Getting Your Period (Book - Child)
"Designed to help teens understand menarche and other aspects of puberty, this booklet?s appealing look and easy-to-read text clearly explain a sensitive topic. ?Premenstrual symptoms ...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
One Monday Morning -- by Uri Shulevitz, Yumi Heo (Authors) (Book - Child)
From Publishers Weekly "A queen and a prince come to visit a small boy one Monday morning, but as he tells readers, "I wasn't home." They return with the king on Tuesday, but "I wasn't home." Every...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
When the New Baby Comes, I'm Moving Out -- by Martha Alexander (Author) (Book - Child)
"Oliver is going to be a big brother, and doesn't like the idea one bit." From Ingram
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Katy and the Big Snow -- by Virginia Burton (Author) (Book - Child)
"This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination in the face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of The Little Engine That Could. Katy, a red crawler tractor,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child -- by John Gottman, Joan DeClaire (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is a guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. And as acclaimed psychologist and researcher John Gottman shows, once they...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup -- by Tomie de Paola (Author) (Book - Child)
"Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a new appreciation of her when he finds how well she and his friend get along." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Tell Me A Mitzi -- by Lore Segal (Author) (Book - Child)
"Publishers Weekly stated that 'Segal's antic words and Pincus's color pictures make a hilarious picnic,' an opinion shared by other reviewers. A Mitzi is one of the three mad stories about the...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Miss Nelson Is Missing -- by Harry Allard (Author) (Book - Child)
"The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute." From Book Description
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Alexis and the Golden Ring -- by Linda Heller (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young man's kindness toward an old woman is full rewarded as he travels to his wedding with the magic ring she gave him." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Strega Nona -- by Tomie de Paola (Author) (Book - Child)
"De Paola's illustrations aptly capture the whimsy of this ancient tale... simple line drawings clearly reveal the agony and ecstasy of pasta power, the muted colors create just the right ambiance for...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)