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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers encouragement and supplies, from a snack and a blanket to a map for finding the way home, to a loved one who may be facing a new challenge.
62) Matilda
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
See the world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairytale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love. Mrs. Doubtfire's Mara Wilson stars as Matilda, a super-smart little girl who's woefully misunderstood by her parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman), her brother, and an evil school principal. But with the help of a brave best friend and a wonderful teacher, Matilda discovers she doesn't have to get mad to get even.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Salted with insights and epigrams, the book is argued with bracing honesty and flashes of authentic wisdom...[an] excellent book." —Andrew Solomon, The New York Times Book Review
""[A] richly woven, entertaining, enlightening, wrenching and funny book." —The Washington Post
Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist
...65) The yearling
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Classics
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
x, 513 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
67) Puffling
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As his affectionate parents nourish and protect him, a plucky young puffin impatiently waits--but not without some reservations--for the day when he is "strong enough and tall enough and brave enough" to leave his nest on the rocky cliff-face and waddle off to the sea.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A mother reassures her child that, no matter what the child may change into--be it rhinoceros, camel, ringtail raccoon, or giraffe--the mother will recognize the child anywhere.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvii, 254 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Now in a revised and updated 6th edition, the groundbreaking, research-based approach to understanding and parenting children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper and other challenging behaviors, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field."--Publisher's description.
70) Don't look now
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD video (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John and Laura Baxter are living in Venice when they meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seeing their daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola.
Author
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xvi, 429 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davis encourages grieving and strives to cover many different kinds of loss, including information on issues such as the death of one or more babies from a...
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxi, 265 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book is both an incredibly moving mother-son love story told in personal essays, and a parenting manual with concrete advice and actionable takeaways for feminists of all stripes hoping to dismantle toxic masculinity, one sweet boy at a time"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices. "It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold." Yiannis is a poacher, trapping the tiny protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus as they migrate...
74) Bad moms
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three over-stressed moms go on a binge of self-indulgence in an effort to free themselves from their daily responsibilities.
Author
Series
Publisher
Unilit
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
Español
Description
En este libro para padres, maestros, padres solteros y más, los Dres. Gary Chapman y Ross Campbell ofrecen consejos prácticos sobre cómo: Descubrir y hablar el lenguaje del amor de tus niños, ¡de muchas maneras! ; Usar los lenguajes del amor para ayudar a tus niños a que aprendan mejor ; Disciplinar y corregir con más amor y eficacia.
Discover your child's primary love language--then speak it--and you will be well on your way to a stronger...
78) The wild + free family: forging your own path to a life full of wonder, adventure, and connection
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
x, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"As parents, we dream of creating a magical childhood for our kids, yet it can be so easy to slip into autopilot. Ainsley Arment is no stranger to the barrage of decisions, opportunities, and daily tasks that each day brings. But what Ainsley has discovered is that the magic of life isn't found in the hustle and bustle of constant activity but in the intentional ordinary decisions of our days. And when we assume that a family has to look or act a...
Author
Publisher
Distributed in the United States and Canada by PGW
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xx, 264 p. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The time has come for parenting to become what it was always meant to be--about the parent. Dr Shefali Tsabary details how our children can be raised as conscious adults only when we as parents allow ourselves to be raised into a higher state of consciousness."--P. [4] of cover.
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