I Love My Mommy Because ...

In keeping with the spirit of the season, animals and their offspring feature in four titles released just in time for Mother's Day and Father's Day. In I Love My Mommy Because... and I Love My Daddy Because... , both by Laurel Porter-Gaylord, parents give their babies ample reasons to be loved: ""She tucks me in"" (a kangaroo pats the joey in her pouch); ""He makes me laugh"" (a father chimpanzee engages in some monkey business). Ashley Wolff's mostly realistic, but always adorable animal portraits will have readers cooing.