Read Smart: Mother’s Day Book List
May 4, 2011 in Beginning Readers 5-8, Book Lists, Teen 13+, Tween 9-12
Sometimes the best way to say I love you is with a magnificent book. Here are a couple we have discovered to be that perfect blend of tender, sweet, and fun.
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck, HarperCollins, 2002, Ages 0-5.
Putting monsters to bed is a task that will leave you with a smile and warm-heart.
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman, Random House Books for Young Readers, 1996, Ages 4-8.
A classic with delightful illustrations about a bird trying to find it’s real mother amongst a slew of other animals.
31 Uses for a Mom by Harriet Ziefert, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003, Ages 4-10.
A quick and simple but telling books about all the things a mother does. Great vocabulary builder with simple and fun pictures.
Mother Sends Her Wisdom by Louise McClenathan, William Morrow and Company, 1979, ages 4-12.
An old Russian tale about a wise mother and her daughter outsmarting a cheating moneylender.
When You Were Born by Dianna Hutts Aston, Candlewick Press, 2004, ages 5-8.
A gentle and relatable tale told by a mother in free-verse and highlighted by brightly colored, abstract illustrations.
–Lauren McMullan, BYU Student, School of Education
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