mothers and sons

A bear cub learns many things from his mother and when he finds himself facing a winter storm all alone he must apply all that he had learned.

A small boy joins with his mother to find a creative way to save his older brother from the dangers of gang violence.

Jason's mom kisses the huge wart on his hand and then disappears, leaving him to believe that the big green frog hopping around the house is really his mother.

Ben paints a picture of his mother, with a little help from Owl, Rabbit, Alligator, Elephant, Lion, and Giraffe.

Worried that he has no money for a Christmas present for his mother and unsuccessful at attempts to earn any, Timothy comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.

Twelve-year-old Julius has his hands full over the summer when his mother attempts to improve his grades and teach him responsibility by signing him up for a French class and getting him a job babysitting.

When Edward's mom is trying to sleep during the night, Edward, who cannot sleep, asks her "why" questions all night long until he finally falls asleep when the sun comes up.

Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.

Billy has spent his almost-sixteen years with four cardinal points--Mother, Christ, Bible, and Home-school--but when he sets off on a wild road trip to find the father he thought was dead, he learns much about himself and life.