Stone Soup -- by Marcia Brown (Author) (Book - Child)
"This old French tale about soldiers who trick miserly villages into making them a feast won a Caldescott Medal when Brown retold and illustrated it in 1947." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Six Steps to an Emotionally Intelligent Teenager: Teaching Social Skills to Your Teen -- by James Windell (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Helping teenagers navigate the rocky years between childhood and adulthood has always been a parenting challenge--a challenge that has only grown more difficult in today's fast-paced society. Noted...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
104 Activities that Build: Self-Esteem, Teamwork, Communication, Anger Mangagement, Self-Discovery, and Coping Skills -- by Alanna Jones (Author) (Book - Child)
"...self-esteem, teamwork, communication, anger management, self-discovery, and coping skills. Each of the 104 activities is simple to follow, requires minimal resources, and includes helpful...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Relatives Came -- by Cynthia Rylant (Author) (Book - Child)
"In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Sam Bangs and Moonshine -- by Evaline Ness (Author) (Book - Child)
"Young readers whose mothers are mermaids, who own fierce lions and baby kangaroos, and can talk to their cats, will find a fast friend in the heroine of this imaginative, humorous book." From Card...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Little Bear -- by Elsa Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cannot find his mother...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Monster in the Third Drawer -- by Janice Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of short, breezy vignettes about Adam Joshua, who faceswith loads of good cheera new house, a fierce relative, a strange boy next door and a new baby sister." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Soup and Me -- by Robert Peck (Author) (Book - Child)
"Soup and his buddy Rob, two mischievous boys, and their shenanigans are bound to tickle the funny bone. Kids will laugh out loud when the boys' stolen pumpkin rolls right into the Baptist Church...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
All-of-a-Kind Family -- by Sydney Taylor (Author) (Book - Child)
"There's something to be said for a book that makes you wish you'd been part of a poor immigrant family living in New York's upper east side on the eve of World War I. Life is rich for the five...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Mystery on Bleeker Street -- by William Hooks (Author) (Book - Child)
"Ten-year-old Chase, his 78-year-old friend Babette, and Babette's old dog help the police get to the source of some strange events occurring around the Star Hotel." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
