Mother’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the important roles that mother figures have in our lives. This list of new kids books for Mothers Day includes board book and picture books that celebrate mothers and the love they have for their kids.

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Tiny Moments: I Love You Mama

Written by J.D. Forester and illustrated by Christine Gore

This adorable little board book uses a rhyming text and sweet cartoon illustrations to showcase the love between mother and child. The small size of this book and sturdy pages makes it perfect for little hands.

Bebe Ama a Mama: Baby Loves Mom

Written by Chela de la Vega and illustrated by Teresa Martinez

This sweet bilingual board book celebrates the bond between mother and child through everyday moments and feelings. The text shares simple English and Spanish phrases and pairs them with colorful illustrations of loving moments.

My Mama Bear and Me

Written by Sophie Beer

This hilarious book follows a small child and his mama bear as they go through a day together. The child narrates the day with hilarious comparisons between his mother and a bear. Kids and moms alike will find the joy and humor in this cute story and the funny illustrations.

Chicka Chicka I Love Mom

Written by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and illustrated by Julien Chung

This companion to the beloved Chicka Chicka Boom Boom uses fun letter puns to share loving messages between mother and child. The illustrations and peppy text are reminiscent of the original story, and kids and adults will love chanting along.

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Happy Mother’s Day from the Crayons

Written Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Join Duncan’s hilarious crayons as they all share why they love their mothers! Each of the crayons shares why they love their mom through funny and easy to read text and cute illustrations. Kids will love revisiting the beloved crayon characters and celebrating all the reasons why moms are great!

What’s Mine is Yours

Written by Hannah Eliot and illustrated by Sally Walker

From big and small emotions, to stumbles and even shoes, we mothers share everything we have with our kids. This sweet book celebrates that through simple text and cute illustrations showing a mother playing with and caring for her little one.

Robots Don’t Make You Go To Bed

Written by Laurel Gale and illustrated by Susanna Covelli

When a young boy named Owen wins a build-your-own-robot kit, he decides to use it to build the perfect mother. Robots don’t make you clean up your toys or go to bed, so they would make great mothers! But Owen soon discovers that there are some things that mothers do that robots just can’t replicate.

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Mama Hug

Written by Emma Straub and illustrated by Stevie Lewis

This sweet book uses very simple text and cute illustrations to follow a mom and child as they dance, sing, and snuggle their way through a day together. It’s a perfect book for reading to very little ones!

My Mom

Written by Susan Quinn and illustrated by Sarah Mathew

This sweet book celebrates the bond between a mother and child, told from the child’s perspective. Kids will love seeing the mother and child going on all kinds of fun adventures together throughout a day.

A Thousand Years

Written by Christina Perri and illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz

This beautiful book turns Christina Perri’s hit song into a heartwarming picture book about motherhood and the joy of watching kids grow. Kids and adults alike will love the adorable illustrations and the reminder that a mother’s love lasts forever.

I Love You, Mom And Here’s Why…

Written by Olivia Herrick

This tiny book is stuffed full of 100 illustrated quotes about motherhood, perfect for gifting to new and veteran mothers alike!

What are your favorite new kids books for Mothers Day? Share in the comments below!

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