Teenage Boys!: Surviving and Enjoying These Extraordinary Years -- by Bill Beausay (Author) (Book)
"Teenage Boys! is very upbeat with a flexible, not prescriptive, approach; suggestions are practical ideas for parents to try. Gurian's book is less a parenting book, although it will interest parents...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Grandfather and I -- by Helen Buckley (Author) (Book - Child)
"Everybody is in such a hurry these days -- mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers. About the only people who aren't in a hurry are grandfathers. With them there is always time to stop...and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Grasshopper on the Road -- by Arnold Lobel (Author) (Book - Child)
"Grasshopper, who wants to go on a journey, sets out down the road, meeting animals who are too busy with their own activities to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours -- by Kevin Leman (Author) (Book - Parent)
"A compassionate and no-nonsense approach to child-raising that teaches parents how to reasonably command discipline from their children while cultivating their love and respect." --Ingram
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Betsy and Peter are Different -- by Gunilla Wolde (Author) (Book - Child)
"Explore the differences in Betsy and Peter, their homes lives, and the things they enjoy." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Let's Be Enemies -- by Janice Udry (Author) (Book - Child)
"John and Hames, who have always been friends, have a fight when John gets tired of James's bossy ways. A funny thing happens though..once they agree to be enemies, they become friends again." From...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children -- by Lawrence Cohen, Catherine Grace, Michael Thompson (Authors) (Book)
"Friends broaden our children's horizons, share their joys and secrets, and accompany them on their journeys into ever wider worlds. But friends can also gossip and betray, tease and exclude. Children...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Foolish King -- by Lisl Weil (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mr. Humbug and Mr. Tricks, posing as tailors, sell vain King Panache a suit of clothes which they claim are invisible to anyone stupid." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Gain the Edge!: Negotiating to Get What You Want -- by Martin Latz (Author) (Book)
"Negotiating a new Salary? Buying a Car or a house? Closing a deal with a big client? Discussing where to vacation with your spouse? We negotiate every day. Yet most of us negotiate instinctively and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends -- by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Natalie Madorsky Elman (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Nobody likes me" is a complaint that parents hear all too often, and few utterances make them feel more helpless. What can a parent do for a child who feels isolated, rejected, or out of sync with...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
