mothers and sons

Twelve-year-olds Reef and Theo have a mutual problem: their memories are getting mixed up, and that means that Reef is losing his memory of his mother, recently dead of COVID, which terrifies him--but for Theo his new memories are helping him deal with his domineering father.

"With the schools closed and his babysitter sick, Bunny accompanies his mother to work--but he finds waiting in her office with nothing to do or eat a bore so he goes exploring (what could possibly go wrong?)"--Provided by publisher.

Llama Llama is certain that his red pajamas are lucky.

"An untidy kid sets off a pest invasion like no other in this ... book about the perils of messy habits"--OCLC.

As a budding scientist Marco tries different ways of sorting his collection of stuffed animal toys before bedtime, but the animals have their own ideas.

"Mama Caribou tries to get Baby Bou to migrate, but he would rather play with his friends or eat, and he thinks he can avoid predators all by himself, without the protection of the herd"--OCLC.

"Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe"--OCLC.

Eleven-year-old Rupert cannot resist applying to an advertisement to be a witch's apprentice, but quickly finds himself over his head with the young witch-in-training who desperately needs his help.

"Valerie has been forgetting things. Her daughter worries about her being on her own in her big Victorian house--one rumoured to be haunted after a tragedy decades earlier--and truth be told, she is a little lonely. With few options, she asks her adult son to move home, but it's not quite the reunion she hoped for. Hudson is taciturn, moody and frequently gone. The neighbours already hold a grudge against Hudson, and they aren't happy about his return. When a young woman is found murdered a block away, suspicion falls on him immediately, without a shred of evidence. While Valerie fights to defend her son, she begins to wonder who she really invited into her home. It's a horrible thing for a mother to even think...but is it possible she's enabled a monster? A monster she is living with, alone?"--Provided by publisher.

A young kangaroo called Alexander lives in his mom Nancy's pocket. Alexander loves his mom, but there's one thing she does that really drives him nuts. She is always putting stuff in her pocket. Alexander tries to keep things neat, but the more he tidies, the more stuff she shoves in there. When he complains, his sister calls him a baby--it's time to leave the pouch anyway. But Alexander loves it in there--it's warm and cozy and smells of mom. Then one day, it gets really bad. Twelve bobby pins, a tube of toothpaste, a bottle of water, a packet of chewing gum, two bus tickets, some keys, a toy car and a cookbook all find their way into Nancy's pouch. And that's just for starters. Finally Alexander's had enough. 'I can't take it any more!' he shouts. 'I'm moving out!' So Alexander moves into the room next to his sister's. They make it all cozy, with a furry blanket and shelves for all his stuff. So it's just like his mom's pouch. Almost.