Books That Celebrate Mom
Here is the story of a little raccoon who confronts the first day of school and needs reassurance. Mother Raccoon finds an unforgettable way of communicating the message that everyone most needs to hear.
Llama Llama wakes up with a tickly throat. He'll have to stay home and rest instead of going to school. Luckily, he has his mama to bring him medicine and read to him. But as the day wears on, Llama gets bored with being sick, and by lunchtime he's even starting to feel a little better. But, what's this?
In a poem about a Mama Fox's love for her cub, I Love You Because You're You captures the many moods of all children, reassuring them of their parents' abiding affection and approval.
A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.
This book reassures little ones of Mother's unconditional love.
Like all young children, Sammy wants confirmation of his mother's love. And when she assures him she will love him always, Sammy asks, "How long is always?"
Endearing pictures of a lovable toddler add humor and heart to this reassuring story, in a comforting, padded board book that's just right for cuddle time!
In this elegant expression of wisdom and love, mothers around the world share life's simplest yet important lessons with their sons. With paintings by the Dillons, these moments of sharing are profound, engrossing, and a tender display of hope and trust, strength and support.
In this rhyming story book, a parent declares her love...as the bees love a flower, a duck loves a shower, a bird loves to sing, and a bear loves the spring.
A snuggly cloth book with a mirror from Caroline Jayne Church!
I love my fingers.
I love my toes.
I love my eyes.
I love my nose.
I love my arms and belly, too.
But most of all, I love you.
Racing teams gather from far and wide for this madcap race. But who will take home the big trophy? Will it be the fantastic Flying Pandinis? The mischievous Knitted Monkey crew?
lifting baby from a crib,
Snapping rompers, looping laces,
This tender story about a sensitive little girl who lives in the Arctic focuses on her attempts to learn just how much her mother loves her.
Caroline Jayne Church and her loveable, huggable toddlers are back!
Brothers Max and Julian each want to hold a special place in their mother's heart.
This book reassures little ones of Mother's unconditional love.
Like all young children, Sammy wants confirmation of his mother's love. And when she assures him she will love him always, Sammy asks, "How long is always?"
When Little Roo wakes up, he just feels grumpy. His mother tries everything she can to make him feel better, but nothing she does makes any difference. So how will a deep, wide, and muddy-at-the-bottom hole make Little Roo smile?
When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID! . . . and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. All he hears from his mother as he breaks his mother's rules is "No, David!", "That's enough, David!", and "Settle down!"
"I only have two arms!" Every mother has said it sometime, and every kid has heard it. But a young boy wonders: what would happen if Mom really had "more . . . many more?" Children looking at this inventive and amusingly illustrated picture book will happily join in the fantasy.
When Baby Bird hatches from his egg, his mother is off looking for food. What's a bird to do? Go find his mother, of course!
A young boy and his working mother share an evening in the park: chasing kite tails, feeding ducks, and climbing the jungle gym.
Series Information
Hello, Parent!
"Hello Reader!" books have been designed:
Little Bunny is a cute and curious ball of fluff!
Come along on a day packed full of small discoveries and big wonder.
This rhyming story, paired with gentle illustrations, will enchant little ones everywhere.
As a mother lovingly tucks her child into bed, the imaginative child has...just a few questions. For instance, "What if I were an alligator with big, sharp teeth that could bite your head off?"
Little Critter and his mother take a trip to the city, exploring the department stores and museums.
It's the night before Mother's Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her. They whip up a cake from scratch and offer a special coupon for a day at the spa, right in their own kitchen!
Mother's Day is coming, and Emily Elizabeth is gathering together some surprises for her mom: candy, flowers, and a card she'll make herself. Uh-oh! Clifford accidentally knocks over the ink and tracks pawprints over the card and Emily's sweater!
It's Mother's Day, and two children are preparing a breakfast feast for their unsuspecting mother, to be served in bed, of course. Nothing comes out quite as intended, so it's Mother to the rescue in this extraordinary rebus book.
Praise for We're Making Breakfast for Mother
"Once there was a little brown puppy who loved his mama very much. So he got the the best present he could find-a big, beautiful bone...."
Join an adorable little bunny on the search for Mommy all around the farm yard.
Lloyd the llama is looking for his mama. "Is your mama a llama?" he asks a bat, a swan, a cow, a seal, and a kangaroo.
I looked at you, and you looked at me.
I whispered these words as I held you near,
for all time, for all space, for the world to hear
I will love you."
Capucilli's text is lyrical, touching, and makes for a great read-aloud, while illustrator Lisa Anchin brin
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