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An extraordinarily different story by Robert Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels for their child--forever. Sheila McGraw's soft and colorful pastels perfectly complement the sentiment of the book--one that will be read repeatedly for years.
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"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. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
"A young boy, who has never seen the sea, asks his mother to describe it. From there, Zolotow carefully chooses her words to create a poem full of the colors, sounds, and sights of a day at the beach. Minor's softly detailed renderings reinforce the gentle mood."
9) Todd's box
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Series
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Todd surprises his mother with a box full of objects that he has collected while walking with her to catch a bus.
11) Skateboard mom
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
An eight-year-old boly gets a skateboard for his birthday, but when his mom tries it out, she has so much fun she won't give it back.
14) Hungry Jim
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Language
English
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Jim wakes up hungry, just not for the pancakes his mother is fixing--so his imagination takes over, and he pictures himself as a lion checking out the possibilities for breakfast (including his mother).
15) But I want to!
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Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A misbehaving boy dreams of mischief and mayhem, defying his mother.
Author
Publisher
Kane/Miller
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
After a busy day at the park, Thomas is too tired to walk all the way home and wants his mother to carry him, but he is too heavy to carry so far, so his mother thinks of ways other than walking that they can use to transport themselves.
18) Ask Mr. Bear
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
c1932.
Language
English
Description
Danny asks the animals for suggestions for his mother's birthday gift.
19) Mommy's hometown
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When a young boy and his mother travel to her childhood home in Korea, the town is not as he imagined until he visits the river where she used to play and sees that the spirit and happiness of those days remain.
20) Bunny business
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
With the schools closed and his babysitter sick, Bunny accompanies his mother to work--but he finds waiting in her office with nothing to do or eat a bore so he goes exploring (what could possibly go wrong?).
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