Mother’s Day Reading Extravaganza!

Celebrate Mother's Day with a Reading Extravaganza! Since it's spring, it might be nice to enjoy some time in the garden, and then read a book outside if the weather permits. Serve Mom some tea, plant a few flowers, and then read a book together. Or, just bring spring inside and read a few of these springtime and Mother's Day books together. Above all, have a Happy Mother's Day!

Chicks Run Wild
(Simon & Schuster, $15.99; ages 2-6) by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. What will happen when Mama catches her chicks running wild? Mama tucks her chicks in for the night, but they get up and begin dancing around their bedroom. They even have a pillow fight. When Mama catches them amongst the pillow feathers, she asks to join in. What fun! Finally, she tucks them all back in after tiring them out with the chicken dance. Rollicking rhyme and bright bold illustrations fill this fabulous bedtime read, perfect for Mother's Day or any day!

 

Tell Me the Day Backwards
(Candlewick Press, $15.99; ages 3-6) by Albert Lamb. Share your day backwards just like Mama Bear and Timmy Bear. When Mama Bear tucks Timmy Bear in, he asks her to play "Tell Me the Day Backwards." Mama and Timmy start telling stories back and forth sharing about their day, always going backwards. Rich, colorful, illustrations pull readers backwards through the day, until at last the bears are back to sleeping again. A wonderful bedtime story to share together!

 

 

Your Mommy Was Just Like You
(G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin, $16.99; ages 3-7) by Kelly Bennett. What was your mom like when she was a girl? As a mom, grandma, and daughter look at a photo album, the grandma starts remembering how the mom used to be just like the little girl. From playing peek-a-boo to dress up to school, they did so many of the same things. Her grandma even remembers her mother's temper tantrums! A fun book sure to start all kinds of wonderful conversations between mothers and their children!

 

 

 

Mama, Why?
(Margaret K. McElderry Books, $16.99; ages 3-7) by Karma Wilson. When Polar Cub asks all about the arctic sky, Mama tells him a magical, wonderful story about the moon and the stars. Come along on this magical, dreamy journey with Polar Cub and hear Mama's answers when Polar Cub keeps asking, "Why?" Luminous, beautiful illustrations join the soft, loving words in this book that is sure to become a bedtime favorite.

 

 

Quiet Bunny's Many Colors
(Sterling, $14.95; ages 3-7) by Lisa McCue. Stunning, vivid illustrations fill Quiet Bunny's colorful and eventful hop through spring! Hop along with Quiet Bunny as he discovers all the wonderful colors of spring. At first, he decides he doesn't want to be quite so plain and thinks he should try on some of the colors. Although he looks fabulous with blueberries squished all over himself, they soon wash away when it rains. After he experiments with many different colors, Quiet Bunny realizes that he makes a perfect brown and white bunny.

 

 

Planting the Wild Garden
(Peachtree Publishers, $15.95; ages 4-8) by Kathryn O. Galbraith. A farmer plant seeds with her son, while at the same time many seeds are being planted close by in the meadow in a wild garden. Who planted those seeds? Follow along and find out in this beautiful and interesting book about how nature plants her very own wild garden. Airy, intricate illustrations guide the story along and intertwine with the words as the story of the planting of the wild garden unfolds. Fantastic!

 

 

 

Jennifer Galvin is never far from her children, a paintbrush, or a good book. Find her on the Web at www.jennifergalvin.com.