The Best Mother's Day Ever

by Eleanor May

The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

Lucy wants to give her mom the best Mother’s Day ever. But all her ideas seem to end up in disaster—until Lucy’s friend Diego helps her cook up a special Mother’s Day surprise—Mexican-style! (Social Studies Culture/Similarities and Differences)

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Danette]

I actually read this on Mother's Day. It was really more about cultures and their differences and similarities in customs and holidays.

4/14/17 Read with Naomi

[Vicki]

This book explores differences and similarities in cultures, particularly Mexican and American. It's about two kids who decide to mesh their customs together to celebrate Mother's Day.

[Violeta Tistova]

Genre: Picture Book

Copyright Date: 2014

Thoughts: Ok, I seriously loved this book. It is about neighbors who try to surprise their moms for mother's day and it turns out horribly perfect. It is so nice the way it incorporated two cultures.

Classroom Use: I would read this on mother's day and then have a craft to go along with it. Although the characters presents didn't turn out great, we could learn from that and make something simpler.

[J-Lynn Van Pelt]

Part of the "Social Studies Connect" series this book follows two neighbor kids as they plan a gift for their mothers on Mother's Day. The boy next door, Diego, is Latino and he shares about the Mexican traditions of Mother's Day, including the Morning song. But, when the main character tries to do a Mexican Mother's Day for her mother, there are some misunderstandings.

A cute book for Mother's Day that shows a different cultural perspective.

[Ashley Allen]

I would use this book to discuss the similarities and differences in the way Mexican Americans and Americans celebrate mother's day and different holidays. I would also use this book for the students to talk about the things they like to do for their mothers on mother's day.