mother-child relationship

Little Sea Otter tries everything to avoid going to sleep, including saying good night to all of the creatures above and below the ocean's surface.

Simple text and illustrations of different animals and their babies show the many different reasons why children love their mommies.

Llama Llama's mother takes good care of him when he has to stay home from school because he is sick, but when Mama Llama begins to feel sick, too, Llama Llama knows how to take care of her.

Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.

Sixteen-year-old Sheila Brary struggles to find herself in post World War II British Columbia as she pursues a romance with a local carpenter much to the displeasure of her mother.

When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front doors.

When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front door.

Franklin tries to come up with a special way to show his mother he loves her on her birthday.

Snowy the polar bear wants to show his mother that he loves her more than anything else in the world by making a special gift for her, but to do that, he has to sneak away every chance he gets.

Thirteen-year-old Haley holds her life together with the help of good people after her mother suffers a nervous breakdown and her brother is arrested.