BOOKS ABOUT MOMS
By Nancy Olson, Librarian
Our library has some books about mothers. Some are books kids can read and others are books for parents to read to the youngsters. Balian – Mother’s Mother Day
It’s Mother’s Day – a time for visits and gifts – and a family of field mice plan to see their mother and take her gifts.Bunting – The Mother’s Day Mice
The little mice go into the meadow to find their mother a gift and the littlest mouse comes up with a most unusual gift.Baker – I Love You Because You’re You
A mother’s love for a child no matter how he feels or what he does.Eastman – Are You My Mother?
A small bird hatches and doesn’t see his mother so he sets off to find his mother. He asks the different animals if they are his mother. The end of the search joins chick and mother.Kindermans – You and Me
A mother goose goes traveling with little goose. They are fine as long as they are together.Kingsbury – Let Me Hold You Longer
The mother realizes that birth is a miracle and there may be times when the child will do things for the last time, like the last bottle, the last hours of kindergarten, the last time the child would catch a frog, the last time the mother would help the child with homework as the child grows and leaves home.Joosse – I Love You the Purplest
Two boys discover their mother loves them equally – but in different ways.Polacco – Mommies Say Shhh!
Animals make different noises but bunnies make no noises at allNumeroff – What Grandmas Do Best
Grandmas can do a lot of things, like paint, take you on a picnic, and teach you how to dance. But what Grandmas do best is the heart of this story.Krauss – You’re Just What I Need
As a child hides beneath a blanket, the mother wonders if the bundle is anything she needs.Rich – I Love My Mommy!
A description of what makes mothers so special in the life of a child.Tripp – Happy, Happy Mother’s Day
A giraffe plans to grow a garden for Mother’s Day but generously gives seeds to friends she meets on her way. There is just one seed left which grows into a surprising flower. Read the book to find out what flower grew out of the last seed.Lewis – Just Like Mama
Susie Moe wants to be just like her mama, so she follows her around all day trying to do all the chores mama does on the Amish farm.Merriam – Mommies at Work
All the work mommies do at home is told in words and pictures. Mommies also work outside the home and those jobs are also described.Moncure – Our Mother’s Day Book
A school class plans activities for celebrating Mother’s DayWaber – Lyle Finds His Mother
Lyle the crocodile leaves his happy home with the Prims to go in search of his mother. Lyle travels all over the world and finally finds his mother and brings her back to the Prims.
