Mommy’s Love

With flowing blue hair and light brown skin, a mother is always there for the four children who star in this board book, a rhythmic ode to unconditional affection. Greeting-card prose drives the page turns as patterned digital illustrations portray the family in various everyday situations—washing dishes, bathing, picnicking, and scooting at the park. Throughout, Mommy is quick to comfort and encourage with an embrace when things don’t go right: “When you struggle, trying hard,/ Mommy feels it in her heart.// Mommy knows you’ll reach the top./ Her love for you will never stop.” Underlining day-to-day moments and emotional reactions, Ladatko and Galkina’s earnestly uncomplicated celebration of maternal love uplifts. Ages up to 4. (Mar.)