Books like Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
By Nina LaCour
For the kid who feels a missing parent in their whole body, this puts words to that ache — and to the relief of finally being back in the middle again. tender, quiet, warmly domestic
A little girl flies with her family all the way to Holland to visit her grandparents, but somewhere along the journey, her beloved Knuffle Bunny goes missing again.
At the Central Park Zoo, two male penguins named Roy and Silo build a nest together, and a kindly zookeeper gives them an abandoned egg to hatch and raise as their own.
A mother sings the same lullaby to her son from infancy through adulthood, rocking him each night — until he is grown and gently rocks her in return.
A gentle, repeating question moves through the animal world — from kangaroos to lions to dolphins — showing every baby, a joey, a cub, a calf, has a mother who loves it.
A mother lists the small, specific things she loves about her young son — his morning bedhead, the way he calls out "Mama" at night, his laugh — building a portrait of everyday devotion.
A young hare tries to show his father just how much he loves him, stretching his arms wide and reaching as high as he can — but Big Nutbrown Hare always finds a way to love him back more.
A handmade doll stitched together with love stays by one woman's side through every season of life — storms, celebrations, losses, and finally, a cancer diagnosis.
A child in the Arctic asks her mother again and again — what if I misbehave, what if I turn into a wild animal — testing just how far a mother's love can stretch.
A little bird named Choco longs for a mother and searches among all kinds of animals, none of whom look like him, before finding one in a warm, unexpected shape.
Two children upset about being apart from their mother learn that everyone who loves each other is connected by an Invisible String made of love, one that stretches any distance and never breaks.
A little girl can't join her mom on a trip, so she sends her toy dog Charlie the Cavalier in her suitcase instead, trusting him to keep her mom safe and close.
Two brothers spend an evening fishing with their mama, each one asking who's better at digging worms, rowing, and catching fish — and, at bedtime, who she loves the most.
