mothers and daughters

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mothers and daughters

The big green pocketbook

1993
A little girl fills the pocketbook she carries with mementos of the places she and her mother visit when they go to town.

Swimming with dolphins

2004
A young girl and her mother go to the beach, wait for the dolphins to arrive, then swim, glide, laugh, and swim with them until it is time to go home. Includes facts about dolphins and their encounters with people.

Mary Anne and the secret in the attic

1992
Mary Anne's father never talks about her mom, who died when she was a baby, so she goes up to the attic and looks for anything she can find that will tell her more about her mother.

Tallahassee Higgins

2006
Tallahassee lives with her freespirited mother, but when Mother goes to L.A. to try her luck in TV and movies, Tallahassee goes with her uncle whose conventional lifestyle makes her question her mother's values--and her own.

Carolina crow girl

1999
After eleven-year-old Carolina begins to make decisions for herself and no longer feels constrained by her mother, she is able to let her pet crow fly free.

The big, big sea

1994
A young girl and her mother take a nighttime walk to the sea, creating beautiful memories of a special experience.

My mama had a dancing heart

1995
A ballet dancer recalls how she and her mother would welcome each season with a dance outdoors.

Red light, green light, mama and me

1995
After taking the train downtown, Lizzie spends the day at the public library, helping her mother who is a children's librarian.

Morning beach

1990
Relates a young girl's early morning trip to the ocean with her mother on the first day of summer vacation.

Lily and the mixed-up letters

2007
Presents an illustrated story about Lily, a little girl in second grade who has difficulty reading ; but with the help of her mother and her reading buddy, Grace, Lily is able to read her page on Parent's Day.

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