I Wish I Had My Father -- by Norma Simon (Author) (Book - Child)
"Father's Day is tough for a boy whose father left him years ago and never communicates with him." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities: Family Literacy in an Urban Community -- by Jeanne Paratore (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities describes the development and implementation of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a family literacy project for immigrant parents and their children. It...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Dear Daddy -- by Phillippe Dupasquier (Author) (Book - Child)
"The top portion of each double page spread shows Sophie's father on a long sea voyage, while the bottom portion shows her activites at home as she is describing them in a series of letters." From...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Parent and Child Guides to Pediatric Visits - Older Adolescents -- by The American Academy of Pediatrics (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Added guidance for patients and parents. Providing answers to developmental and health questions is key to establishing solid patient relationships. These informative partent guides provide insight...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
My War with Mrs. Galloway -- by Doris Orgel (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eight-year-old Rebecca, whose divorced mother is a doctor, has an ongoing war with her babysitter, Mrs. Galloway, until one day the two reach an unexpected truce." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Bear Called Paddington -- by Michael Bond (Author) (Book - Child)
"Paddington first charmed American audiences forty years ago. Now a new generation will surely be won over by Paddington"s particular brand of preposterous humor and gentle satire. The Browns first...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Bridge to Terabithia -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story starts out simply enough: Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade--he wants it so bad he can taste it. He's been practicing all summer, running in the fields around his...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
It's Not the End of the World -- by Judy Blume (Author) (Book - Child)
"Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to have her Viking Diorama out of the sixth grade showcase. She felt like yelling To keep my parents from getting divorced. But she couldn't say it, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Tom's Midnight Garden -- by Philippa Pearce (Author) (Book - Child)
"Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Night Journey -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"Rachel has been warned by her parents not to discuss the past with her great-grandmother. But Nana Sashie ahs other plans. She begins telling Rachel about her family's flight from the pogroms and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)