, a mother and her child find comfort in thinking of each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PRIMinor, Wendell.
Summary: Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things bears can do. Includes facts about bears as well as related websites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013