Mother’s Day Books: A Gift to Share with Mom and Child

By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: May 4, 2010

Mother’s Day: A day that gives recognition to the sleepless nights, the love, the heartache, the craziness, the joy, and the complete satisfaction that comes with being a mom.

The following books, both old and new, are some of my favorite mommy-and-me stories that I know you will enjoy sharing with your little Stinky Face:

• Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Ages 0-5)

• Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle (Ages 0-5)

• El canguro tiene mama? / Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle (Ages 0-5)

• Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz (Ages 0-5)

• Mommy Loves by Anne Gutman (Ages 0-5)

• Mommy Hugs by Anne Gutman (Ages 0-5)

• My Mommy and Me by Tina Macnaughton (Ages 0-5)

• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Ages 2-6)

• ¿Eres tu mi mamá?/Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Ages 2-6)

• Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch (Ages 2-6)

• I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt (Ages 3-6)

• You’re Lovable to Me by Kat Yeh (Ages 3-6)

• If I Could: A Mother’s Promise by Susan Milord (Ages 3-6)

• The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn (Ages 3-7)

• Someday by Alison McGhee (Ages 4-8)