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2581) Great job, Mom!
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Being a mom is eleven jobs in one! This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A general who rallies the troops (or unruly kids), a curator of modern art (or finger paintings), an archeologist looking for buried treasures (or socks)... when Mom gets home from her day job as a carpenter, she never knows which job will be waiting for her, but she knows it'll be fun! Each rhyming spread features...
2582) Ride beside me
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way.
2583) Together
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, An Imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This little sea otter loves spending time with his mummy - learning new things, playing together, or even just holding each other. In fact, every day this little sea otter spends with his mummy is special, just because they are together.
2584) Ani's light
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ani's world has gone dark in his mother's absence, and his family and friends are unable to help, but when Mama finally returns, with her hair missing, her love chases the darkness away. Includes a note to parents and caregivers.
2585) The lock box : a novel
Author
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nearly a decade after getting chased out of the Army for fighting back against abuse, Monna Locke's skill and discretion have made her the go-to safecracker for Los Angeles clients who need vaults opened and no questions asked. When a lawyer hires her to retrieve a box from his client's mansion, it seems like an easy payday--until she opens the safe and is immediately attacked by heavily-armed men. Locke barely escapes and returns to her isolated...
Author
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A magical gender variant child brings transformation and change to the world around them thanks to their mother's enduring love. In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: a boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower...
2587) En un rincón del alma
Author
Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
Cuando goza de lo que para muchas personas seria una situacion privilegiada (buen estatus economico y social, hijos mayores e independientes), Jimena, se siente mas sola que nunca.Su vida ha pasado como un destello de luz ante sus ojos, sin darle tiempo a vivir, a sentir o ser la persona que en realidad es. Es entonces cuan do toma consciencia de que es una desconocida para los suyos, que ha pasado lo mejor de su vida viviendo la vida de los que amaba,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin. Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary...
2589) Katie's new recipe
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 13
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
When Katie's mother gets a boyfriend and her absent father wants to meet her, Katie feels she cannot cope with all the change, and looks to her Cupcake Club friends for support and guidance.
2590) Mommies are amazing
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An ode to mothers and all that they do with--and for--their children, brought to life by kitten and mommy cat illustrations.
Author
Series
Piper Morgan volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Piper's mom is working at a popular local pool shop, and Piper wishes she could have a pool too. The only problem is that she doesn't know how to swim! Dreaming of fame when her mother is hired to make a commercial for the local pool supplier, Piper wants more "responsibility" and positions herself in front of the camera for a taste of show business and wonders if her idea for the commercial will be as impressive as she imagines.
2594) Grace needs space!
Author
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Grace's excitement to accompany her "fun" mom on delivery to Titan quickly turns to frustration when her mom is too preoccupied with her mission to spend time with Grace, yet when their ship stops working on their return home it is up to Grace to save the day.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The Mothers meets An American Marriage in this dazzling debut novel about mothers and daughters, identity and family, and how the relationships that sustain you can also be the ones that consume you. The Butler family has had their share of trials, as sisters Althea, Viola, and Lillian can attest, but nothing prepared them for the literal trial that will upend their lives. Althea, the eldest sister and substitute matriarch, is a force to be reckoned...
2597) The memory key
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In the not-so-distant future, everyone is implanted with a memory key to stave off a virulent form of Alzeimer's. Lora Mint fears her memories of her deceased mother are fading, but when her memory key is damaged she has perfect recall--of everything-- which brings her mother's memory vividly back--but may also drive Lora mad"--
2598) I am kind
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
I Am Kind follows a little girl who sees kindness all around her. Her mother is kind when she volunteers in the community, and her neighbor is kind when he gives her strawberries from his garden. Even her nature troop is kind when they take care of the earth! The little girl realizes that she, too, has the power to be kind, and that even small actions can have a big impact. In this new installment of the Positive Power early reader series, children...
2599) Full ride
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
After her father is convicted of embezzlement, Becca Jones, fourteen, and her mother flee Georgia for small-town Ohio but three years later she learns that his misdeeds may have jeopardized not just her future but also her life.
2600) Bluey: mum school
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Bluey wants to play Mum School instead of taking her bath. But when Bluey's balloon kids go out of control, Bluey doesn't know what to do! Will Bluey figure out what they need before bathtime?
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