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Before I was your mother Before I was your mother Kathryn Lasky A mother tells her own daughter what she was like and what she used to do when she was a little girl. OL121813W
31 uses for a mom 31 uses for a mom Harriet Ziefert Humorous drawings show some different ways in which moms serve their children, OL14968287W
Mama talks too much Mama talks too much Marisabina Russo On the way to the store, Celeste is frustrated when her mother constantly stops to talk with neighborhood friends, until Celeste finds a reason of her own for stopping. OL15005554W
Meredith's mother takes the train Meredith's mother takes the train Deborah Lee Rose Though Meredith goes to child care and her mother goes to work, they think of each other during the day and look forward to their time together. OL15048119W
Only my mom and me Only my mom and me Alyssa Satin Capucilli Lift the flaps in this book to reveal mothers and children of different cultures as they share special moments through each season. Children from different cultures enjoy outdoor. seasonal activitie… OL15061417W
Stupid Cupid Stupid Cupid Ilene Cooper Tired of her mother urging her to diet, twelve-year-old Maddy finds the motivation to lose weight after meeting a handsome new student. OL15122626W
Emily's Runaway Imagination Emily's Runaway Imagination Beverly Cleary Emily decides that what the town of Pitchfork needs is a library, and comes up with a plan to make it happen. OL151976W
Bitter end Bitter end Jennifer Brown When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious. OL15520745W
Close your eyes Close your eyes Kate Banks A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can been seen with one's eyes closed. OL155929W
Bend and stretch Bend and stretch Jan Ormerod A pregnant mother does her exercises together with her small baby and the cat. OL158131W
Piggybook Piggybook Anthony Browne When Mrs. Piggott unexpectedly leaves one day, her demanding family begins to realize just how much she did for them. OL15827811W
The scar The scar Charlotte Moundlic A little boy responds to his mother's death in a genuine, deeply moving story leavened by glimmers of humor and captivating illustrations. When the boy in this story wakes to find that his mother … OL16484407W
Zip Zip Ellie Rollins "A girl discovers adventure at every highway turn. After Lyssa's mother dies, her kind but clueless new stepfather moves with her to the suburbs of Seattle in the hopes of making a fresh start. But … OL16645660W
Somebody's daughter Somebody's daughter Marie G. Lee Adopted and raised by Scandinavian-American parents in Minnesota, a Korean teenager returns to her native country to find her mother. OL16919100W
The goose who went off in a huff The goose who went off in a huff Paul Brett Johnson Magnolia the goose longs to be a mother and finally gets her wish when a baby elephant is left behind by a circus. OL17831603W
Stars for Sarah Stars for Sarah Ann Warren Turner Lying in bed at night, Sarah wonders what life will be like when she moves to her new house, and her mother comes and reassures her. OL17859576W
Lyle Finds His Mother (Lyle the Crocodile) Lyle Finds His Mother (Lyle the Crocodile) Bernard Waber Lyle the Crocodile leaves his happy home on East 88th Street with the Primms to go in search of his mother at the urging of his former employer Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen. OL1815380W
Joseph's Grace Joseph's Grace Shelia P. Moses Now a high school sophomore, Joseph Flood contends with grief over his late cousin Jasmine, his mother's addictions and pleas for money, the distance between himself and his father in Iraq, making th… OL18679377W
Mama loves Mama loves Molly Goode Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the activities of a variety of animal mothers as they care for their babies. OL1899661W
Babar Babar Ellen Weiss Each of Celeste's children has made or chosen a special gift for Mother's Day except Isabelle, who describes to Babar what she would like to give her mother and he finds a way to make it happen. OL19507903W
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