12 Picture Books to Celebrate Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies out there! Today I’m sharing 12 picture books to celebrate Mother’s Day. I’m hoping that you’ll find a variety of moms and mom-adjacent people who play important roles that reflect your family in the pages of these books. Enjoy your day moms, you deserve it!

12 Picture Books to Celebrate Mother’s Day

• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
• Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore
• Grandma’s Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
• How to Raise a Mom by Jean Reagan
• I Love Mom with the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco
• Love, Mama by Jeanette Bradley
• Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Rob D. Walker
• Maya’s Blanket/La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown
• A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
• My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
• Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

For even more picture book, titles check out my book list from last year and if you’re looking for moms in middle grade books, look no further than this great list! Looking for even more great titles? Check out No Time for Flash Cards!