A child describes the many wonderful things about "my mom," who can make anything grow, roar like a lion, and be as comfy as an armchair.
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip by Denia Hester
Grandma Lena grows a turnip so big that it takes her entire family to pull it up and half of the town to eat it.
Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low
Rhyming tale of a woman who sets out to replace her lost hat, but winds up with a cat and a succession of other items instead.
The Soccer Mom From Outer Space by Barry Saltzberg
The night before Lena's first soccer game, her father tells her a story about how his mother used to act bizarre at his soccer games and embarrass him.
Off We Go! by Jane Yolen
One by one, baby woodland creatures leave home and sing their way to visit grandma.
Aunt Minnie McGranahan by Mary Skillings Prigger
The townspeople in St. Clere, Kansas, are sure it will never work out when the neat and orderly spinster, Minnie McGranahan, takes her nine orphaned nieces and nephews into her home in 1920.
Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Mayer
When Little Critter and his mother spend the day together in the city, they visit museums, go shopping, and eat out.
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