Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9! Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.
Celebrate mom and all things motherhood with this list of our favorite Mother’s Day picture books, hand-picked by our Youth Services Department staff!
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Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
by Eric Carle
Meet the little joey bouncing in mother kangaroo’s pouch. Watch little cubs prance around mother lion. Swim with a baby dolphin calf in the deep blue sea. Eric Carle’s classic, colorful collages of baby animals and their mothers will delight and comfort young readers.
Just Like Mama
by Lesléa Newman
A young girl enumerates all the things that her mother does in inimitable fashion, from scooping her up in a hug in the morning to tucking her in at night.
Mommy Hugs
by Karen Katz
A loving mother counts the hugs she gives her baby throughout the day.
My Mama is a Mechanic
by Doug Cenko
View a mother through the eyes of her son as they play, cook, and imagine together.
Bedtime for Mommy
by Amy Rosenthal
In a reversal of the classic bedtime story, a child helps her mommy get ready for bed, enduring pleas for one more book, five more minutes of play time, and a glass of water before the lights go out.
My Mother's Sari
by Sandhya Rao
A little girl is fascinated by her mother’s sari and finds many uses for it.
Mother's Day
by Anne F. Rockwell
The students in Mrs. Madoff’s class share how they will celebrate Mother’s Day with their families.
I Love You With All My Heart
by Jane Chapman
Little Bear has broken Mommy’s favorite sunflower plant. What if her mom won’t love her anymore? Luckily, Mommy knows just what to do… “Put your paw on your heart,” she smiles, “and you’ll feel my love going on and on forever!”
I Love Mom with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he honors Mother’s Day and celebrates incredible parents everywhere.
Everything is Mama
by Jimmy Fallon
A lot of babies’ first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby’s point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities.
Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him.
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