Top 6 Children's Books About Mom

We only have one Mommy don't let another day by without telling her you lover her.

My Mom
Debbie Bailey
Age - preschool

This should be given to every new mother as one of their first books to read to baby. In fact, this books is give to every new mother in some local hospitals along with information about the importance of reading to children - great idea.

It has simple text and pictures that encourage the ever stronger bond between mother and child.

My Air Force Mom
Mary Lee
Ages 7 - 10

Eight-year-old Susie has a mom in the U.S. Air Force. We get a look through her eyes of how military life works for her family and her mom. This is a great book for a child with a parent in the military or for a child to understand what it's like for so many that have parents in Iraq.

The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children
Janet S. Wong
Ages 9-11

Janet Wong's gentle poems remind us of the eternal connections between mothers and children. In one touching poem a boy, having nothing to give, presents his mother with a rock on Mothers Day and she immediately finds a visible use for it. We are reminded that this is what Mothers do and how deep there love is at every moment.

Skateboard Mom
Joann Adinolfi
Ages 7 - 10

The story of an eight-year-old who gets a skateboard for his birthday only to have his mom try it out and skate like a pro. The child learns his mother used to be a skateboarding champion. The bright child buys his mother her own skateboard so they can skate together. The anther is the founder of the International Society of Skateboarding Moms. The great lesson, for children, is that parents are real people outside of being a parent.

Sara Makes Her Mother Proud
Sherry Henig
Ages: preschool

This is an excellent book for children that are going through the terrible twos or threes or fours Sara's mom comes up with a solution to her misbehaving. This book could open up talking between mother and child, during a calm time, to discuss the problem.

My Mommy Wears Combat Boots
Sgt. 1st Class Sharon G. McBride
Ages: preschool

Sharon McBride wrote this book to explain to her daughter why she would be gone when she was deployed to Iraq. The original book was typed on her computer. She added hand sketches and had it bound at her local copy shop. Another great book for children with parents leaving for Iraq to help them deal with their emotions about the situation.

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