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

Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

After interviewing mothers at the park, the toy store, and the zoo, Maxine decides that her own mother is worth keeping.

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

As Mama bear puts her child to bed, she shares a lullaby about bears of the world.

Cranky much? You're not alone. If we're honest with ourselves, almost every mom knows she can go from being kind to cranky in no time flat. When we're tired, busy, anxious, preoccupied-okay, so anytime, really-we tend to default to snapping and barking at the people we love best. But life doesn't have to be this way. Through coaching other moms who share a desire to be a kinder, gentler parent, Becky Kopitzke has learned the keys to taming the "momster"...

"A boy turns a cardboard box into a car and imagines what it would be like to take his mama for a drive all around town"--

Every family photograph hides a story. Some are suffused with warmth and joy, others reflect the dull ache of disappointed dreams. For thirteen-year-old Trevor Kennedy, taking photos helps him make sense of his fractured world. His father, Kurt, struggles to keep a business going while also caring for Trevor's aging grandfather, whose hoarding has reached dangerous levels. Trevor's mother, Elsbeth, all but ignores her son while doting on his five-year-old...

An ode to mothers and all that they do with--and for--their children, brought to life by kitten and mommy cat illustrations.