OBD Mother's Day (May) - YOUTH

"A playful story...about a young boy's fascination with the dot on his mother's forehead"--Back cover.

Jim wakes up hungry, just not for the pancakes his mother is fixing--so his imagination takes over, and he pictures himself as a lion checking out the possibilities for breakfast (including his mother).

In interwoven narratives, a young girl and her mother support one another as one tries out for the baseball team and the other interviews for a bricklaying job, then celebrate their success together.

"Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family"-- Provided by publisher.

"A prayer from mother to son that he will always in be safe hands"-- Provided by publisher.

"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible"-- From...

The making of "Show ways, " or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.

On her first solo mapping day, Ruby ventures into her neighborhood with her cartographer mom.

"A mother and son use their imagination to have fun on a rainy day"-- Provided by publisher.