FAMILIES

Books:   

A Present for Mom by Vivian French

Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms by Christine MacLean

My Dad Can Do Anything by Stephen Krensky

Guji Guji by Zhiyuan Chen

Snowglobe Family by Jane O’Connor

The Mommy Book by Todd Parr

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr

The Family Book by Todd Parr

Big Sister, Little Sister by LeUyen Pham

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

A Tale of Two Dogs by Steven Kroll

The Very Best Daddy of All by Marion Dane Bauer

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Good Families Don’t by Robert Munsch

Utterly Otterly Day by Mary Casanova

My Daddy Snores by Nancy Rothstein

Look What the Cat Dragged In by Gary Hogg

Davy in the Middle by Brigette Weninger

Bed Hogs by Kelly DiPucchio

A Hug Goes Around by Laura Krauss Melmed

Whose Shoes by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells

Little Bear Stories by Else Holmes Minarik

Mermaid Sister by Mary Ann Frasier

Froggy’s Day With Dad by Jonathan London 

What Grandma’s Do Best/What Grampa’s Do Best by Laura Numeroff

Mommy Carry Me Please by Jane Cabrera

Faster! Faster! by Leslie Patricelli

When We're Together by Claire Freedman

The Family Book by Todd Parr

I Love My Mommy by Giles Andreae

Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms by Christine Kole MacLean

Take Your Mama to Work Today by Amy Reichert

Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Activities: 

Where is Daddy?

(Tune: Where is Thumbkin?)

Where is daddy?

Where is daddy?

Here I am!

Here I am!

How are you today, sir?

Very well, I thank you!

Run away, run away.

…mommy…

…sister…

…brother…

…baby…

M-O-M-M-Y

(Tune: B-I-N-G-O)

I love her and she loves me,

And mommy is her name-o.

M-O-M-M-Y

M-O-M-M-Y

M-O-M-M-Y

And mommy is her name-o!

Mommy, Mommy

You and the children stand together and do the movements suggested by the verse.

Mommy, mommy, let's sweep the floor.

(Pretend to sweep the floor)

Mommy, mommy, let's go to the store.

(Pretend to drive a car)

Mommy, mommy, let's bake a cake.

(Pretend to mix ingredients)

Mommy, mommy, let's take a break.

(Wipe brow and whisper "whew")

Mommy, mommy, loves me so.

(Point to self)

Mommy, mommy, watch me grow.

(Stretch arms up high)

Mommy, mommy, turn out the light.

(Make a click sound and turn pretend light off)

Mommy, mommy, say good-night

(Put hands together beside cheek and tilt head)

Crafts: 

Magnetic Picture Frame

Glue four popsicle sticks together to make frame. Attach adhesive magnets on backside of frame. Allow children to decorate them with markers and other craft supplies.