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mother and child

Books about mother and child for readers of all ages.

Cover of Mommy carry me please

Mommy carry me please

Jane Cabrera

Ages 1–4mother and childfamily bonds

Cover of Where's My Mommy?

Where's My Mommy?

K. T. Hao

Ages 2–5familymother and child

Cover of Sweetest Kulu

Sweetest Kulu

Celina Kalluk

Ages 2–7mother and childfamily love

Cover of Lala salama

Lala salama

Patricia MacLachlan

Ages 3–8mother and childfamily bonds

Cover of Tickle tum!

Tickle tum!

Nancy Van Laan

Ages 1–4mother and childbonding

Cover of Nighty-Night, Cooper

Nighty-Night, Cooper

Laura Joffe Numeroff

Ages 2–6bedtimesleep

Cover of Bear of my heart

Bear of my heart

Joanne Ryder

Ages 2–6lovefamily

Cover of I Want My Mummy!

I Want My Mummy!

Tracey Corderoy, Alison Edgson

Ages 2–6familymother and child

Cover of Honey baby sugar child

Honey baby sugar child

Susan Keeter

Ages 2–6mother and childlove

Cover of Love, Mama

Love, Mama

Jeanette Bradley

Ages 2–6maternal lovemother and child

Cover of Mama's Day with Little Gray

Mama's Day with Little Gray

Aimee Reid

Ages 2–6familymother and child

Cover of Messy Me!

Messy Me!

Marni McGee, Cee Biscoe

Ages 2–5cleanlinessorderliness

Cover of When you meet a bear on Broadway

When you meet a bear on Broadway

Amy Hest

Ages 3–7friendshipadventure

Cover of Tarde de invierno =

Tarde de invierno =

Jorge Elías Luján

Ages 3–7mother and childwinter

Cover of Tout mon coeur

Tout mon coeur

Noris Kern

Ages 2–6lovefamily

Cover of My manatee mom

My manatee mom

Andrea Griffing Zimmerman

Ages 3–7mother and childfamily bonds

Cover of Mama mine, mama mine

Mama mine, mama mine

Rita Gray

Ages 1–5mother and childanimals

Cover of If I Could

If I Could

Susan Milord

Ages 3–7mother and childlove

Cover of Close your eyes

Close your eyes

Kate Banks

Ages 2–6sleepimagination

Cover of Amy loves the sun

Amy loves the sun

Julia Hoban

Ages 2–6naturemother and child

Cover of Miffy learns to read

Miffy learns to read

Dick Bruna

Ages 2–6learningreading

Cover of Mommy snuggles

Mommy snuggles

Anne Gutman

Ages 0–3mother and childlove

Cover of Mom's the Word

Mom's the Word

Gillian Shields, Cally Johnson-Isaacs

Ages 2–6mother and childlove and affection

Cover of Goodnight, Sleep Tight!

Goodnight, Sleep Tight!

Claire Freedman, Rory Tyger

Ages 2–5bedtimecomfort