In Mama’s Home, Shay Youngblood honors “not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world.” Youngblood discussed her book here. This Mother’s Day, enjoy the great selections featured on this list—titles for the home, classroom, and the community.
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1. When I See You
Brynne Barnes | Brianna McCarthy | Denene Millner/Simon & Schuster | May 7, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. For You, I Will
Elle Duncan | Laura Freeman | Disney Hyperion | March 26, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Mama’s Library Summers
Melvina Noel | Daria Peoples | Cameron Kids | March 12, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. Mommy Time
Monique James-Duncan | Ebony Glenn | Candlewick | March 28, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. My Mommy Marches
Samantha Hawkins | Cory Reid | Lantana Publishing | March 7, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Mama’s Home
Shay Youngblood | Lo Harris | Make Me a World | October 18, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Mama’s Portraits and Me
Ekuwah Mends Moses | Edumatch | May 8, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Always with You, Always with Me
Kelly Rowland | Jessica McKay | Fanny Liem | Penguin Kids | April 26, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Me and My Mama (Board Book)
Carole Boston Weatherford | Ashleigh Corrin | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | April 5, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Dear Mama’s Loving Arms
Ceece Kelley | Sawyer Cloud | Soaring Kite Books | February 1, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
11. Me & Mama
Cozbi A. Cabrera | Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster BYR | August 25, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. Just Like a Mama
Alice Faye Duncan | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Denene Millner/S&S BYR | January 21, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Brown Sugar Babe
Charlotte Watson Sherman | Akem | Boyds Mills | January 7, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
14. Where Is Mommy? (I Like to Read)
Pat Cummings | Holiday House | November 19, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
15. Saturday
Oge Mora | Little, Brown BYR | October 22, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
16. Mother of Many
Pamela M. Tuck | Tiffany J. Smith | Mascot Books | June 4, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
17. My Mommy Medicine
Edwidge Danticat | Shannon Wright | Roaring Brook Press | February 26, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Mommy’s Khimar
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow | Ebony Glenn | Salaam Reads | April 3, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop
19. A Night Out with Mama
Quvenzhané Wallis | Vanessa Brantley-Newton | Simon & Schuster BYR | October 3, 2017 | Amazon | Bookshop
20. Lullaby (For a Black Mother)
Langston Hughes | Sean Qualls | HMH BYR | March 19, 2013 | Amazon | Bookshop
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