Because
Laurel Porter-Gaylord
   ^         pictures by
    ^m     Ashley Wolff
I   love   my mommy   because...
she reads   me   stories.
                            CAT AND KITTEN
She   listens   when   I   talk.
                        SHEEP AND LAMB
She feeds me when   I'm hungry.
                        DEER AND FAWN
She keeps me   nice and clean.
                    KOALA BEAR AND JOEY
She takes me   for a ride.
SEA LION AND PUP        BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN AND CALF
      I   love     my mommy     because
  GRAY WHALE AND CALF
she swims with me.
PANDA AND CUB
                          v   v
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     She gives me great   big hugs.
                      POLAR BEAR AND CUB
She keeps me   safe and warm.
HEN AND CHICKS
         She takes me   for a walk
                            PIG   AND   PIGLETS
She   lets   me   play in the mud.
ELEPHANT AND CALF
          She       is   big   and strong.
             ALLIGATOR AND YOUNG
She comes when   I   call.
RACCOON AND CUB     SKUNK AND YOUNG   DEER AND FAWN
        I   love   my mommy       because
GREAT HORNED   OWL AND CHICKS
  she    is    not afraid of the dark.
               KANGAROO AND JOEY
She tucks me   in.
                   SEA OTTER AND PUP
She rocks me to   sleep.
   I   love   my mommy,
and my   mommy     loves me.
        In loving memory of Ruth Irene Porter
             and Barbara Whitney Gaylord
                                 L.P.G.
                     For Granny Deane
                                     A.W.
      Text copyright   ©    1   99   I   by Laurel Porter-Gaylord
       Illustrations copyright           ©    1991 by Ashley Wolff
                         All rights reserved.
                       CIP Data          is   available.
This board-book edition published in the United States                   2004
                 by Dutton Children's Books,
         a division of   Penguin Young Readers Group
      345 Hudson     Street,     New          York,   New    York   10014
                         www.penguin.com
                    Manufactured                in   China
                    ISBN 0-525-47247-9
                  468                10       9753
          The animal behavior pictured                  in this   book
           has been verified by wildlife biologists.
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Cuddle      up and take a    child into the world of animals with this adorable
     concept book about parents and babies. The clever text borrows simple
phrases from a child's experience to show that animal           mommies take          care of
their young, too. Illustrated in soft, beautiful colors, this   is   the perfect book for
sharing on a loving lap.
                                                                           ISBN 0-525-47247-9
                                                                                                50699>
                                                      $6.99 USA
                                                      $9.99 CAN        9   780525"472476