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An eight-year-old boy gets a skateboard for his birthday, but when his mom tries it out, she has so much fun that she won't give it back.

When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

When two brothers prepare a birthday surprise for their mother, her real surprise comes when she sees the mess they have made.

Little Bear looks forward to giving his mother a valentine and to figuring out who the secret admirer is who sent him one.

When Pete discovers that his teacher is sick and his mom is the substitute, he must teach her the ins and outs of his school.

Sam, usually sad to say goodbye to his mom every day for kindergarten, is delighted when she gives him a pretend pocket-sized mom for him to keep with him all day, until she comes to life with comically disastrous results.

When his mother dies three weeks before his high school graduation, Danny goes to Tokyo, where his mother had been going for cancer treatments, to learn about the city his mother loved and, with the help of his friends, come to terms with her death.

Entering a school talent show, Llama Llama observes his friends diligently practicing for their respective performances while trying to figure out what he wants to do for his own act, in a skill-building leveled reader based on an episode of the hit animated series.

When Jake’s mom upcycles every last thing in the apartment, Jake begins to worry that the only thing left to change is . . . him! Jake’s mom is not like most moms. Say there's a dumpster in the street, most moms will pass right by without a second glance. Not Jake’s mom. "Look at this, Jake!" she'll shout. "We must have this! We must have this, too! And we simply must have this!" That’s Jake’s mom for you. She’s a must-have mom. Soon...

Perfect for fans of Rain Reign, this middle-grade novel The Brave is about a boy with an OCD issue and his move to a reservation to live with his biological mother. Collin can't help himself—he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his...