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Author
Series
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Little White Fish is crying. He can’t find his mommy. While looking for her he sees all sorts of animals: a red crab, an orange starfish, a yellow snail, a green turtle, a blue whale and a purple octopus. But none of them are his mommy! Then he sees his mommy, and she has all the same colors as Little White Fish. A playful book about sea animals and colors.
4) Amma's sari
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When her mother's sari draws stares, a little girl asks her mother to tell her more about her culture and learns to take pride in her differences.
Author
Publisher
Jodi Dee Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A charming and simple story in verse celebrating the loving and caring relationship between Mommy and Baby, and how precious that bond is. As Baby cries, Mommy tries and tries to figure out why. Sometimes even a short car ride can be a challenge. Mommy tries everything until baby finally falls asleep. A mother's voice is the first sound a baby hears, and that connection grows through time. Talking and singing not only gives a baby comfort, they become...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Show Mom just how much she means with this sweet and special Berenstain Bears book. With fun, colorful illustrations and simple words of wisdom, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care.
10) Churro stand
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in and the customers are chased away, Lucía's mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor. Inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother, this heartwarming picture book celebrates love, community, and the POP, SIZZLE, and CRUNCH of a perfect...
11) Just like Millie
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not too small. On their daily walks, Millie isn't afraid...
Author
Publisher
Clever Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Time spent with Mommy is so special! Bunny and Mommy do fun things together all year long--in winter, they make snow angels and go sledding. And in the summer, Bunny helps Mommy water the carrots in the garden. But the best part is that they love each other so much! Snuggle with a little one to share this sweet story of love between parent and child.
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Set to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus," this sweet and funny board book shows how mommies keep their kids entertained on the bus! While a child might only think of how a bus's wheels go round and round, round and round, round and round, mommies know to be prepared with "snacks, snacks, snacks." And she'll have to remind her child "here's our stop, here's our stop, here's our stop!"--
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Coi is just eighteen years old but has already survived years of physical and verbal abuse from her mother. After being kicked out of her mother's house at age fourteen, Coi has lived with her father, and together they've created a peaceful life. That peace ends suddenly when her mother dies. Her mother's passing also reopens up the door to her mother's side of the family, including her beloved younger half-sister, Kayla, her stepfather and her grandmother....
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
After his sister - and best friend - Claire leaves home after a fight with their mother, Morgan has one chance to convince Claire to come home and put their family back together, but Claire has her own plan for the day she told Morgan she wanted to spend with him - one that will change things between them forever.
17) I am a rock
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Pauloosie loves his pet rock, Miki Rock. Pauloosie's Anaana, his mother, tells him a bedtime story about what Miki Rock sees, hears, and feels in his Arctic home. As part of the land, Miki Rock sees char and beluga, listens to chirps and howls, and feels the snow and sun. Through lyrical text and ethereal landscape illustrations by Pelin Turgut, readers are taken on an Arctic journey from the point of view of a most unlikely object--a child's pet...
18) The word
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After her parents split up, seven-year-old Lisa's father convinces her to leave out the window in the middle of the night. After all, according to their religion, she belongs to him, and it is her duty to obey him. Ever the dutiful daughter, at least on the outside, and confused about the sinful changes in her mother (she's cut her hair, there's a new man around, she's had a baby with him), Lisa complies. She spends the next nine years on the run...
Author
Publisher
Ginger Lotus Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jade wants to blend in with the other kids in her class. She feels out of place. It is time to look in the mirror and draw a self-portrait. Who is Jade? This is a story of a daughter's understanding of her mother's love and immigrant life. This book celebrates diverse expressions of affection, cultural heritage, and the strength of family bonds.
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