The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Grownups Review

Illus. in full color. Brother and Sister Bear's parents always seem to be nagging them about something, so the cubs decide to show how their parents annoy them by creating a play entitled "The Trouble with Grownups." Then Mama and Papa put on their own role-reversal skit, and everyone winds up learning something about themselves.  

Get Out!: 150 Easy Ways for Kids & Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future

Get Out!: 150 Easy Ways for Kids & Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future Review

Get Out! is chockful of ideas to get families, classrooms, and groups outside learning about nature, experiencing the world in new ways, and taking a hands-on approach to the three r’s (reduce, reuse, recycle). Chapters on being a green consumer and green eater, as well as on choosing an issue and taking a stand, make for a well-rounded yet easy-to-use handbook for making a difference indoors and out. Open to any page to find something to do today. The payoff is huge: Not only is nature just plain awesome to be in, research shows that spending time outdoors can actually improve our physical and emotional health. Bonus: Kids who learn to love nature will naturally do more to conserve it. Eureka!

Peter And The Grownups (Story #16) (Peter And The Monsters)

Peter And The Grownups (Story #16) (Peter And The Monsters) Review

The grownups have finally caught up with Peter Normal.

After months of battling supernatural monsters in secret, Peter, Dill, and Gwen have been apprehended by the police.

Now they're on trial for a crime they didn't commit. But no one will ever believe the truth.

At stake: their freedom. And quite possibly their lives.

And the only person who can save them is Seamus Flannagan...Peter's grandfather.

The newest book in the PETER AND THE MONSTERS series!

31,000 words.

Sequel to the following stories:
PETER AND THE MUMMY (Story #15)
PETER AND THE HELPERS (Story #14)
PETER AND THE FRANKENSTEIN (Volume Three)
PETER AND THE WEREWOLVES (Volume Two)
PETER AND THE VAMPIRES (Volume One)

A Godsend: A Love Story for Grown-ups

A Godsend: A Love Story for Grown-ups Review

Does love as we once knew it still exist? In our age of Twitter, Match.com. texting, sexting, iPhones and Facebook, can two adults – he a West Coast book anthologist, she a Vermont maple sugar farmer – fall in love the old-fashioned way, through meeting, attraction, lust, adversity, resolution? No, says Jove, God of Gods. Yes, says his son, the God of Love, whose career depends on it. Jove allows him only one intervention to effectuate the passionate, iffy romance between Evan Cameron and Eve Golyakovsky, whose life experiences make them wary of giving themselves to one another, and he blows it. Because of an ice storm that threatens to destroy Eve’s maple trees, and Evan’s ex-girlfriend’s illness that compels him to take her in, their love for each other is about to implode. The God of Love is now powerless to intercede. But the soul of a man and the heart of a woman are stronger even than the will of the Gods, and the result is a love story for this day and for time immemorial. "Soulful and sexy. I loved it." Joanna Gleason, actress. Into the Woods, Sons of the Profit, innumerable movies, TV shows
"A grown-up, witty look at love. A terrific read." -- Amanda Silver, co-writer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes
"Wonderful writing, wonderful characters, wondereful story. If you've ever been in love, don't miss it!" -- Dav1d Lender, e-book bestselling author of Trojan Horse and Vaccine Nation
"As fast-paced as a good thriller -- and as riveting." David Morrell, bestselling author of First Blood (Rambo), The Brotherhood of the Rose, etc.
"Proof that lovers can dance at any age! I've been longing for an adult romance. Here it is." Linda Gottlieb, Producer, Dirty Dancing
"A Godsend gives us an imaginative, multi-layered perspective on the intricacies of the human heart. It is filled with wisdom as the reader lives with Evan; feeling with him and staying fully engaged until the last line."
Trisha Meili, author, I Am The Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility"

Too Scary for Grownups

Too Scary for Grownups Review

A series of whimsical Halloween poems for kids.

I Want My Life Back: A Fable for Grown-Ups Who are Tired of Living in Limbo

I Want My Life Back: A Fable for Grown-Ups Who are Tired of Living in Limbo Review

I Want My Life Back! uses a parable to enliven the crazy emotional journey we endure during times of crisis, our resulting choices, the characters we encounter along the way, and the life lessons that have the potential to change everything. "I Wan

Under the Bracken Fern (An illustrated children's story for grownups)

Under the Bracken Fern (An illustrated children's story for grownups) Review

Once in every lifetime, we should all see life through the eyes of a five year old child, hear their voice, sense the world through the unique perception of childhood. For to do this, is to perceive what they cannot know, protect them from what they cannot understand, so they don’t have to hide. We are all guardians; every one.
Georgia hides under the bracken fern. Her mother hits her to make her good. The nice man down the road gives her lollies that make her sleepy. Sometimes her brother, Jackson, hides her in his wardrobe. Her best friend, Mittens the cat, listens to all her secrets.
On her first day at school her special pencils are stolen. Afraid she will be in very big trouble, she runs away to the bracken fern that grows tall by the whispering creek, where the bower bird struts with his prize of blue buttons and the magpie feeds her babies.
It is her safe place. She doesn’t know about real safe places and that these things shouldn’t be happening to her. When Miss Nelson, her teacher, finds her hiding place, Georgia is even more afraid, until she learns that it’s okay to tell.
There are other safe places and people who will protect her.
Things can get better.
I have walked with Linda down various paths and have been enriched by the journey. This book is about what can happen to vulnerable, wounded children in their search for acceptance and real affection. I am privileged to add my support to Linda and this book. It will touch the lives of all who have the courage to read it.
Steele Fitchett

The Linnet's Tale (A Mouse Story for Grownups) (The Tottensea Series)

The Linnet's Tale (A Mouse Story for Grownups) (The Tottensea Series) Review

Consider the lively company of field mice who live in Tottensea Burrows—a thriving little village which, unfortunately, occupies the same space as the back garden of an English country cottage. There, hidden in the shrubbery and the vines and the lyme grass, the mice have their homes, their shops, their pubs and a grand town hall. And there they buy and sell, read books, give teas, have romances, plan cotillions, build gadgets, make jam…. But when The Man and The Woman of The Cottage discover this...well, there's some trouble, isn't there. A bit of a rumpus. And…an adventure!


"Dale C. Willard's delightful The Linnet's Tale ought to become a classic…. A comedy of manners on a very small scale, this book should be savored."
—Deborah Wormser, The Dallas Morning News

"This charming book, inspired by a family of field mice living on the author's back porch, hints of Dickens, Jane Austen, Watership Down and such children's classics as Wind in the Willows and The Borrowers. Yet it's ultimately its own story of a delightful community of idiosyncratic field mice living in proximity to a family of people and engaged in the romances, adventures and domestic dramas found in any community."
—Joan Hinkemeyer, Rocky Mountain News

"…a delectable little trifle--a romance, even--for grown-ups who would like a respite from adult content."
—Eleanor Edmondson, Bas Bleu

What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books

What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children's Books Review

This one-of-a-kind collection reminds weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as kids. Here are over three hundred quotations from over two hundred well-loved children's books, such as Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Eloise, Sounder, Number the Stars, and Goodnight Moon, organized by topic, among them Acceptance, Goodness, Family Woes, and Growing Old. On Silence: "I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking."--E. B.White, The Trumpet of the Swan. On Reverence: "Dying's part of the wheel, right there next to being born. . . . Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing."--Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting.

With clever illustrations from Pierre Le-Tan, here is a book to share with a friend or keep by your own bedside. It's the perfect gift for your sister, your mother, your brother, your nephew, your kid's teacher, your daughter away at college, your son in the Navy, your mailman, your priest, for the old lady next door, or for the baby just born. Most importantly, give it to yourself. It will help you remember why you loved reading in the first place.

Ann Pale Yon Ti Kreyol: Let's Speak a Little Creole - Kreyol Pou Timoun Ak Granmoun (Haitian Creole for Children and Grownups) (SakPaseLearnHaitianCreole Textbook / HaitianCreoleMP3 Series)

Ann Pale Yon Ti Kreyol: Let's Speak a Little Creole - Kreyol Pou Timoun Ak Granmoun (Haitian Creole for Children and Grownups) (SakPaseLearnHaitianCreole Textbook / HaitianCreoleMP3 Series) Review

Ann Pale Yon Ti Kreyol: Let's Speak a Little Creole - Kreyol Pou Timoun ak Granmoun (Haitian Creole for Children and Grownups) is designed for both kids and grownups. It contains easy lessons consisting mostly of a series of phrases and expressions in flashcard format. This easy-to-use textbook helps you build Creole sentences as it provides you with the most common expressions and their translation. In addition, through HaitianCreoleMP3, you will become quickly familiar with their pronunciation, their use and cultural context. It is a textbook written for those who are on the go and those who do not have much time to dedicate to classroom learning.

Math for Grownups: Re-Learn the Arithmetic You Forgot From School So You Can, Calculate how much that raise will really amount to (after taxes) Figure ... with his fraction homework Convert calorie

Math for Grownups: Re-Learn the Arithmetic You Forgot From School So You Can, Calculate how much that raise will really amount to (after taxes) Figure ... with his fraction homework Convert calorie Review

Ever wish you'd paid more attention in math class? From third grade to senior year of high school, it went in one ear and out the other, didn't it? But now you're staring at the new washer and dryer, trying to figure out the percentage of sales tax on the purchase price. You multiply something by something, right? Or you're scratching your head, wondering how to compute the odds that your football team will take next Sunday's game. You're pretty sure that involved ratios. The problem is, you can't quite remember. Here you get an adult refresher and real-life context--with examples ranging from how to figure out how many shingles it takes to re-roof the garage to the formula for resizing Mom's tomato sauce recipe for your entire family.Forget higher calculus--you just need an open mind. And with this practical guide, math can stop being scary and start being useful.

Conversations on the Go: Clever Questions to Keep Teens and Grown-Ups Talking

Conversations on the Go: Clever Questions to Keep Teens and Grown-Ups Talking Review

Fun ways to encourage family and other youth-adult conversations, this book is filled with intriguing questions, guaranteed to stretch the imagination and bring out each other's personality and true self.

The Ogre's Wife - Fairy Tales for Grownups

The Ogre's Wife - Fairy Tales for Grownups Review

THE OGRE'S WIFE is a collection of short stories by Richard Parks. The introduction was written by Parke Godwin, who has followed the author's career from first bloom in 1978 until today. All but one of the stories have been previously published in either magazines (mostly Realms of Fantasy) or anthologies. That one, Doing Time in the Wild Hunt, was written especially for this collection.

The I Can't Sing Book: For Grown-ups Who Can't Carry a Tune in a Paper Bag but Want to do Music with Young Children

The I Can't Sing Book: For Grown-ups Who Can't Carry a Tune in a Paper Bag but Want to do Music with Young Children Review

Change the Singer

This game takes a lot of concentration and careful listening.

1. Start by alternating lines of a song with your child.

You sing: The wheels on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down.
Child sings: The wheels on the bus go up and down, all around the town.

2. Make it a little harder.

You sing: The wheels on the bus go
Child sings: Up and down, up and down, up and down
You sing: The wheels on the bus go
Child sings: Up and down
You sing: All around the
Child sings: town

3. Each song that you choose can be manipulated in various ways. You can decide, based on the age of your child.

4. The hardest thing to do is to alternate words. You might even try it with another adult to discover how very difficult it can be.

What the Grown-ups Were Doing: An Odyssey Through 1950s Suburbia [Hardcover]

What the Grown-ups Were Doing: An Odyssey Through 1950s Suburbia [Hardcover] Review

Product Description Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip in the 1950s - a suburban, Metroland idyll of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. Yet this shopfront of respectability masked a multitude of anxieties and suspected salacious goings-on. Was Shirley's mother really having an affair with the man from the carpet shop? Did chatterbox Dora Colborne harbour unspeakable desires for Michele's sulky dad? Whose Battenburg cake was the best? An atmosphere of intense rivalry prevails, with Michele's mum very suspicious of her non-Jewish neighbour's domestic and personal habits, and Michele very wary of children's games like 'Doctors and Nurses' that might bring bottoms into the equation. And with glamorous, scheming Auntie Celia swanning around in silk dresses demanding attention, Michele has a lot to contend with. Only the annual holidays to the south of France relieve the tension. This hilarious and wonderfully evocative memoir charts Michele's childhood and coming of age in a Britain that was emerging from post-war austerity into the days of 'you've never had it so good'. It is a characterful and affectionate look at a way of British life long since disappeared but one for which we continue to hold huge affection. About the Author Michele Hanson is one of UK's wittiest and most popular columnists whose funny and sensitive pieces on ageing and modern Britain strike a chord with millions of people. Previously, she was a school teacher for 25 years in inner London, and then escaped the chalk-face and began to write weekly columns for the Guardian. Her books have been serialised for radio and made into a BBC cartoon series. Her book 'Living With Mother' won MIND book of the year in 2006. She lives in north London, these days mostly on her own with her dogs.

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups Review

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"Don't jump on your bed!" "Don't bite your nails!" Parents sure seem to have a lot of rules. To make matters worse, the reasons behind the rules often don't seem to make any sense. Could there be other, secret purposes behind these perpetual parental pleadings? Such is the premise of David Wisniewski's The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups, which has the look of a top secret, classified folder. A radical departure from his Caldecott Award-winning Golem, this book is pure wackiness. Inside, kids will find the "real" reasons behind their parents' rules. And, as Wisniewski reveals, grown-ups have more information than they let on--information pertaining to national security--that makes these admonitions essential.

Wisniewski's illustrations are bright paper cut-outs, featuring crumpled, torn "Security Clearance Required" documents that look freshly pilfered from a government dumpster. Although the conspiracy theories may be over a few young readers' heads, many kids will love the sense of getting an inside scoop. Suspicious youngsters will be delighted to find out, for example, that when parents tell you to eat your vegetables, it's actually to prevent vegetables from regaining world domination. Parents may roll their eyes and say, "Nonsense," but then again, they would say that, wouldn't they? (Ages 6 to 10)

Parents are always spouting these rules. Do they really care about nutrients and mattresses, or are they hiding something? Luckily, one fearless grown-up will risk his neck and his dignity to find out. Disguised as everything from a chocolate milk scuba diver to a giant nose, this counterspy uncovers the disturbing truth. And what he learns will shock you like nothing before. Startling suckface emergencies! Dangerous digit gangs! Powerful sumo cells! Those are just some of the secrets revealed in this book by Caldecott medalist David Wisniewski. But don′t let anyone catch you reading it-especially grown-ups. Who knows what could happen if they knew that you knew?

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups Review

Dr. William Kroen offers sound advice, comfort and compassion to any adult helping a child cope with death. Weaving in anecdotes about real children and their families, he explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death and offers suggestions for how to respond to children at different ages and stages. Specific strategies are offered to guide and support them through the grieving process.