mother and child

A baby falls out of a cradle and has a series of exciting adventures with animals on a farm before being safely returned to Mama's arms.

Slug worries that the reason his mother never hugs him is that he is ugly, so he follows his friends' advice to be furry, with a beak, horns, and more, until his mother can no longer recognize him, but then he learns that she loves him, no matter what.

A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention.

As the sun slowly fades and the soft, silver moon rises, baby animals snuggle down to sleep while their mothers watch over them.

From sunrise to bedtime, a mother shows her child the beauty of shapes found in everyday life.

"When a young boy gets a cold, he just wants his mommy. But his stuffy nose makes it difficult for him to call out to his mom--not 'Bob,' who happens to be the family dog"--Provided by publisher.

Poems in celebration of motherhood.

Buckley and his mother cope with the loss of their father/husband by sending small wooden boats, built by Buckley, off into the ocean.

There are many reasons why Little Critter's attempts to do something special for his mother keep failing, but he finally finds just the right solution.

A young child describes her experiences of life in Mali as she spends a day carried in a blanket on her mother's back.