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Author: MacGregor, Cynthia MacGregor knows that divorce can be especially tough on teens, and her warm and friendly guide offers a helping hand to teens struggling to answer the tough questions when their parents divorce: Why do parents get divorced? How will the divorce change our lives? What can I do to feel less depressed? Whom can I talk with about my problems? What's likely to happen next? How do you tell absent parents that they don't visit often enough? How do you say "no" to parents who want you to carry messages to, or spy on, the other parent? What is there to talk about when you visit a parent who's moved away? Packed with vignettes, strategies, and solid advice, The Divorce Helpbook for Teens is a resource teens will keep in their backpacks, on their bedside tables, and in their hearts as they go through the difficult times surrounding a family breakup.
Author: Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson Told from the perspective of a young bear, this simple story addresses the questions, emotions, and fears young children have when their parents are divorcing. Full-color illustrations.
Author: Vicki Lansky, Jane Prince, Jane Prince Koko, a lovable unisex bear, learns what divorce means. Children will share KoKo's angry and sad feelings, understand that these are natural and discover what to expect about life in a family apart. Parents are encouraged to let their children take this book along to each parent's home so they will hear the same message at both places. Each page contains practical tips for parents to help make their divorce transition easier.
Author: Ricci, Isolina Divorce, children and families — Isolina Ricci's MOM'S HOUSE, DAD'S HOUSE FOR KIDS is THE complete guide for kids when their parents separate, divorce, or remarry. It not only shows ways kids can cope but also how they can help themselves stay strong and succeed in life. A wise, upbeat, and inspiring guide for kids 10 and older.
Author: Claire Masurel, Kady MacDonald Denton At Mommy's house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy's house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with Mommy or with Daddy, one thing always stays the same - Alex is loved. The gently reassuring text focuses on what is gained rather than what is lost when parents divorce, while the sensitive illustrations, depicting two unique homes in all their small details, firmly establish Alex's place in both of them. Two Homes will help children - and parents - embrace even the most difficult of changes with an open and optimistic heart.
Author: Cynthia MacGregor "For all the kids who wonder how the jigsaw puzzle pieces of their newly combined family will ever fit together," MacGregor has created another warm and understanding resource for children of divorce. Jigsaw Puzzle Family helps kids realize they're not alone -- many other kids are dealing with a new stepparent, new stepbrothers and/or stepsisters, a new house with new rules. Readers will find engaging stories of children facing the same issues, dozens of practical and helpful suggestions for making stepfamily life better, gentle guidance in understanding the mixed feelings that go with fitting into a blended "jigsaw puzzle" family, and lots of reassurance that time will help.
Author: Williams, Mary, Illustrator Burke, Dianne O'Quinn Today's children are stressed - they need fun, memorable coping skills. Here's a practical, humorous stress management guide for children ages seven to 12. Cats teach children "nine secrets for keeping cool and calm". Each chapter has proven relaxation and assertive techniques for kids, such as "taking catnaps" and "hanging in there". Included is an "Adult Purr-spective" section for parents, teachers, and counselors.
Author: Emily Menendez-Aponte, Mundy Michaelene, R. W. Alley You can be good - and angry. After all, everyone gets angry once in a while. That's normal. But what should we do with our anger? Do we have any choices? Mad Isn't Bad says children do have choices. Just as importantly, caring adults have choices about what to teach children about anger. By helping children and ourselves better understand what anger really is - and knowing what it feels like and what makes us angry to begin with - we can learn and teach healthy ways to handle it. Mad Isn't Bad is a book every parent, teacher, and caring adult will appreciate - because it offers children of all ages a positive and honest view of anger - and what to do with it.
Author: Ted O'Neal, R. W. Alley This new book in the "Elf-help" series from Abbey Press helps parents deal with their children's fears and sadness, showing adults how to restore a child's trust that life, after all, is good. Full color.
Author: Margaret M. Holmes Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him feel better. Every day, it seems children witness more violence, be it in the home, on the way to school, or in the schoolyard. While we cannot prevent everything that might happen to our children, A Terrible Thing Happened helps young children process their feelings and reactions to it. "As a picture book, A Terrible Thing is an unqualified success, especially in terms of the all-important interaction of text and pictures. These illustrations are not only professionally executed, they serve the text extremely well, adding welcome touches of humor to the exposition of this very serious subject."
- Michael Cart, Booklist Magazine
Author: Editor Canfield, Jack, Editor Kirberger, Kimberly, Editor Hansen This carefully formulated batch of "Chicken Soup" guides teenagers through one of the most difficult periods in life. This new volume contains important lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, the value of respect for oneself and others, and more.
Author: Canfield, Jack, Joint Author Hansen, Mark Victor, Joint Author This survival guide to the preteen years is packed with stories by and about readers ages ten to 13. This uplifting collection touches on the emotions and situations preteens experience every day: making and losing friends, fitting in while keeping a personal identity, discovering the opposite sex, dealing with pressures at school, and coping with family issues. Includes stories by 'N SYNC, Mia Hamm, Beverly Mitchell, and Karl Malone.
Author: Canfield, Jack, Joint Author Dunlap, Irene, Joint Author Hansen Today's kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools. Divorce splits apart families every day. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world. Now more than ever, kids want and "need" the inspiration and hope that "Chicken Soup for the Soul" provides. In this special volume, young readers will find empowerment and encouragement to love and accept themselves, believe in their dreams, find answers to their questions and discover hope for a promising future.
Author: Heinrich Hoffmann One of the most popular and influential children's book ever written, this time-honored tale, sure to produce lots of giggles, describes the gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, and fidget at meals. A collector's item, written in rhyming couplets and illustrated by the author.
Author: Wilhelm Busch, A. Gaus A new translation by Andy Gaus of these classic popular satirical Wilhelm Busch cartoons, with original illustrations, in black and white, throughout. This volume includes Max & Moritz a Bad-Boy Story in Seven Tricks; Ice Peter, A Funny Picture Story; Diogenes and the Bad Boys of Corinth; four poems from Critique of the Heart; and a biographical note on Wilhelm Busch.
Author: Kenneth Grahame The tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel which leads him and his friends on a whirl of trains, barges, gipsy caravans and motor cars and even into battle.
Author: Horwood, William, Illustrator Benson, Patrick William Horwood has brought to life once more the four most beloved characters in English literature--loyal Mole, resourceful Water Rat, stern but wise Badger, and, of course, capricious, irresistible Toad. The result is this this perfect companion to the classic, The Wind in the Willows. Illustrations throughout.
Author: Antoine De Saint-Exupery On one level this work is the story of an airman's discovery of a small boy from another planet in the desert and his stories of intergalactic travel, and on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.
Author: Ysatis De Saint-Simon My book, The Return of The Little Prince, is a sequel to the marvelous and whimsical story of my uncle Antoine De Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince, where myth and poetry mix with reality and speak to us of the eternal in such an innocent manner. Both his story and mine are true. They are real stories of a quest to find that invisible spark of life which gives meaning to all there is.
Author: Rowling, J. K. For the first time, Rowling's seven bestselling Harry Potter books are available in a paperback boxed set. This is the ultimate Harry Potter collection for Potter fans.
Author: Long, Earlene R., Brown, Richard, Illustrator Brown, Richard A father and son go fishing, with a big fishing rod for the daddy and a little one for the child.
Author: Mayer, Mercer, Grabbe, Illustrator Mayer, Mercer Father and son go camping, but who is really taking care of whom? Full color.
Author: Hanson, Erik A., Joint Author Hanson, Jeanne K. The book that will have kids asking "Are we there already?" instead of "Are we there yet?" Packed full of puzzles, activities, and games, The Everything "RM" Kids' Travel Activity Book provides hours of entertainment for kids -- no matter how restless and fidgety -- whether they're traveling by planes, trains, or automobiles.
Author: Warner, Penny How to Throw Birthday Parties Kids Will Love! Take the headache out of planning parties for your kids with this clever guide to quick, fun, and inexpensive celebrations. From invitations to party favors, "Birthday Parties for Kids! is filled with creative mix-and-match suggestions for unique and successful parties every kid will love.
Author: Griffiths, Andy, Illustrator Denton, Terry Before introducing the world to butts gone bad, Andy Griffiths unleashed the bestselling JUST books. The series continues to amuse, annoy, and totally ick out readers with this latest collection of just stupid stories.GASP as Andy careens downhill in a runaway baby carriage wearing only a diaper.... SQUIRM as he almost explodes searching for a bathroom in a shopping mall.... GROAN as he stuffs twenty marshmallows in his mouth-and then has to kiss the cutest girl in class...But most of all, LAUGH -- because Andy Griffiths is back with more JUST STUPID adventures!
Author: Griffiths, Andy, Illustrator Denton, Terry The bestselling Australian author of "The Day My Butt Went Psycho!" brings his insane brand of humor to this side of the Pacific. This hilarious new series begins with a tale about a boy who dreams of becoming the most annoying kid in the world. Illustrations.
Author: Griffiths, Andy, Illustrator Denton, Terry Before introducing the world to butts gone bad, Andy Griffiths unleashed the bestselling JUST books. The series continues to amuse, annoy, and totally ick out readers with this latest collection of just disgusting stories.Join Andy in his quest to gross out everyone around him with dead fish, mysterious brown blobs, flesh-eating zombies, and brussel sprouts. Each madcap adventure is more disgusting and hilarious than the last. You'll laugh so hard you'll lose your lunch!
Author: Griffiths, Andy, Illustrator Denton, Terry From the bestselling author of "The Day My Butt Went Psycho!" comes another hilarious collection of madcap adventures and outlandish illustrations.
Author: Griffiths, Andy, Illustrator Denton, Terry Ever convinced a friend that they're invisible? Ever been stuck in a gorilla suit and nearly put in a zoo? Readers can join Andy as he attempts some of the best--and worst--practical jokes in history. Illustrations.
