📚 The Top 10 Books for Mother's Day 📚
There aren’t many Mother’s Day gifts that never go out of style, but there’s one thing you can’t possibly miss with: a good book. This is why they are the perfect gift for any and every occasion imaginable. Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day – the gift of a good read is one that never fails.
Besides just being great for stealing a Mother’s Day quote or two, our top 10 recommendations have your bases covered. Just make sure Mom also gets the time she needs to enjoy your choice and you’ve got a winning gift on your hands!
1. I Love You Mom by Hooray Studios
A real tear-jerker, particularly for empty-nesters, this personalized book was designed to be gifted to Mom by an older or adult son or daughter.
After customizing your avatars, you are then invited to the story selection process where you can include 10 stories based either on the amazingly detailed illustrations or on the qualities you most appreciated in your mother when you were young. Was she strong? Brave? Beautiful? A rebel? Your guiding light? Choose from these options and more to show her that though you may be grown, she’ll never stop being a big part of who you are.
2. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
The newest book by former First Lady Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry is a healthy dose of what we all need at the moment – practical ways to keep moving forward in a world that feels anything but balanced. Drawing on her own personal experience as a mother, wife and First Lady, Obama focuses on the importance of remaining hopeful and passing the light within to others to both inspire and empower those around us.
3. Untamed by Glennon Doyle
This Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Time’s Bestseller is an uplifting memoir that is a truly modern look at what being a woman and a mother means today. Rather than walking the path of sacrificing one’s entire self in the pursuit of motherhood perfection, Doyle focuses on instead showing her children how to live full, complete lives while honoring and making peace with ourselves. A truly empowering read for mothers of any age.
4. Mark You'll Always Be My Little Boy - By Hooray Studios
At both the best and the worst of times, motherhood is fleeting. The days (and nights!) you may sometimes feel will never end are, somehow, gone in a flash.
While exciting vacations and special outings may be memorable, it’s the little things you do together every day that really matter. Preserve those precious days with a custom book all about watching your child grow through the little moments you share. With all of the usual customization options that Hooray Heroes offers, this is an easy way to bring Mom to tears (of joy!). Also available in editions for Mamas with 2 or 3 children, this is a books she’s sure to keep on her shelf forever.
5. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
If your Mom is a fan of dark humor, this may just be the book for her. This unforgettable memoir by child star Jennette McCurdy is the painful story of her struggles not just with stardom, but with her own mother and the great strides she took to regain control of her life. While the book does have dark undertones, McCurdy has proven herself an writer of great skill weaving love and humor into every page. A story of healing, forgiveness and resilience, this international bestseller is a testament to the strength that can be found in the darkest of days.
6. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Having famously sent her daughter and son away to live with her grandmother when Angelou was only three left her with feelings of abandonment for years to come. The book begins with their eventual reunion ten years later and chronicles the years reconciling with the woman she referred to as “Lady”. Exploring the ups and downs of healing and love, Mom & Me & Mom is an unforgettable reminder of how love can bring two people back together.
7. Cat and Nat's Mom Truths: Embarrassing Stories and Brutally Honest Advice on the Extremely Real Struggle of Motherhood by Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer
With 7 children between the two of them, Cat and Nat’s humble beginnings hosting dinner parties and events for moms in Toronto, Canada has since exploded across North America. Their virally famous #MOMTRUTHS videos, live shows and bestselling books all have the same goal to share everything moms think (but may be scared to say out loud) and to rewrite the concept of what it means to be the “perfect mom”. This brutally honest take on motherhood is what you give the mom who could use a good laugh.
8. You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom by Leslie Anne Bruce
Being a mom is hard sometimes. This is something that award-winning journalist and Instagram star Leslie Anne Bruce knows all too well. Filled with support for moms who love their precious babes but have felt overtaken by the chaos they can create, this book is just the thing for the mom looking to find herself again (and maybe have a giggle or two along the way).
9. There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent by Glenn Boozan (Author) and Priscilla Witte (Illustrator)
Do you know a new mom who worries too much (as far as you’re concerned, at least)? While all new parents can feel this way, it’s all to easy for new mothers to feel far too much of the pressure to “get everything right”. Pulling true but ridiculously horrendous facts from the animal kingdom, There Are Moms Way Worse Than You gives some perspective on mothering. It’ a great reminder not to sweat the small stuff. She’s doing great (or at least better than koalas!)!
10. I Just Want to Pee Alone by Some Kick Ass Mom Bloggers
While the title probably says it all (it’s a mom thing), this collection of side-splitting essays from 37 of the most fabulous mommy bloggers around are sure to have her in stitches. With chapter titles like Eat Poop, Laugh. No, I Did Not Forget a Comma, Embarrassment, Thy Name is Motherhood, and And Then There was that Time a Priest Called Me a Terrible Mother, there is no end to the fun she’ll have comparing her experiences to some of these. In fact, these essays may just bring back a lost memory or two!
Looking for something else?
Want to complete your gift for Mom with something special? Need a book recommendation for Dad instead? Or maybe something for the kids? No problem! We’ve got recommendations galore and a few fun freebies as well! While you’re in the neighborhood, don’t forget to take advantage of our free personalized products for Moms, Dads, kids, and couples!