Are you looking for some sweet and charming Mother’s Day books for kids?
I always look forward to Mother’s Day! While our Mom’s should be celebrated all year long, I love that there is one day where we can treat our Mom’s to a special day.
Since Mother’s Day is just around the corner, there’s nothing better than some lovely picture books to celebrate. Whether you’re looking for the best Mother’s Day books for kids to read or the perfect Mother’s Day gifts, this list is for you!
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The Best Mother’s Day Books for Kids
Are You My Mommy? by Joyce Wan
The creator of You Are My Cupcake returns with a cuddly story all about baby animals and their mommies!
Join an adorable little bunny on the search for Mommy all around the farm yard. Each spread includes cleverly imagined die-cuts to help readers guess what animal the bunny might encounter next! With Joyce’s iconic and adorable illustrations, this is an irresistible story for mommies and babies to read again and again!
How to Raise a Mom by Jean Reagan, illustrated by Lee Wildish
Celebrate the bond between moms and children in a humorous book that invites the kids to do the hard work of raising their mom … if just for a day!
This humorous new addition to the beloved HOW TO … books takes readers through a playful, busy day with Mom. Written in an instructional style, two siblings suggest the best ways to raise a happy, healthy mom — from waking her up in the morning to arranging play dates, to making sure she gets enough exercise, some quiet time, and plenty of veggies!
Filled with charming role-reversal humor, creative ideas, and lots of love, How to Raise a Mom is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day — or any day!
I Love Mommy Every Day by Isabel Otter, illustrated by Alicia Más
The third in a collectable new series that celebrates the true spirit of the holidays every day, this colorful novelty picture book engages with the playfulness and appreciation of Mother’s Day year-round!
Through adorably-illustrated vignettes, this gifty, light-hearted picture book captures and celebrates the true meaning of Mother’s Day, and encourages readers to embrace the spirit of Mother’s Day every day! With an array of mother-child pairings enjoying all the sweet moments that make moms special throughout the year, I Love Mommy Every Day shares the message that love, hope, kindness, and generosity are relevant all year round.
I Love My Mommy by Robyn Gale, illustrated by Bethany Carr
A little book that’s full of love. With cute animal illustrations, a calming rhyming story, and cut-out and raised pictures to feel, this peep-through board book celebrates the special relationship between mommies and their little ones.
I Love You, Mom by Disney Books, illustrated by Jerrod Maruyama
Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any day, delightfully illustrated Disney characters are on hand to share the many reasons they love their Moms.
Messages of love come to life with this eye-catching die-cut board book, which also features chunky lift-the-flaps. Gift it on Mother’s Day, baby showers, or just because, I Love You, Mom is a book of relatable moments sure to inspire bedtime kisses for baby to give Mom, time and time again.
I Love You, Mommy by Jillian Harker, illustrated by Kristina Stephenson
Little Bear can’t wait to try out some new experiences, and he certainly can’t wait to listen to Mommy Bear’s advice. But when he realizes that he’s taken on more than he can handle, Mommy Bear is ready to come to the rescue. Join them in I Love You, Mommy, a beautiful tale of encouragement and parental love by Jillian Harker with sweet illustrations by Kristina Stephenson.
I Love You, My Bunnies by Disney Books
An irresistibly sweet tale of the love between parents and children, featuring Thumper and his sisters!
The most adorable bunnies ever to inhabit the forest, Thumper and his sisters venture out on a spring day to make their mama the perfect gift: a twig basket filled with flowers. With lyrical text and sweet illustrations, this padded board book edition of the delightful picture book about the love between a mother and her children is the perfect tie-in to Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Mother’s Day.
I Sang You Down From the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner, illustrated by Michaela Goade
A unique baby book that sings with Native cultural detail, while striking a universal chord in its celebration of the blossoming of love that comes with expecting and welcoming a new baby.
As she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river …
Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to tradition, family, and community. As they grow together, mother and baby will each have gifts to offer each other.
Tasha Spillett-Sumner and Michaela Goade, two Indigenous creators, bring beautiful words and luminous art together in a resonant celebration of the bond between mother and child.
If I Could Keep You Little by Marianne Richmond
If I Could Keep You Little is a sweet, inspiring book that will speak straight to a parent’s heart, exploring the powerful feeling that every parent has, the push/pull of wanting your child to grow and savoring/holding on to every moment. Perfect for Valentine’s Day gifts, your family library, or a sweet read-aloud any day of the year.
If I could keep you little,
I’d keep you close to me.
But then I’d miss you growing
into who you’re meant to be!
If I Could Keep You Little speaks straight to every parent’s heart, exploring the powerful feeling of wanting your child to grow up while savoring every moment. Sure to become a new favorite, this book showcases author/illustrator Marianne Richmond’s ability to beautifully illustrate the complex emotions we all have.
Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer
Head to the big city with Little Critter and his mom in this adventurous picture book! Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is spending a special day with his mom in this classic, funny, and heartwarming story. Whether the duo is at the museum, the aquarium, or the toy store, both parents and children alike will relate to Little Critter’s beloved story. A perfect gift for Mother’s Day … or any day!
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
A young woman holds her newborn son
And looks at him lovingly.
Softly she sings to him: “I’ll love you forever I’ll like you for always As long as I’m living My baby you’ll be.”
So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, “Love You Forever” has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French).
Mommy Cuddles by Hannah C Hall, illustrated by Aleksandra Szmidt
No matter the activity, time spent with Mom is special.
This lyrical board book from best-selling author Hannah C. Hall celebrates the bond between mother and child as they spend an ordinary day together. From flipping pancakes to settling in for a nap, from playtime to bath time, it’s the small things that often mean the most.
Moms and little ones will love this book that invites them to cuddle in close and remember sweet moments shared together.
Mother’s Day Surprise by Victoria Kann
Pinkalicious plans to surprise Mommy with breakfast in bed and a special poem — until she gets a case of writer’s block! Will inspiration strike in time?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann is back with a sweet Mother’s Day story that’s perfect for mothers and kids to read together! This storybook also includes a fold-out activity poster and two special picture frames that you can customize with Mother’s Day–themed stickers!
My Mom is Magical by Sabrina Moyle, illustrated by Eunice Moyle
A joyful tribute to moms from the bestselling creators of Hello!Lucky!
Is your mom more amazing than a billion butterflies?
More sparkly than a universe of stars?
Sweeter than a cloud of cotton candy?
Celebrate all the things that make Mom magical with this joyful board book!
My Mom is There by Martin Thomas
For moms and their young boys and girls, nothing could be sweeter than this colorful story about the comfort of having mom close by!
It’s not easy being small. Nothing is simple. Not speaking, sleeping or walking. Not counting, reading or swimming. Not even hopping, skipping, or jumping! But with mum close by there’s no need to be scared, and anything is possible.
A board book featuring Peppa — a lovable, slighty bossy little piggy!
Celebrate mothers everywhere with this adorable board book brought to you by Peppa and her little brother, George! This delightful story shows the many reasons why Peppa and George love Mummy Pig, from comforting cuddles to sharing splashes in muddy puddles.
Moms are pretty amazing! Some moms are graceful. And some moms are fearless. Some moms sing softly. And some moms speak loudly. But all moms love their kids, and all kids enjoy spending time with their moms.
In this silly and heartwarming picture book by author-illustrator Nick Bland, mothers and their children will enjoy sharing story time together as they think about all the wonderful things that make their time together special. Some Moms is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day or for any new mom.
You Be Mommy by Karla Clark, illustrated by Zoe Persico
A tired mommy lets her daughter have a turn being the parent at bedtime in You Be Mommy, a humorously charming debut picture book from writer Karla Clark and illustrator Zoe Persico.
Mommy’s too tired to be Mommy tonight.
Can you be Mommy and hold me tight?
In this clever, rhyming picture book, a mother tells her child that she’s simply too tired to be Mommy tonight and asks her daughter to take over for her.
An utterly relatable theme told with humor and heart provides a story parents and children will delight in reading together at bedtime.
You Made Me a Mother by Laurenne Sala, illustrated by Priess Glasser
A picture book for expectant mothers and already-mothers everywhere, perfect as a shower gift or for Mother’s Day.
I felt you. You were a pea. Then a lemon. Then an eggplant …
In this beautiful celebration of motherhood, the universal message of unconditional love for a child shines through.
Laurenne Sala’s heartwarming text, accompanied by New York Times bestselling artist Robin Preiss Glasser’s charming illustrations, creates a sweet and intimate look at the powerful bond between mother and child from pregnancy to birth and beyond.
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