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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker's Cutting Teeth is a witty, thrilling story of parental love that asks: is there anything a mother won't do for her children? Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood -- their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. Their children, though, disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of color, shape, and movement, added a visual layering that drums the most impartant message of all to young, old, parent, child, grandparent, and friend alike: You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. As a bonus, one page is mirrored, so children reading the book can see exactly who is loved--themselves!
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Little ones will know just how much they are loved at Christmas with this Christmas tree-shaped board book. The chunky, shaped pages increase in size with each turn of the page! A cheerful, festive way to show how much little ones are loved!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Inspired by the eagerly awaited birth of her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, ... author and ... actress Gabrielle Union pens a festive and universal love letter from parents to little ones, [meant to welcome] a baby to the party of life"--Publisher marketing.
10) Love
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
11) Love, Mama
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With a heartwarming story and tender illustrations, Jeanette Bradley's debut picture book is perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and any day when a child needs a reminder of the strength of a mother's love.
12) I can see you
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared between mothers and babies."--
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This board book bursts with heart as it describes the love a parent feels for their child from the moment of meeting--and beyond. From eyes, to lips, to fingers, to toes, all parents will know what it feels like to love every inch of your baby--and babies and toddlers will feel the love, too"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When you ask me why your skin is brown, I will tell you that you are my favorite color. I will say that your skin was decided long, long ago. Time was just waiting for you. So begins a mother's celebration of her children's brown skin, told through warm and vivid poetry."--
15) Families
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Feminist
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
Readers are introduced to many different real-life families.
Author
Publisher
Larrikin House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
My mum's a little quirky, free-spirited and bold. She dances to the beat of her own drum. A fun-filled adventure and celebration of an extraordinary mum and her daughter who find magic in unexpected places. We are all extraordinary, sometimes we just need reminding.
Author
Publisher
Éditions Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
L'amour prend une nouvelle dimension avec l'addition d'un bébé à la maisonnée. En effet, les parents réalisent peu à peu que leur amour est sans limites! Du jour au lendemain, ils se surprennent à aimer leur enfant plus que toutes les branches d'un arbre, plus que tout le sable de la plage et plus que toutes les étoiles dans le ciel... Les enfants ADORERONT cette histoire mignonne qui leur rappellera l'amour inconditionnel de leurs parents....
18) Mommy ever after
Author
Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
As a baby grows into a young girl, her mother uses bedtime stories to reassure her that loneliness, fear, and sadness are normal parts of life, but those feelings never last forever -- unlike the love they share.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
" A moving debut novel about two mothers-one biological and one adoptive-from a compelling new voice in Southern women's fiction. One baby girl. Two strong Southern women. And the most difficult decision they'll ever make. Frances "Khaki" Mason has it all: a thriving interior design career, a loving husband and son, homes in North Carolina and Manhattan-everything except the second child she has always wanted. Jodi, her husband's nineteen-year-old...
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