You Go Away -- by Dorothy Corey, Diane Paterson (Authors) (Book - Child)
"This title became the picture book of choice for helping children deal with separation anxiety. The repetition of the words 'You go away. You come back' in various forms gives parents and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The King of Mulberry Street -- by Donna Napoli (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In 1892, nine-year-old Dom's mother puts him on a ship leaving Italy, bound for America. He is a stowaway, traveling alone and with nothing of value except for a new pair of...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
My Mom Travels A Lot -- by Caroline Bauer (Author) (Book - Child)
"A child points out the good and the bad things about a mother's job that takes her from home a lot." From Synopsis
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Harry Sue -- by Sue Stauffacher (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "Harry Sue Clotkin is tough. Her mom's in the slammer and she wants to get there, too, as fast as possible, so they can be together. But it's not so easy to become a juvenile...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Longing for Daddy : Healing from the Pain of an Absent or Emotionally Distant Father -- by Monique Robinson (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Robinson, whose father saw her once as a newborn and then never returned, writes about the pain and loss of growing up fatherless. She tells her female readers that whether they never had a father or...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Ruby Electric -- by Theresa Nelson (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "When the lights go dim and you're sitting in the dark with your popcorn -- that's the magic time that Ruby Miller loves best. And then the music creeps in, and the lion roars, or...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
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)
Child Find of America (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
Child Find of America Inc. is a national not-for-profit organization that: locates missing children through active investigation resolves incidents of abduction through mediation prevents child...
All Ages
Maryland Center for Missing Children (Organization - Governmental)
The Maryland Center for Missing Children (MCMC) provides assistance and support to State Police Installations and all law enforcement agencies nationwide in locating a missing child. In specific...
All Ages
In Plain Sight -- by Carol Hurst (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Sarah's father leaves their Massachusetts farm to prospect for gold in California, even his stories of riches and adventure can't console her. In his absence, Sarah chafes against her mother's...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.