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Reading Review: A tribute to mom for Mother's Day
By Janet Baker
from Salem Monthly, Section Word
Posted on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:26:09 PM PDT

May is the month to honor mothers. Anyone looking for inspiration or a way to show Mom how much they care will find something to enjoy in these selections.

"I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal
Depression"
by Erma Bombeck  
Author Erma Bombeck delivers a funny and irreverent look at family life and motherhood.

"Dear Mom: Thank You for Everything" by Bradley Trevor Greive
Motherhood is presented through warm and fuzzy animal photographs and sayings.

"Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories about the Keepers of Our Traditions"
edited by Nikki Giovanni  
In this book, women share memories and stories of their grandmothers.

"Mother: Tributes from the World's Great Literature" by Louis Notkin
Both well-known and little-known statesmen, philosophers and scientists share poetry, sayings, and prose that honor mothers and motherhood.

"Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence" by Carol Berkin
Carol Berkin, a professor of American History, tells ten inspiring tales of women who played a part in the American Revolution.

"When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple"
edited by Sandra Martz
This book contains an award-winning collection of short stories, poems, and pictures that depicts the reality and the humor in growing older.

"Mothers & Daughters" by Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth
Famous and not-so-famous mothers and daughters share with us their special relationships in photographs and stories.







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