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Books for Kids that Celebrate Amazing Mamas

From poignant to laugh-out-loud these picture book tributes to all kind of moms leave no doubt as to the true definition of unconditional love - mamas themselves. Perfect stories for Mother's Day and every day. #IndyPLKids Updated April 2025

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  • "Silly momma! She so loves kissing the baby. so loves, yes, she just so loves." What a joy! Lots of babies get all the love in this poetic picture book.
    Book, 2025New York : Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2025. — J P GOI
  • We are excited about this cute new book by Indiana author Kim Howard.
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — J P HOW
  • One amazing mom after another, celebrating the individuality of each!
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2022] — J P ELL
  • A celebration of love for each child exactly how they are.
    Book, 2022New York : Philomel Books, 2022. — J P SZE
  • Hip and woke ode to moms and delightful spin on "your mama" jokes.
    Book, 2021New York, New York : Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021] — J P RAM
  • Sweet little moment between a mother and her child playing together.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J P CAB
  • I tour around the animal kingdom to show how mothers love their babies just as they are. Learn a little about each animal too with small facts at the end.
    Book, 2022Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2022] — J P BUN
  • A look at the role a mom plays within a penguin family in Antarctica.
    Book, 2022New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022. — J P MAR
  • The story of a little girl and who mom who participated in the January 2017 Women's March in New York City. They make a sign and talk about what their message is to the world.
    Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. — J P BRE
  • A little girl puts on a head scarf like her mothers and imagines herself as all the things she thinks her mother is, a queen, a superhero and more.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2018] — J P THO
  • A look at how a mother helps her daughter process big emotions, like fear, and learn to handle them when her mother isn't near.
    eBook, 2022Familius LLC, 2022. — EBOOK AXIS 360
  • A little boy tells his friends how his two mommies help him with everything he needs.
    Book, 2011[Akron, Ohio] : VanitaBooks, [2011] — J 306.766 OEL
  • Spot a hundred different kinds of moms in the detailed pictures.
    Book, 2021Beverly, Massachusetts : Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2021. — J 306.8743 BHA
  • A little girl is curious and excited about the coming birth of her baby sister while her parents reassure her there is enough love for two.
    eBook, 2018New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018. — EBOOK AXIS 360
  • Hush!

    a Thai Lullaby

    Ho, Minfong
    Book, 1996New York : Orchard Books, [1996] — J P HO
  • Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.
    eBook, 2015San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2015] — EBOOK AXIS 360
  • A mother shares the beauty and family history behind names so that a little girl can return to school comfortable and proud of a name that has been mispronounced.
    Book, 2020Seattle, WA : Innovation Press, [2020] — J P THO
  • An illustrated picture book of Langston Hughes' poem about a mother's love.
    Book, 2013Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. — J 811.54 HUG
  • A little bird asks animals, planes, and boats, "Are you my mother?" until he finds his own mother.
    eBook, 1960[New York] : Beginner Books; distributed by Random House, [1960] — EBOOK AXIS 360