LibraryAware Books to Celebrate Mom

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These books celebrate unique mothers of all types.

The brightest sun
by Adrienne Benson

In Sub-Saharan Africa, three women search for home and family.

First mothers : the women who shaped the presidents
by Bonnie Angelo

An examination of the mothers of U.S. presidents describes how these remarkable women inspired and molded their sons to become world leaders, drawing from interviews with living relatives.

The gift of an ordinary day : a mother's memoir
by Katrina Kenison

The author of Mitten Strings for God invites mothers to rediscover the joys of everyday family life and the challenges of letting go of grown children, in a personal account that describes her older son's departure for college and her memories of shared times in their small New England community.

Gingerbread
by Helen Oyeyemi

The award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird draws on the classic fairy-tale element of gingerbread in the story of a British family whose surprising legacy and secret past are tied to a favorite recipe

The happiest mommy you know : why putting your kids first is the last thing you should do
by Genevieve Shaw Brown

An ABC News reporter and mother of three reveals the importance of caring for oneself in order to be a more effective parent, describing the diet changes that were outlined on her viral Good Morning America segment while implementing the same health-care rules for herself that she enforces in her kids.

Her mother's hope
by Francine Rivers

Determined to find life on her own terms, Marta leaves Switzerland and lands in the central valley of California with her children and husband in tow, and years later, when Marta's oldest daughter, Hildie, gains her independence by becoming a nurse, marrying and beginning a family of her own, each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world.

Holly Banks full of angst
by Julie Valerie

Instantly slighted by the elitist members of her affluent community, newcomer Holly wrestles with suspicions about her husband’s infidelity and clashes with a vindictive PTA president before landing in the middle of a high-drama neighborhood mystery.

Little earthquakes : a novel
by Jennifer Weiner

A chef, an event planner, and a basketball player's wife find their marriages and careers in Philadelphia challenged by new motherhood, difficult schedules, and infidelity, in a tale complicated by the return of a woman from Los Angeles whose life was interrupted by tragedy. By the author of In Her Shoes.

The manager mom epidemic : how American moms got stuck doing everything for their families and what they can do about it
by Thomas W. Phelan

The best-selling author of 1-2-3 Magic demonstrates how to promote harmony and balance by making every family member responsible for running a home smoothly, covering strategies for preventing individuals from becoming solitary caregivers.

Mom jeans and other mistakes
by Alexa Martin

With her life a total disaster, Instagram star Jude Andrews, broke due to her latest bad decision, and her best friend, Lauren Turner, a single mother, decide to move in together, and soon realize that their new townhouse can only hold so much baggage.

Mothers and sons : stories
by Colm Tóibín

A sequence of nine short works by the award-winning author of The Master explores the intricate bonds between mothers and sons as reflected at pivotal junctures that shift the way each sees and understands the other, from a famous singer's performance for an audience that includes her son to a son's search for his oppressed mother through snow-covered mountains.

Mother's Day

Follows the events leading up to Mother's Day in the lives of four mothers and a widower with two young daughters

Not becoming my mother : and other things she taught me along the way
by Ruth Reichl

Reflects on the author's mother, focusing on her early life as a bookstore owner and housewife and the diaries she kept which had been retrieved by her daughter after her death

One minute to Zen : go from hot mess to mindful mom in one minute or less
by Ali Katz

From the political climate to natural disasters, to managing the stress and overwhelm of everyday life, women have more to deal with than ever. Life feels overwhelming and exhausting much of the time. The third in her Hot Mess to Mindful Mom series, One Minute to Zen will provide numerous tools to help deal with stress in one minute, the same amount of time it can take for all hell to break loose!

The rainbow comes and goes : a mother and son on life, love, and loss
by Anderson Cooper

A poignant correspondence between the CNN journalist and his iconic designer mother, exchanged in the aftermath of the latter's brief illness, shares a rare window into their relationship and the life lessons imparted by an aging mother to her adult son.

Strong mothers, strong sons : lessons mothers need to raise extraordinary men
by Margaret J. Meeker

Builds on the techniques introduced in Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters to counsel moms on how to promote health and success in boys, sharing related advice on rebuilding positive mother-son bonds.

That kind of mother
by Rumaan Alam

Overwhelmed by new motherhood in spite of her love for her infant son, Rebecca, a white woman, asks a kind black woman, Priscilla, to become her family's nanny, only to have her perspectives changed about her own life of privilege, a situation that compels her to take on unanticipated challenges in the aftermath of a tragedy.

This is your life, Harriet Chance! : a novel
by Jonathan Evison

Embarking on an ill-conceived Alaskan cruise, septuagenarian Harriet reunites with her estranged daughter and confronts pivotal events from her life surrounding the true character of the husband who died two years earlier. By the author of The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving.

Today will be different : a novel
by Maria Semple

Initiating small changes that she hopes will reverse negative patterns in her life, Eleanor Flood is derailed by her family members' unethical practices before an encounter with a former colleague triggers dramas that reveal a buried secret. By the author of national best-seller Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

White dresses : a memoir of love and secrets, mothers and daughters
by Mary Pflum Peterson

Serving as a reminder of the unbreakable bonds between mothers and daughters, a captivating memoir from a successful television journalist at Good Morning America recounts her journey through loss and redemption, and her battle to rescue her mother, a former nun, from compulsive hoarding.

The world deserves my children
by Natasha Leggero

The stand-up comedian presents a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays on being a mom that explores themes like“geriatric” motherhood, parenting in an environmental panic, fear and love, conflicting advice on raising children and more.

Yoga pant nation : a novel
by Laurie Gelman

Class mom—again—for her son's fifth grade year, Jen Dixon is kept on her toes by fundraising, a class bully, spin-teacher training and her irresistible granddaughter and must rely on her sense of humor to get through all the craziness.