Yum, Hyewon

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 YUM

Levithan, David

Summary: "When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius...right? But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEV

Stark, Andrew

Summary: Eight-year-old Liam needs a Christmas gift for his mother, but the Ojibwa reservation has very few options for shopping--so Liam uses his creative abiltities to come up with the perfect gift.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

Price, Dorothy H.

Summary: When J.C. helps his mom do the laundry, he adds too much detergent causing suds to overflow, but thankfully, he knows who to ask for assistance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRI

Howe, James

Summary: Young Milo and his mother go for the same walk around their neighborhood every morning, but with Milo's imagination, there are always new things to see, old things to see in new ways, and the possibilities of what they will see tomorrow.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOW

Ho, Joanna

Summary: "Her son will be courageous and kind, powerful and curious, and blaze his own trail. He will know that it is okay to cry, or be scared, or uncertain. Above all, he will know that he is more than enough exactly as he is. An extraordinary gift for Mother's Day and loved ones everywhere" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HO

Shraya, 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 SHR

Lawrence, Iain

Summary: Eleven-year-old Virgil Pepper is returning to Little Lost Lake in Oregon with his older brother and sister to scatter their mother's ashes in the place she loved best, but when their van breaks down in the middle nowhere, it is up to Virgil, who shared his mother's love of science and the wild, to remember and use all the lessons she taught him to survive a forest fire started by a lightning...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LAW

Berkowitz, Leah Rachel

Summary: "A boy and his mom move to the city shortly before Sukkot and need to figure out where to build a sukkah and how to make new holiday traditions in an unfamiliar place"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press, an imprint of Behrman House Publishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BER

Smith, Maudie

Summary: "When Jake's mom upcycles every last thing in the apartment, Jake begins to worry that the only thing left to change is... him!" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lantana Publishing Ltd. 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMI

Bluey

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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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BLU

McGlothlin, Kristin

Summary: In order to play more music in the future, Gwilym first has to deal with the past. Thriteen-year-old Gwilym Duckworthy's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It's a day he spends with his family and friends, playing football and taking part in a scavenger hunt. He is thankful for his good life. But this year, our of the blue, his mom calls him, wanting to reconnect, which forces Gwilym to deal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Upstairs 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCG

Eggers, Dave

Summary: Lucian enjoys searching the beach below his home for treasure, but after becoming attached to a mysterious cutlass he meets its owner, who offers something greater for its return.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J RED-ALONG EGG