This is a simple picture book. You have the opportunity to look at lots of dogs. The simple challenge is to look at the dog you have to find and have fun finding it. This simple game has many benefits. You and your child are encouraged to look at the dog and remember what it looks like and then to scan the page to match that dog. This simple game helps to develop many beneficial skills. I used this simple game to get my sons used to scanning their...

Will has a lot to say, but he knows from experience that it's not always safe to say what's on his mind. At home and at school, with his father and his friends, Will has been gulping down his words for a long time. He doesn't know how many more words he'll be able to swallow. Then he meets a writer who won't take back his words, and Will understands what being brave can mean. As Will's words begin to flow, he tastes for the first time what self-expression...

This book explores the lives of children born to first-generation immigrant parents or children who simply do not look like "the norm" people often define. Cassie is a young and vibrant young girl who tries to navigate the world of middle school while also dealing with feeling like she doesn't really fit into her multi-cultural background. Growing up, children often feel alone when they don't fit into any preconceptions other people have. When...

Cette histoire de Daniel et de son grand-père vous réchauffera le cœur, ainsi que celui de vos enfants et petits-enfants. Écoutez leur conversation alors que Daniel s'ouvre à son grand-père lors d'une promenade qu'ils font ensemble après l'école. Daniel raconte qu'il est intimidé par deux de ses camarades de classe parce qu'il est petit. Que vous connaissiez ou non un enfant qui est victime d'intimidation ou que vous soyez cet enfant, "The...

Eww, rolled pickles filled with jam. After a long day of watching her son play outside and cleaning him up before meals, Sam's mother had no idea what her little toddler had in store for her the next day. Sam's mom loves her son, but she doesn't love the breakfast in bed he brought her for her birthday. Of course, she would never tell him how awful those pickles were. A mothers' love knows no bounds and that's certainly the case with Sam's. Sam's...

Did you enjoy What is Inside My Body? Well here is a new book for you. This simple picture book goes through the different parts of your body. Can you name the different parts of your body? Have fun pointing and naming the different parts of your body. Why don't you make it into a fun game? Describe the body part and see if you can name it. Point to a body part and see if you can name it. List body parts and see who can list and name the most. Can...

When a chance yard-sale purchase nets five boys a Willie Mays rookie card worth $4,000, their lives seem to narrow and intensify. The boys devise a "last man" contest-the winner gets the Mays card, and the losers get zip.

Gordy couldn't be more unhappy about moving back to his hometown of College Hill, where everybody knows his family's troubled history. In North Carolina, Gordy's life had finally seemed to be on the right track. But in College Hill, Gordy and his sister, June, move into a cramped apartment with their brother Stu and his new family. The principal at Gordy's school immediately has it in for him, his old pals encourage him to cause trouble, and his one-time...

There is one thing Steven knows for sure: He's absolutely, positively NOT gay.Steven's a 16-year-old boy with two obsessions: sex and getting his driving license. The problem is, Steven's not thinking girls when he's thinking sex. Could he be -- don't say it -- gay? Steven sets out to get in touch with his inner he-man with Healthy Heterosexual Strategies such as "Start Hanging Out with the Guys," and "Begin Intensive Dating." But are Steven's tactics...