In this rhyming adaptation for children of Gregory E. Lang's Why a daughter needs a mom, relates the ways mothers help their daughters learn and grow and demonstrates the power of the special bond shared between them.

When a little girl asks her mother about princesses, she learns that they are much like herself.

A young mother explains to her daughter how her laughter, her love of music, her sweet disposition, and her caring spirit were shaped by the time she spent in her mother's tummy.

When Lottie persuades her mother to let her wear her sparkly gold dress to school, their day becomes very special.

A mother tells her own daughter what she was like and what she used to do when she was a little girl.

When five-year-old Birdie's mother promises to take her to a salon to tame her long, unruly hair, Birdie looks at magazines and consults her friends to find the style that is perfect for her.

One day when Mrs. Gillis is giving her daughter a bath, Petrnilla cries, "Wash on!" "Wash off, dear," Mrs. Gillis corrects her. But Petronilla's words seem to have power. The blue of the washcloth has stained the girl's cheek. And that is only the beginning. Colors start transferring between every object Petronilla touches. And every person. And every person who touches an object that has been touched. Before long, the entire world is a spreading...

The house becomes increasingly chaotic as a well-meaning little girl tries to cheer up her mom. When nothing works, Mom finally says that all she needs is Tender Loving Care--and the doting daughter happily obliges.

"In this charming new chapter book series, eight-year-old Piper Morgan is adjusting to a new home and all the new places and faces she meets along the way, as she and her mom look for the perfect place to plant their feet."--

Bella is so eager to help Mama Bear with cooking and shopping that she forgets her size.