mother-child relationship

Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.

A young monster describes all the things its mother does to show she loves it.

A mother reassures her young son as he imagines all the things that might go wrong while trick-or-treating.

This beditme book envisions the bedtime rituals of different animals.

Alison Rose, a pawn in an ongoing feud between her mother and her wealthy Grandmother Diamond, does not want to believe it when she learns that her mom's imprisonment is the result of a plot orchestrated by her grandmother, but having learned that little secret Alison comes to realize there is a lot going on behind the scenes in her family that people do not want coming to light.

Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the activities of a variety of animal mothers as they care for their babies.

Louie enjoys playing "Gotcha!" with his mother.

A little elephant tries out different spots around the house until he finds the perfect place to play-- near his mother.

Little Baba Tiger feels like a grown-up tiger and walks home alone, but discovers he would like to stay small a while after all.

A baby takes the happiness that he experiences at a birthday party home with him.