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1) Mother land
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To those in her Cape Cod town, Mother is an exemplar of piety, frugality, and hard work. To her husband and seven children, she is a selfish, petty tyrant. She excels at playing her offspring against each other. Her favorite, Angela, died in childbirth, only Angela really understands her, she tells the others. The others include the officious lawyer, Fred, the uproarious professor, Floyd, a pair of inseparable sisters whose devotion to Mother has...
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Hannah Webber fears she will never be a mother, but her prayers are finally answered when she gives birth to a son. In an era of high-stakes parenting, nurturing Sam's intellect becomes Hannah's life purpose. She invests body and soul into his development, much to the detriment of her marriage. She convinces herself, however, that Sam's acceptance at age fourteen to the most prestigious of New England boarding schools overseen by an illustrious headmaster,...
7) Mamasaurus
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Babysaurus is looking for his mamasaurus and meets different prehistoric animals along the way.
8) Owl babies
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Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
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Three lives are bound together by a split-second mistake, and a child's fate hangs in the balance. What happens next will test-and restore-your faith in humanity. Far from the neon lights of the Vegas strip, three lives are about to collide. A middle aged woman attempting to revive her marriage. A returning soldier waking up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there. A very brave eight-year-old immigrant boy. This is a story about families-the...
10) Lovey bunny
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A young rabbit who loves playing dress-up ruins the special dress her Mama just finished making, then uses her craft supplies to fix it and become her mother's "lovey bunny" again.
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"Inspired by the eagerly awaited birth of her daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade, ... author and ... actress Gabrielle Union pens a festive and universal love letter from parents to little ones, [meant to welcome] a baby to the party of life"--Publisher marketing.
13) My single mom
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Lenny follows Kenneth for a school project and learns about his life with his single mom.
14) The snow day
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A little rabbit enjoys having a day off from kindergarten and spending time with his mother during a snowstorm, but his father's flight home is cancelled until the snow stops falling
16) Sweetest Kulu
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An Inuit mother sings to her Kulu--or baby--about animals and other elements in their Arctic world and the gifts they bring to the child, from the summer sun's warm light to Arctic hare's love, muskox's power, and caribou's patience.
18) Away
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A gentle tale told entirely through sticky notes between a mother and daughter as the girl's departure for her first summer camp draws near demonstrates how love can be found even in scribbled messages and other unlikely places.
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