Max and Mama

From waking until bedtime one Sunday, corgis Mama and Max remain at each other’s side in this agreeable portrait of intergenerational attachment. Anchored by the mundane, plotting centers simple childhood delights: after helping Max get dressed and serving a blueberry-pancake breakfast, Mama cycles with Max to the park, where the two play hide-and-seek, picnic, chat, and nap. When Max’s training wheel breaks during their return, he determinedly learns to ride and later excitedly shares the news with Papa (who’s otherwise something of a bit player). In Sudovykh’s painterly illustrations, the canines are clad in sweaters and jeans, adding a humorous appeal to the story. A nighttime routine of dinner, homework, bathing, and bed-time book-reading rounds out the “wonderful day” in this cozy snapshot of dog devotion. Ages 4–8. (Apr.)