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Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
With wry wit and poignant humor, Louie Anderson, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning comedian currently starring in Zach Galifianakis's Baskets, shares his journey of turning life's challenges into joy, as well as plenty of wisdom he's still discovering from his late mother. Louie Anderson has channeled his beloved mom in his stand-up routine for decades, but she died before seeing him reach his greatest heights, culminating...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance and Aida Salazar's The Moon Within, comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice -- a contemporary middle grade novel full of spunk and activist heart. Manuela Mani Semilla wants two things: to get her period, and to thwart her mom's plan of taking her to Guatemala, a place that has always been more of a mystery than an answer. Mani can't imagine leaving behind Las Nerdas, her band of misfit friends,...
Author
Publisher
Writers Republic L.L.C
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
It is always wonderful to see the things that your child do for the first time. Even if its wrong. You secretly adore them in the inside. In this book the story is one of those moment. A child named Shelly discovers the moon for the first time, and you will be surprised by, how she thinks there are five moons. --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"What will you see on the farm? It depends on who you ask! As a parent and child visit the animals, the scarecrow, the farmhouse, and more, each points out what they can see...and their perspectives might surprise you! With spare, rhyming text and a bold, limited palette, this simple board book captures the fun and tenderness of exploring new places together, and the joy of seeing the world through a child's eyes."--
325) Soomi's sweater
Author
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Soomi's new sweater arrives, but it doesn't quite fit. Mom makes it just right and Soomi can't wait to show her friends. Soon, Soomi's brand new sweater isn't so new anymore. Her friends try to patch it up, but nothing works. Thankfully, Mom knows just what to do. She creates something better than new!
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Written in the voice of Mother Africa, who speaks to her children--human beings--this stunning picture book thrums with the love between mother and child as it celebrates humanity's common roots. Before words or tools or fire, Mother Africa's caves sheltered us and her forests fed us. She could not protect us from all dangers, but, like mothers everywhere, she gave her children all she could and sent us into the world with confidence and love. Told...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Reflections and advice from the mom of a big family: from how to manage order and organization in your house to how to raise your kids without yelling, with creativity, and above all, with joy. In this book, I share with you all the tools that help me in my day-to-day life: how to maintain a good partner relationship that isn't affected by the arrival of children, how to educate children regarding the Internet and technology, my pre- and post-partum...
328) The seduction
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Beth lives in the tree-shrouded no-man's land by Camden Lock with her partner Sol and their daughter Fern. Life is peaceful, but Beth is troubled by increasing unease. It could be the uncertainty over her mother, who disappeared when Beth was a child. Or it could be her sense that Fern is keeping secrets from her. So she goes to therapy. Dr Tamara Bywater is there to help her patients. But what if the very person who is meant to be the solution becomes...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Bliss Walker has been stuck in a home that doesn't feel like hers for six years. Ever since Mama dropped her off and never came back. Then, the summer before her senior year of high school, two things happen: Mama returns out of the blue, and Bliss meets Blake, a boy who listens like everything she has to say is worth hearing. It should be a dream come true. But as the summer spins on, Bliss finds herself facing a painful choice:...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
An immigrant youth struggling to assimilate, a middle-aged housewife with a troubled marriage, a Vegas social worker, and a wounded soldier connect with each other and rescue themselves in the wake of an unthinkable incident.
331) Silly wonderful you
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, a mother describes all the ways her days have been changed by the addition of a toddler to her life.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Picture Books
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Tales for Twos: Bedtime
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
Tales for Twos: Bedtime
Description
As she prepares a traditional Chinese meal for her family, a mother answers her child's question: "What is love?"
333) Un regalo del cielo
Author
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
Babies don't usually get lost, but this morning was special because two mothers lose their little ones. One was a human mother; and the other, a ewe. The two mothers look for their children but find the other's baby. And since the babies are very sad, the mothers decide to take care of them. A story about motherhood and love.
334) Un poco perdido
Author
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Pequeño Búho se ha perdido y no encuentra a su mamá. Ardilla le ayudará. ¿Conseguirá Pequeño Búho regresar a su nido?" --
"When Little Owl falls out of the nest many well-meaning friends try to help find Mummy." --
335) Practicing presence: a mother's guide to savoring life through the photos you're already taking
Author
Publisher
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As a mother, life often feels like it is passing by in a blur. You take countless pictures trying to freeze time and capture the memories, but in looking back find you barely even remember experiencing the moments. But what if there were a way to preserve your family's story while also becoming fully present within it? Combining the science of memory preservation with photography principles, professional photographer Joy Prouty shows you how to exit...
337) We could fly
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"At a sparrow's urging, a young girl feels a mysterious trembling in her arms, a lightness in her feet, a longing to be free. Her mother tells her that her Granny Liza experienced the same, as did many of their people before her. Perhaps it's time, Mama says, to slip the bonds of earth and join the journey started long ago. To hold each other tight and rise. Drawing on lyrics from the song "We Could Fly" by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, which...
338) For Sama
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
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Description
The Frontline film is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama; all while Waad films the cataclysmic conflict raging around them.
340) Mina vs. the monsoon
Author
Publisher
Yali Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Mina loves to play soccer all year round. Nothing comes close to it. But when the monsoon arrives, Mina is stuck indoors and she can't help feeling restless and bored. Her ammi doesn't understand. The doodhwalla doesn't understand. That's when Mina decides she'll find ways of chasing away the clouds herself. In doing so, she makes an unexpected discovery. Soccer will never be the same again for Mina! In a charming story that any kid who loves a sport...
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