La Porte County Public Library System

"Noah wants to go home. A seemingly easy request from most four year olds. But as Noah's single-mother, Janie, knows, nothing with Noah is ever easy. One day the pre-school office calls and says Janie needs to come in to talk about Noah, and no, not later, now - and life as she knows it stops. For Jerome Anderson, life as he knows it has stopped. A deadly diagnosis has made him realize he is approaching the end of his life. His first thought - I'm...

A young boy recalls all the Halloween costume agonies he's been through, until, at last, he gets to do things his own way!

Examines the idea of "focusing on our children's strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a negativity bias, thanks to evolutionary development, giving them 'strengths-blindness.' By showing us how to throw the strengths switch, Lea Waters [posits that] we can not only help our children build resilience, optimism, and achievement but we can also help inoculate them...

What do you do when Pete's in a bad mood? When it is raining and he cannot go out and play? Turn him into a pizza, of course!

Analyzes the perspectives of stepmothers to offer insight into the dynamics that typically mark relationships between stepmoms and their step-children, and outlines five step-parenting dilemmas that create conflict.

Presents a bedtime tale that reveals how the love between a parent and child lasts forever.

Presents advice for parents on setting boundaries, instilling manners, assigning chores, dispensing allowances, encouraging sportsmanship, and enforcing a dress code as a means of promoting self-esteem and confidence in children and teaching good social behavior.

Illustrations and text celebrate the special moments--both big and small--that a caregiver and child share.

Parents describe how their child is always in their hearts, no matter where they are or what they are doing.