![Love You Forever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0920668372.jpg?itok=hO2Tgomk)
The mother sings to her sleeping baby: “I’ll love you forever / I’ll love you for always / As long as I’m living / My baby you’ll be.” She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary–but this is one persistent lady.
Love You Forever
![I Love You As Much](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688159788.jpg?itok=E6O8fxo6)
Celebrate Mother’s Day every day. This celebration of the bond between mothers and their babies can be shared at naptime or bedtime or whenever it is time to say “I love you.”
I Love You As Much
![I Love You the Purplest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811807185.jpg?itok=EC4iKGP9)
A wise and loving mother reassures two brothers that each has a special place in her heart. Barbara Joosse’s heartwarming text is beautifully complemented by Mary Whyte’s engaging watercolor illustrations.
I Love You the Purplest
![Mama, Do You Love Me?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811821315.jpg?itok=2DmDC1Vv)
This story of an Inuit child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly proves that a parents love is unconditional and everlasting. Beautiful illustrations of Alaska and the characters convey the cultural richness of this timeless story.
Mama, Do You Love Me?
![Olivia Saves the Circus](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068982954X.jpg?itok=qAvFQQ6t)
Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl’s imagination is the main attraction.
Olivia Saves the Circus
![Thanksgiving at the Tappleton's](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064432041.jpg?itok=nnQDci4M)
All the relatives arrive for an enormous Thanksgiving dinner. But this year nothing seems to go right. First the turkey slides down the icy hill and into the pond — plop! splash! Then the bakery sells out of pies. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty bleak holiday…until Grandmother reminds everyone that there’s more to Thanksgiving than a turkey and trimmings.
Thanksgiving at the Tappleton’s
![The Runaway Bunny](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064430189.jpg?itok=3R0gMDrj)
“If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.”A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek, yet the lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.
The Runaway Bunny
![The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0590108379.jpg?itok=0I69VMXI)
Papa Squirrel says Buddy and Brenda should be grateful for friends and family at Thanksgiving. But these squirrel siblings just can’t get along.
The Squirrel’s Thanksgiving
![Time for Bed](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152010149.jpg?itok=LDwLyxep)
It’s bedtime for an ewe and her lamb, a cow and her calf and for a mother and her child. Watercolor illustrations show mothers and their babies settling in for the night.
Time for Bed
![Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316366234.jpg?itok=-7p8WBrU)
Toot goes to a family reunion in Scotland, promising Puddle that he’ll be back in Woodcock Pocket in time for Christmas. But a huge snowstorm strands him far away from home on Christmas Eve! As Puddle waits anxiously for his friend, another holiday traveler helps Toot find his way to Woodcock Pocket, just in time.
Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
![You Are My I Love You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039923392X.jpg?itok=qDC5UBvp)
A day in the life of parent and child-full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned rest. Not to mention lots of love. Here, in simple rhyming verse accompanied by colorful, playful illustrations by world-renowned artist Satomi Ichikawa, is one such day. Share it with others and treasure the memories.
You Are My I Love You
![Amazing Grace](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803710402_0.jpg?itok=iIDFREtn)
Grace loves to act, but one day some kids tell her she can’t play the part of Peter Pan because of the way she looks. Grace’s grandmother helps this young girl realize that with effort anything can be achieved. An inspiring and heartwarming story.
Amazing Grace
![Are You My Mother?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0394800184.jpg?itok=NTJvpWs2)
When separated from his mother, a baby bird asks every animal and each thing he comes across, “Are you my mother?” until the joyful reunion. Colorful, cartoon-like illustrations depict the baby bird’s search in this modern classic.
Are You My Mother?
![Bigmama’s](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688099505_0.jpg?itok=9m1U1E3n)
Every year the narrator and his family take a trip down to Cottondale, Florida, to visit his grandmother, Bigmama. This autobiographical story recalls the joys of summer and the contrast between the author’s life in the city and Bigmama’s lush, rural home. While the illustrations suggest it was a period of segregation, this thought never overpowers the carefree summer celebration.
Bigmama’s
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Four African American children interact with one another in a preschool environment, exploring their facial features, skin tones, what they wear, what they do, and how they learn from and enjoy each other. A happy book and nice addition to preschool and kindergarten classrooms.
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
![A Chair for My Mother](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688040748.jpg?itok=ONwx3cZw)
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save their money to buy a big comfortable chair. Suffused with warmth and tenderness, A Chair for My Mother celebrates family love and determination. A Caldecott Honor book. Spanish version also available.
A Chair for My Mother
![Cherry Pies and Lullabies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688133916.jpg?itok=dMFtQmjq)
Three generations bake a pie, make a crown of flowers, pass on a handmade quilt, and share a lullaby. Each time “it was the same, but different,” highlighting the connections between generations. Vividly colored, child-like illustrations effectively complement the rhythmic text. See also the bilingual version, Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas (opens in a new window).
Cherry Pies and Lullabies
![Clifford's Happy Mother's Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/043922229X.jpg?itok=qtYqglov)
Emily Elizabeth sets out with her small red puppy, Clifford, to make her mother the perfect Mother’s Day present. Clifford tries to help but only winds up making a gluey, sticky mess. The two friends learn that for little girls and puppies alike, Mother’s Day is not about presents – it’s about showing your mother how much you love her!
Clifford’s Happy Mother’s Day
![Daddies Are for Catching Fireflies](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140565531.jpg?itok=faO2n8K2)
Daddies do so many things, but on a summer evening one of the most special things is to catch a firefly. A gentle rhythmic text combines with soft illustrations, with flaps to lift, in this tender, appealing book.
Daddies Are for Catching Fireflies
![Dream Soul](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060283890.jpg?itok=WlAbDuW1)
The Lee family, first introduced in Star Fisher (HarperCollins, 1997), is Chinese. Living in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1927, they stand out in the community. Joan Lee and her siblings want to fit in and celebrate a non-Chinese holiday, Christmas. The children’s parents agree, but only if the children behave according to the parents high standards. Understanding and friendship gradually emerge in this touching novel based on the experiences of the author’s mother.
Dream Soul
![Drylongso](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152015876.jpg?itok=cCzkdlGz)
Newbery Award winner Virginia Hamilton describes how Lindy and her family suffer through a long drought. Then a mysterious boy comes and teaches them the secrets of finding water hidden in the earth.
Drylongso
![Gus and Grandpa at Basketball](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374328188.jpg?itok=5HckLowa)
It is Grandpa’s sage advice that helps Gus overcome his fear and play the best game of basketball he can. Gus learns to play on the court just like when he practices in Grandpa’s driveway. The gentle tone of the story is reflected in the illustrations to tell a tale that rings true. (Look for other Gus and Grandpa stories by Claudia Mills.)
Gus and Grandpa at Basketball
![Harry and the Terrible Whatzit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0899192238.jpg?itok=Z3z-Jmuh)
Harry knows that a terrible two-headed monster lives in his basement. So when his mother doesn’t return from a trip downstairs, Harry swallows his trepidations and goes down to rescue her. But when he confronts the monster face-to-face, it literally diminishes in size and eventually leaves Harry’s house forever. Humorous illustrations use black line and limited color to depict Harry overcoming a once fierce (but softly edged) monster.
Harry and the Terrible Whatzit
![How My Parents Learned to Eat](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0395442354_0.jpg?itok=a3nu9i_K)
When an American sailor meets a Japanese woman, they both try in secret to learn the other’s way of eating. Their courtship and growing love culminates in marriage. This realistic family story explores cultural similarities and differences and is told with humor and honesty by the couple’s daughter.