“My mother’s gifts of courage to me were both large and small. The latter are woven so subtly into the fabric of my psyche that I can hardly distinguish where she stops and I begin.”-Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou is the author and subject of many children’s books, but Mom & Me & Mom, a book from her adult memoir series, captures the essence of a mother’s relationship with her children—the highs, hardships, and healing. The picture books featured on this list, with their outstanding illustrations, elicit love, joy, pride, laughter, and a myriad of other emotions. From established creators like Kelly Starling Lyons and Carole Boston Weatherford, to emerging indie creators like Ceece Kelley and Ekuwah Mends Moses, these stories pay tribute to mothers in their own special way. See 15 Picture Books for Mother’s Day for more book selections. Happy Mother’s Day!
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1. Always with You, Always with Me
Kelly Rowland | Jessica McKay | Fanny Liem | Penguin Kids | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. Me and My Mama (Board Book)
Carole Boston Weatherford | Ashleigh Corrin | Sourcebooks Jabberwocky | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Dear Mama’s Loving Arms
Ceece Kelley | Sawyer Cloud | Soaring Kite Books | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. Mama’s Portraits and Me
Ekuwah Mends Moses | Edumatch | 2022 | Amazon | IndieBound
5. Brown Sugar Baby (Board Book)
Kevin Lewis | Jestenia Southerland | Cottage Door Press | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Remember to Dream, Ebere
Cynthia Erivo | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Little, Brown BYR | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Tiara’s Hat Parade
Kelly Starling Lyons | Nicole Tadgell | Albert Whitman | 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. In Your Hands
Carole Boston Weatherford | Brian Pinkney | Atheneum BYR | 2017 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. What Is Given from the Heart
Patricia C. McKissack | April Harrison | Schwartz & Wade | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Ma Dear’s Aprons
Patricia C. McKissack | Floyd Cooper | Atheneum BYR | 1997 | Amazon | Bookshop
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