Stella brings her two fathers to school to celebrate Mother's Day.

Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone. On board pages.

Little Critter feels so frustrated that he thinks of running away.

Ten months after her mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with questions of the future: Back in New England, the family home is now up for sale, its considerable contents already winnowed. The narrator, a writer, recalls all that...

Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.

A little boy offers advice on what NOT to give your mom on Mother's Day, unless she's an animal. For example, don't give her a rotting log unless she's a salamander, or a bunch of flies unless she's a spider! What would Mom like best?

While kite flying one beautiful summer day, Sister Bear and Brother Bear encounter kites of many different shapes and sizes.

After years of having moved around, eleven-year-old Dinah determines to make a huge, dilapidated old mansion into a home for her mother and herself, but the wild beasts she summons from a stone wall to protect her may also imprison her.

After their mother gets home from work, her two children enjoy spending the evening at the park with her.