A mother relates the events of a peaceful day along the banks of Lake Tanganyika to her baby, wrapped up and ready for sleep.
Lala Salama
Mother and child
Antonio on the Other Side of the World, Getting Smaller
Antonio has fun visiting his grandmother but misses his mother so much that he starts to shrink, and as he travels back to the other side of the world by ship, train, and horse, he gets smaller and smaller.
Mama’s Day
In rhyming verse, mothers and their babies are described sharing in a variety of activities, from playing at the ocean to reading books and taking a bath. The mothers and children represent a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, ages, and sizes, reflecting the diversity of mamas and kids everywhere.
Mama and Me
A girl and her mother spend a day together gardening, making cookies, and visiting a neighbor. Includes Spanish words interspersed in the text.
Mi Mamá
Hablemos, the Spanish language edition of the Talk-About-Books series, feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.
The Mommy Book
Photographs of mothers around the world depict a positive look at the relationship between mothers and children.
Mama, Do You Love Me?
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother’s love is unconditional and everlasting.
El Flamboyan Amarillo
A young boy and his mother go for a walk in the country and are awed by the beauty of a yellow flamboyan tree. After enjoying its company and shade, the child takes one of its seeds with him and plants it. He cares for it over many years and in time the plant grows into a beautiful flowering tree.
Snore, Dinosaur, Snore!
Three little dinosaurs try several different ways to wake their sleeping mother.
Seymour and Henry
Two naughty ducklings named Seymour and Henry run away from their mother but quickly return when it starts to rain.