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[RB]

My Mom would always read Shel Silverstein poems to us.  My sisters and I would always take baths together when we were young, and our favorite poem was:

There's too many kids in this tub
There's too many elbow's to scrub
I just washed a behind that I'm sure wasn't mine
There's too many kids in this tub

Now that I'm a Mom, my kids take baths with their cousins, and they all recite the poem together in the tub!!

[Mom2AshEmBella]

For me, The Secret Life of Bees has special meaning. I myself have a troubled relationship with my mother, and this book reminded me that mothers come in all forms and to look at the loved ones around us and how each one "mothers" us in her own way.

[jaspertyler]

I am reading this book right now and I wonder what it would be like to be a mother with a child with difficulties such as this...
It is a good book.  I'm listening to it on audible and am about half way through.

[KindleKay (aka #1652)]

For me, The Secret Life of Bees has special meaning. I myself have a troubled relationship with my mother, and this book reminded me that mothers come in all forms and to look at the loved ones around us and how each one "mothers" us in her own way.

I could not agree with this book choice and the posters comments more.....DITTO, Mom2AshEmBella!!!  Glad that I am not alone.... 

[MeganW]

My sister and I are lucky enough to still have our mom around.  She's definitely instilled in us the love of reading, and our love of mysteries and all things Jane Austen.

One of our favorites is 'Salem's Lot.  The first time we read this, we read it at the same time and shared notes.  It was a lot of fun.


Next has to be the Janet Evanovich series, starting with One For The Money:


Followed by Pride and Prejudice:


Which of course, has to be followed directly by Mr. Darcy himself, Colin Firth:


She's pining away for a Kindle now (as we all did!), and hopefully we'll be able to talk our dad into buying one for her as a retirement from teaching/anniversary present. 

[Forster]

What a great thread - reading with Mom as a child brings back great memories.  I can't remember a time when she didn't read to us and always had a book at hand as we were growing up.  I don't think I can pick a favorite, but the first "chapter" book I remember reading together is:



A bargain book too - I just downloaded it because of the memories!  The only book my mom ever forbade me read is  The Exorcist (no kindle link).  Of course I read it anyway and hated it and it still gives me the creeps!  Thanks for another great contest!

That is the 1st chapter book my mom read my sister and I long, long ago.

[Forster]

Silly book dedicated to the mother of my kids.  She had to read this book to our kids all the time, they loved it.

[Kathy]

I have 2 younger sisters, no brothers so we were a house full of females. My middle sister was born at home during a snow storm and had some mild brain damage. She was slow to walk, talk and slow to read. We always went to the library on the weekend.  Both of my parents were avid readers. Debbie was struggling to read, but wanted to keep up. She was in 2nd grade and kids were making fun of her. We checked out Little Women and mom decided we would take turns reading it to each other. Because it was about sisters, Debbie wanted to read it so bad. It was taking so long to finish it, my dad came home with a brand new bought copy. Big deal in our house. It took us 3 long months to finish the book, but by the time we finished Debbie was reading and had actually caught up to a level she needed to be at. She became a reader from that experience. It still takes her a long time to finish a book, but she always finishes.

[Neversleepsawink;)]

My Mom Is My Hero: Tributes to the Women Who Gave Us Life, Love, and Clean Laundry by Susan Reynolds.
 

My Reason:  
My mom did everything she could to raise me and my two sisters the best she could.  She sacrificed everything to make sure we were fed and educated, and most of all loved.  When I was 21 I got pregnant, and she stood by my side.  I was in a abusive relationship and my mom taught me to be strong. I packed up all my son things (age 3 months) and left my abusive fiance, and never looked back.  I got a restraining order, and even testified against him.  It was hard, but my mom was there holding my hand.  If it wasn't for her, and her constant love, I wouldn't be alive today (he would of killed me)...I am certain.  She rescued me, and my son.  I left everything behind and became a single mother.  I worked 40 hours plus a week to make sure my son got everything he needed, while my mom babysat my son never asking for a dime.  I paid off all the debt my ex-fiance left me with, he has never paid child support.  I was able to do this, because my mom was there for me.  My son is going to be seven in May, he is the love of my life and if she didn't hold my hand I wouldn't of been here to see his birthday.  My mom has no idea what a Hero she truly is. I can say with pride "My Mom is My Hero!"  God blessed me!

[Susan in VA]

Neversleeps, you just made me cry. 

Hugs to you and your wonderfully supportive Mom.

[Neversleepsawink;)]

Neversleeps, you just made me cry. 

Hugs to you and your wonderfully supportive Mom.

Sorry I didn't mean to make anyone cry.  I love my mom, God couldn't of gave a better mom.  I'm very proud, and blessed.  I just bought her that book for mothers day...to go along with whatever else she would like. 

[Cowgirl]

Neversleepsawink...your mother is very lucky to have you as her daughter.

[Ephany]

We always had books piled around the house, but the first set of books I remember as a gift from my mom that were just mine were the Little House on the Prairie series.


I still have those copies 25 years later.

[Neversleepsawink;)]

We always had books piled around the house, but the first set of books I remember as a gift from my mom that were just mine were the Little House on the Prairie series.


I still have those copies 25 years later.

I love that show, I probably would love the books too

[Cammie]

One of my favorites....the adventures are about the girls but clearly mom is the heart of the family:

[ddarol]

Neversleeps,

Sounds like you and your son have a great moms.    The Little House books are really nothing like the program was.  But they are very much what it was like growing up in the mid-west in the late 1800's.  I can't speak from personal experience, but I remeber my grandparents and my great aunts and uncles telling the stories.  When I read the books for the first time, I was surprised how much I already knew about it.  They ae a great read.

ddarol

[Neversleepsawink;)]

Neversleeps,

Sounds like you and your son have a great moms.    The Little House books are really nothing like the program was.  But they are very much what it was like growing up in the mid-west in the late 1800's.  I can't speak from personal experience, but I remeber my grandparents and my great aunts and uncles telling the stories.  When I read the books for the first time, I was surprised how much I already knew about it.  They ae a great read.

ddarol

Thank you

[Athenagwis]

I would have to go with Where the Wild Things Are.  My mom used to read this to me at night before I went to bed.  It's an awesome book and I am very excited that they are turning it into a movie as well!!

Thanks for the contest!
Rachel

[ErinS]

My mom, and both grandmothers, have a love for reading.  My mom read to all 4 of us kids every night before bed.  I know this is what gave me the love for reading I have today.  The books I most remember her reading to us are the Little House on the Prairie series.  My grandmother lived with us for many years.  She loved Dick Francis's books, and would get so excited to share a new one with me.

My mom and I live pretty close to each other, and have always shared books.  When I got my K2 for my birthday in March, she was excited for me, but said, "I guess that means we won't be sharing books anymore."  She got her very own K2 for her birthday a few weeks later.  As they are both on my Amazon account, we can still share books!

[CegAbq]

I am the mother of 3; I'm a feminist; and I love the lullaby song 'Hush Little Baby'. Two of my favorite books were/are:
A Mother's Favorite Lullaby Book (no image available)
and


I am a terrible singer, but fortunately infants don't care & I had "Hush Little Baby" with extended verses & invented verses that went on forever. And of course I could not read plain old Mother Goose Rhymes! (lol now)

[Chey]

This memory of my mom will stay with me always.  She has passed away, but she and I were very close.

I was in 6th grade and already an avid reader thanks to my mom.  There were always books in the house as both my parents read.

I had just become a woman over the weekend. 

On Monday, my mom came to school and signed me out.  We went to lunch - just her and I.  My dad and little sister didn't know anything about it.  We ordered and ate talking about nothing really and when we finished, we got to order dessert.  Needless to say, I was a little confused by all of this because she took me out of school.  Then the real reason why she did that became perfectly clear.

She reached into her purse and pulled out this book titled "Dogs & Puppies - Cats & Kittens". 

There, right in the middle of dessert, she and I had our "Birds & the Bees" talk.. rofl!  I was sooooooo embarrassed! Well, as much of a talk as I would let her considering we were in the middle of a restaurant.  She told me that her mother never mentioned anything to do with 'growing up' and she wanted to make sure that she and I had that opportunity.   Then, seeing my red face, she suggested we finish our dessert and leave.  We drove to the nearest park, got out and sat on a bench and read that book and she told me about growing up and things I should expect.  I will never forget it.

[thorn]

my mother died of lung cancer in 2006. she read like crazy all her life.

for her final birthday, before she was diagnosed, i gave her The Historian by elizabeth kostova, which i had not read myself. mom said she enjoyed it. months later, for her last mother's day, i gave her 3 (noir-y mystery) novels by john dunning. the first in the series is: Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway Novels). yes, i gave my terminally-ill mother a book for mother's day called 'booked to die'! (lucky for me she never lost her dark sense of humor..) she read 1-1/2 of the three books before she died. after she died, i read them too. then i read 'the historian'. i will never again gift a book i have not read myself.

after reading 'the historian', i knew that if i'd heard my mom say she 'enjoyed' it i would have commanded her to get an m.r.i., because i'd have *known* she had a brain tumor. no, i did not care for the book. but that wasn't why. it was the fact that it wasn't *at all* her kind of thing. the vampire part was cool, but there was *way* too much romance, and the structure of it was something that would ordinarily have annoyed her. it was just the way she was. i do think of this as a little bit funny -- the fact is, if i'd read 'the historian', it wouldn't have occurred to me to get it for my mom. my only *real* regret w/r/t that, is that i didn't get her a great big book that she would have *loved* for that last birthday. at least i was able to somewhat make up for it with the dunnings. i miss exchanging mysteries with my mom. you guys, she *loved* cryptonomicon, which i had given her for her *penultimate* birthday. took a risk with that one; i was psyched that she loved it so much -- it's such a favorite of mine, but neal stephenson's not for everyone.

two of those three john dunning novels were excellent, by the way. (booked to die, and the sign of the book. the bookman's promise is weaker, but still worth reading. there are two others which i've not yet read.)

hey - thank you for the opportunity to sit down and really remember my mom.

[ladyvolz]

I agree with the Love You Forever book.  Several several years ago my Mom gave all four of her children a copy of the book.  I read it and thought okay, but kept the book.  As the years passed and my own daughter grew, I found myself revisiting that book over and over.  It now brings tears to my eyes.  I still have the book and plan on giving it to my daughter when she is a little older and will appreciate it.  



gail

[Mom2AshEmBella]

I could not agree with this book choice and the posters comments more.....DITTO, Mom2AshEmBella!!!  Glad that I am not alone.... 

KindleKay, You just made my day!

[mcspice]

Such great books!

One book that my kids love me to read is Are You My Mother.



Here is the link at Amazon: Are You My Mother?

Stephanie