Reading is an important and essential part of growing up.  So are great role models, like mommies!  Children of all ages can find joy in these heart warming books about moms.

Dont forget to check out our Mother's Day crafts, recipes and printables.

Baby-Preschool

Mommies!
by Kate Spohn
This little book shows baby an array of types of mommies that exist in the world. From fashionista moms to bookworm moms, they've got 'em covered! (buy this book)

Mama, Do You Love Me?
by Barbara M. Joosse, illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
A little girl asks questions until she is sure her mother's love is unconditional. (buy this book)

Mommy's Best Kisses
by Margaret Anastas, illustrated by Susan Winter
An adorable little book that shows how different animal moms kiss their kids. (buy this book)

Mommies Are for Counting Stars (Lift-The-Flap)
by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Cynthia Jabar
A mommy is a special person. She knows just how to kiss a boo-boo to make it feel better and how to do hair-dos. When you need an audience for your puppet show, a mommy will always watch. (buy this book)

Tell Me a Story, Mama
by Angela Johnson, illustrated by David Soman
A young girl and her mother remember together all the girl's favorite stories about her mother's childhood. (buy this book)

Where Is Baby's Mommy?
by Karen Katz
Join baby as he plays hide-and-seek with Mommy. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps in this delightful interactive book are perfect for parents and children to share. (buy this book)

AGES 4-8

Are You My Mother?
By P.D. Eastman
A newly hatched bird goes on a search for his mother. (buy this book)

Mother, Your the Best! (But Sister, You're a Pest!)
by Diane de Groat
Gilbert is a possum who makes a card for Mother's Day, but also wants to do something extra special to make Mom proud--the problem is his little sister keeps getting in the way! (buy this book)

A Chair for My Mother
by Vera Williams
A young girl helps to save money for a new chair. (buy this book)

Emily
by Michael Bedard, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
A young girl gets to meet Emily Dickinson when her mother is invited to play the piano for the author.(buy this book)

I Love You the Purplest
by Barbara M. Joosse, illustrated by Mary Whyte
This is a simply wonderful book about a brilliant mother's response to sibling rivalry (buy this book)

Jonathan and His Mommy
by Irene Smalls-Hector, illustrated by Michael Hays, Irene Smalls, Arene Smalls
A boy and his mother take an unusual journey through their neighborhood. (buy this book)

Love You Forever
by Robert N. Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
A mother expresses her love for her child as he grows. When she is old and frail it's the child's turn to express his love. A must have for every family's library. (buy this book)

The Mother's Day Mice
by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jan Brett
Mice search the forest for the perfect Mothers Day gift. (buy this book)

What Mommies Do Best, What Daddies Do Best
by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
One way it is for mommies. Turn it upside down and - surprise - it's about daddies. A celebration of parents and the things they do! (buy this book)

The Cow That Was the Best MOO-ther
by Andy Cutbill, illustrated by Russel Ayto
Marjorie the cow teaches us that every baby is special, even the oddballs (or odd-eggs) and that the most important part of being a mother is love. (buy this book)

AGES 9-12

Anastasia on Her Own
by Lois Lowry
Anastasia is in charge of the housekeeping when her mother takes on a new job. (buy this book)

A Gift for Mama
by Esther Hautzig, illustrated by Donna Diamond
Sick and tired of making presents for various holidays and occasions, Sara decides that for this Mother's Day she will do something different. (buy this book)

Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
A frontier family searches for a new mother. (buy this book)

ESPECIALLY FOR MOTHERS

Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul 2 : 101 More Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Marci Shimoff, Carol Kline
A wonderful collection of stories for and about the most important woman in our lives features chapters on Love, Becoming a Mother, Mothers and daughters, Miracles, Special Moments, Letting Go and more. For readers of all ages and from all walks of life. (buy this book)

Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!
by Barbara Park, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli
Drawn and written in the style of a children's book, it tells the tale of what Mom's unborn baby does all day long in the womb. Moms-to-be will find themselves chuckling along. (buy this book)