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A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more.

A grandmother describes to her granddaughter how her mother was just like her as a child, playing peek-a-boo, getting sent to time out, and collecting crazy things.

A young girl camps out in her bedroom and is joined by her mother.

A little girl tries to be good but soon discovers that being bad is ever so much more fun.

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

A young girl enumerates all the things that her mother does in inimitable fashion, from scooping her up in a hug in the morning to tucking her in at night.

Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings, and share a special treat.

"hen their train makes a 10-minute stop at the station in Jaipur, a young girl and her mother hurry to get in line for a cup of chai. While the girl waits for her mug of milky spiced tea, readers are treated to the sights, sounds, and smells of the Chaiwala's cart. The aroma of ginger, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks swirls in the air. Tea leaves rustle, milk bubbles, and the hot drink is poured back and forth until --clink!--the cups are filled...

A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.