31 Uses for a Mom
Author: Harriet Ziefert
Illustrator: Rebecca Doughty
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
Ask Me
Author: Bernard Waber
Illustrator: Suzy Lee
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Ask Me offers a lovely glimpse into a father and daughter’s heartwarming conversation on a beautiful fall day (and night). Full of fatherly questions, often “recommended” by the little girl, this book will either bring back memories or inspire you to make new ones – maybe both. ☺ Stunning.
Awards: A New York Times “Editors’ Choice;” Junior Library Guild Selection
Daddy
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press (Board Book)
Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3
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Just Because
Author: Mac Barnett
Illustrator: Isabelle Arsenault
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
Bedtime turns into question time as a child wonders aloud to his father. Playful answers create a charming and richly imagined picture book.
Let’s Taco about How Great you are
Author: Bob Holt
Illustrator: Bob Holt
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Random House Children’s Books
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
Love You When You Whine
Author: Emily Jenkins
Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier
Publisher: Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus and Giroux
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
Awards: A Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year; A Book of the Month Club Alternate Selection; Parents Choice Gold Award
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Mina
Author: Matthew Forsythe
Illustrator: Matthew Forsythe
Publisher: A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
Mommy
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli
Publisher: Candlewick Press ( Board Book)
Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3
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Mommy, Pick Me Up
Author: Soledad Bravi
Illustrator: Soledad Bravi
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 6
Moo-Moo, I Love You!
Author: Tom Lichtenheld & Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, an Imprint of Abrams
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
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Surprise
Author: Mies Van Hout
Illustrator: Mies Van Hout
Publisher: Lemniscaat USA
Recommended Age Range: 2 to 5
In the chalk-like style that has come to define her work, Mies Van Hout’s Surprise resonates with young and old alike. A bird’s life with her chicks – from awaiting their birth, to adoration, and amusement – defines, in just one word, what a parent’s love truly means.
That’s Me Loving You
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator: Teagan White
Publisher: Random House
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
The Blur
Author: Minh Le
Illustrator: Dan Santat
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7