mother and child

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mother and child

Gargantua (Jr!)

defender of Earth
2019
"Gargantua Jr. wants to grow up to be just like his mom. Before he was born, Mom had a reputation for being a little wild - she wreaked havoc everywhere she went with her monster strength and fiery flames. But now she prefers to repair some of the damage, and she only knocks over buildings that are supposed to come down. She also protects Earth from dangerous space robots and giant asteroids. Gargantua Jr. would like to help out, but Mom says he's too little. So he sets out to show her that he's not a baby anymore ... Thankfully, Mom comes to the rescue just in time."--Amazon.
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I love you, Mommy

2004
Little Bear is anxious to get out and try new adventures, but doesn't have the patience to wait for Mother Bear's advice.
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Good dog, McTavish

"When Ma Peachey resigned from being a mother to take up yoga instead, the rest of the family took up being in crisis: no one cooked dinner, no one picked up the dirty laundry, and the children were always late for school. Ma might be off finding inner peace, but Pa Peachey, Ava, and Ollie are falling apart! Only almost-nine-year-old Betty is wise enough to know that the family needs to be rescued. Enter McTavish--a rescue dog on a mission to rescue his brand-new family. A very good plan is needed to get the Peacheys back on track. But if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all--McTavish is a very good dog"--Jacket flap.
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Son

Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
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Llama Llama I love you

Llama Llama gets ready for Valentine's Day with his mother.
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Mama loves

Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the activities of a variety of animal mothers as they care for their babies.
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Watcher

When Sarah discovers that her mother, who walked out on Sarah and her father seven years ago, is living nearby, but does not want to see Sarah, she is angry and is determined to make her mother pay for all the misery her abandonment caused Sarah.
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Little Raccoon's big question

When Little Raccoon asks his mother when she loves him the most, she finally answers "always right now.".
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Healthy mothers

Discusses the need to keep mothers healthy before and after their pregnancies, following the stories of children who have been affected by the issue, and looking at what is being done to ensure the health of mothers and children.
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Postcards from the edge

An actress with a drug problem tries to keep her movie career alive with both help and hindrance from her movie star mother and a stay in a rehabilitation hospital.
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