Family Reads: Heartwarming Reads for Mother’s Day

💐 Make Mom smile this Mother’s Day with heartwarming stories for the whole family! From cuddly tales to adventurous escapades, these books are perfect for sharing love and laughter. Happy reading and Happy Mother’s Day! 📚

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Fried Rice Recipe from Kids Cook Dinner

If you have cooked rice left over from another dinner, turn it into tonight’s dinner with this recipe for a Chinese restaurant favorite. Encourage your kids to help in the kitchen with this recipe for an easy, budget-friendly meal made from leftovers! Make sure to use cold rice instead of warm rice so that the…

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Fantastic Fish Tacos from Kids Cook Dinner

Make taco night fun for the whole family with this easy, kid-friendly recipe by Deanna F. Cook. This Tex-Mex favorite starts with a rub—a simple spice mix that you spread on the fish before you cook it. You can also spread the rub on steak or chicken. Once the fish is cooked, wrap it up…

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Fantastic Fish Tacos from Kids Cook Dinner

BOOKS FOR LITTLEST READERS AGES 0-4

BOOKS FOR LITTLE KIDS AGES 4-8

A Book about Mom with Words and Pictures by Me

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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class

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BOOKS FOR BIGGER KIDS/MIDDLE GRADE AGES 8-12

The House on Sunrise Lagoon: Sam Makes a Splash

The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Winner of the 2017 Newbery Medal)

BOOKS FOR TEENS AGES 13+

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Magical Gifts for Beltane and Mother's Day

Browse RP Mystic’s curated collection of thoughtful gifts––magical books, journals, oracle decks, and more––to celebrate the end of spring and the magic of motherhood, just in time for Beltane and Mother’s Day!

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Mother's Day 2024

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2024 with titles from Running Press and Black Dog and Leventhal.

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How to Wrap a Book without Tape

Discover how the presentation of a gift can carry meaning beyond the gift itself with this step-by-step excerpt for wrapping a book with gratitude, creativity, and care from The Soul of Gift Wrapping.

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Outside-the-Box Mother's Day Reads

Most moms don’t come straight from central casting. Most moms aren’t like the moms we see in movies, on television or in chapter books from our childhood. Most moms don’t get it right every time. Most moms aren’t like, well, most moms. So, for Mother’s Day, here are four books about and for moms who…

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Mother's Day Gifts for New Moms

Whether they’re looking for practical suggestions for raising a baby or just a voice that can identify with their fluctuating feelings of intense anxiety and complete joy as a new mom, these books will deliver.

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