Valerie Koehler, the owner of the Blue Willow Bookshops, shares some of her favorite books in celebration of Mother’s Day.
If you’re in the Memorial area of Houston and looking for a quaint little bookshop to take the kids or even just browse the shelves yourself head on over to Blue Willow Bookshop at 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079 or visit online at www.BlueWillowBookshops.com.
by Else Homelund Minarik
Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children, and Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. This is a great beginner reader.
by Nancy Springer
When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her.
by James Solheim
Everyone has two grandmas, and every grandma has her own two grandmas. This cycle continues going back through time and history–all for you to be you!
by Roger Priddy
Peek through the die-cut holes to guess where each mommy animal will find her baby, then turn the page and the pictures transform into the answer.
by Rebecca Davies
A butterfly, snail, and ladybug tell readers about their mommies. As children turn the peek-through pages, they’ll help each baby find their mommy!
by Sarah O’Leary
Maud loves the weekends when she stays at her grandma’s house when Grand-Maud shares treasures from her own girlhood.
by Loan Le
For years, the Mais and the Nguyens have owned competing pho restaurants. Can Bao and Linh
find love in the midst of feuding families and complicated histories?
by Deb Spera (Park Row Books)
Three women in 1924 Branchville, South Carolina unite to stand up to the terrible injustices that have long plagued the small town, finding strength in the bond that ties women together.