Williams, Vera B.
Summary: Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1990
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCurtis, Jamie Lee
Summary: A hard-working mother's extraordinary accomplishments are listed by her devoted child.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CURJames-Duncan, Monique
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."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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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?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House 2021
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Summary: The How to Catch Kids try to trap the Mamasaurus, a one-of-a-kind creature whose love, kindness, and awesomeness have no limits.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2024
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Summary: Show Mom just how much she means with this sweet and special Berenstain Bears book. With fun, colorful illustrations and simple words of wisdom, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE BERLaCour, Nina
Summary: When her mother goes on a business trip, a little girl, who loves to sit between Mama and Mommy at the table, misses her a lot and feels empty until Mommy finally comes home, filling the void with love.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LACPhi, Bao
Summary: Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG PHILudwig, Trudy
Summary: A Japanese family mourns the loss of a wife and mother by making origami cranes and using the Wind Telephone to communicate their feelings of loss and yearning.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUDSummary: "Bluey wants to play Mum School instead of taking her bath. But when Bluey's balloon kids go out of control, Bluey doesn't know what to do! Will Bluey figure out what they need before bathtime?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Summary: Discover all of Chilli's mum skills from playing Grannies, dancing, and taking care of Bluey and Bingo. She even makes brushing their teeth and fur fun in this adorable and hilarious book. And, most importantly, Mum teaches them that the world is a magical place. This is the perfect book to celebrate Mom on Mother's Day, or any day!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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Summary: "Mommy has to go to work, I'll miss you little one. Reassuring and nurturing, this gentle rhyming book is the perfect way to remind your little one how much you love them while you are at work."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN To SchofieldKaba, Mariame
Summary: "From New York Times Bestselling Author Mariame Kaba, a poignant, beautifully illustrated story of a little girl's worries when her Mama goes to jail, and the love that bridges the distance between them: "Even though I'm away, My love is always here to stay. See you soon, Queenie. Love, Mama." Queenie loves living with Mama and Grandma Louise. Together, they go to the grocery store, eat ice...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KABSala, 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." --
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020
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Summary: Illustrations and gently rhyming text follow two mothers and their toddler on a sunny day.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MANMembrino, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: One rainy day, a little boy is upset because he can't go out and play. His mom comes up with a way to keep him entertained - by drawing a picture of herself and him going outside, playing in the rain, and splashing in a giant puddle. They have so much fun drawing themselves that they decide to venture out and make the most of the rainy weather. --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YUMFaber, Polly
Summary: "The sky is getting dark. In the city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth, and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. Where is she going and who will she see along the way? As the night goes on, readers will see nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists, and many other workers who...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FABTheule, Larissa
Summary: A young girl feels lost after the death of her mother, but when she and her father visit their lake house, she takes out the small boat she and her mom built together and somehow, in the wind and rain, reconnects with her mother's love.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THESmith, Sydney
Summary: "Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade favorite memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew the power out. Now it's just the two of them, and the house where all those memories happened is far away. But maybe someday, this will be a favorite...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SMICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMIMarshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: Ixchel, a young Mayan girl, who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: A gentle tale told entirely through sticky notes between a mother and daughter as the girl's departure for her first summer camp draws near demonstrates how love can be found even in scribbled messages and other unlikely places.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SHEShraya, Vivek
Summary: "A playful story ... about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHRMenon, Uma
Summary: "Recounting her mother's migration from India and how she came to speak two languages--Malayalam and English--a young girl shows how the gift of multilingualism can transport people across borders and around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024