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From the warmth of the sun's early rays to the spectacular colors of sunset, a young boy connects to nature and finds joy throughout the day..As he awakes in the morning, a child feels the sunshine through his window. The boy appreciates his connection to the sun, despite how far away it is, just as he appreciates his connection with his mama.Excited and energized, he spends the day with Mama. They plant seeds, splash each other with water, and dance—all while letting their minds find peace. As the day winds down, they take a walk up their neighborhood hill, letting go of stress and marveling at the beautiful colors of the sunset.The Thank You, World series features lyrical stories about appreciating nature, connecting with our senses, and being present in the moment. These soothing books help young readers let go of stress, observe without judgment, and remain optimistic—even when the sun isn't shining. Thank You, Sun:Demonstrates the benefits of mindfulnessModels how to let go of the stress at the end of the dayEncourages calm reflection and gratitude for the world around usIncludes discussion questions to build on the story's themesThank You, Sun shows how to connect with one another, appreciate nature, quiet our worries, and allow our minds and bodies to wander in grateful contemplation.

Put your child's mind at ease and reassure them of your unconditional love with this fun, comforting story about two imperfect but perfectly loved squirrel sisters from best friends and bestselling authors Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston.Betsy and Bernie are little squirrels in big trouble. They've lost their pet, snuck out after bath time, and now they're so dirty! Will Mom ever forgive them?You're Still My Favorite celebrates the unbreakable bond and'no matter what'love between mother and child and is perfect forreading to children ages 4 through 8 at story time and bed time;giving kids the reassurance and comfort of a parent's unconditional love;embracing the fleeting moments of childhood, no matter how messy or chaotic they may be; andgifting at baby showers, birthdays, preschool graduation, Mother's Day, and more.Muddy footprints, long nights, tantrums, and lost pets—You're Still My Favorite promises children that no matter the mess, moment, or mistake, they will be loved always and forever. Cuddle up with your own little squirrels and remind them that love is the most important thing of all as you celebrate the little moments of honesty and forgiveness that deepen the bond between parent and child.

Best Book of May 2024 by New York Post. Finalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature.From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and ultimately what gets passed down from one generation to the next At 40, Lena Baker is at a steady and stable moment in life—between wine nights with her two best friends and her wedding just weeks away, she's happy in love and in friendship until a confession on her wedding day shifts her world. Unmoored and grieving a major loss, Lena finds herself trying to teach her daughter self-love while struggling to do so herself. Lena questions everything she's learned about dating, friendship, and motherhood, and through it all, she works tirelessly to bring the oft-forgotten Black history of Oregon to the masses, sidestepping her well-meaning co-workers that don't understand that their good intentions are often offensive and hurtful. Through Watson's poetic voice, skin & bones is a stirring exploration of who society makes space for and is ultimately a story of heartbreak and healing.

A young girl turns a walk in the rain into a fun experience, finding gratitude and awe in the weather.With rain pattering on a child's window, she's sad she can't go outside. But when her dad comes home, they decide not to let the rain stop them and go on their planned walk. Together with her younger brother, they listen to and watch the rain, sing along with the sounds, and splash in puddles.Thank You, World seriesThis series inspires children to practice appreciation and gratitude for our natural world, the people around us, and our daily lives. Each book celebrates an aspect of the world with awe and wonder and includes discussion questions to build on the stories'themes and ideas.

A walk with wonder through nature helps a young boy let go of stress at the end of the day.A child is feeling anxious as the day turns to night... and then hears nature tapping on his window. He asks Papa to go for a walk, paying attention to how the world around him makes him feel and wonder. Their walk takes them to the ocean, where they observe and appreciate the night in awe before returning home relaxed and ready to fall asleep.Thank You, World seriesThis series inspires children to practice appreciation and gratitude for our natural world, the people around us, and our daily lives. Each book celebrates an aspect of the world with awe and wonder and includes discussion questions to build on the stories'themes and ideas.

A powerful and imaginative story about a girl fighting to find her way back home from a mind-bending land of the lost. When Henry's father goes missing in the forest on her tenth birthday, her entire world shatters. The last thing she expects is for him to emerge from the trees exactly one year later, unharmed and bearing a gift for her—a strange necklace. Everyone says her father's reappearance is a miracle, but Henry wants real answers to her questions. Where did her father go? How did he get back? And what's the truth behind his gift? Wearing the necklace and carrying only a simple map, Henry enters the same forest that swallowed her father. But beyond the trees, she finds a world more incredible and dangerous than she ever imagined. It's a place for all who are lost, and there's no clear method of escape. As Henry follows in her father's footsteps and searches for a way home, she discovers that the truth she's seeking isn't as simple as she hoped, and if she wants to leave this world, she'll have to be braver than she's ever been.

Key Selling Points There are many paths to becoming a family, and readers from a range of family experiences will find themselves represented in this inclusive picture book that gives nods to surrogacy, adoption, single parenting and alternative family structures. Thoughtful, simple text leaves room for readers to bring their own experiences and meaning to the story, while contemporary illustrations depict a variety of diverse families and the people who support them. Illustrator Brady Sato's first picture book, Kunoichi Bunny, was selected as one of NYPL's Best Books for Kids in 2022.

Dinosaurs learn about friendship, teamwork, and prejudice in this hilarious yarn for newly independent readers, from a master of children's animal stories.Sometimes the most unlikely pairs make the best of friends... All pterodactyls know that flying dinosaurs are superior, and all apatosauruses know that any dinosaur with only two legs is surely second-class. Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become great friends even though their parents have forbidden them to play together. With Nosy's fast flying and Banty's smarts, the two take on the biggest predator on the Great Plain, and conquer their parents'prejudices in one great adventure.“The story is a good choice for dinophiles who have moved beyond picture books and are ready for easy chapter books.” —School Library Journal

Award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen returns with a timely and suspenseful exploration of the fault lines in a community, a school, and a family, as a mother begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible crime. Lilach has it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley, a successful husband and stable marriage, and a teenage son, Adam, with whom she has always felt a particular closeness. Israeli immigrants, the family has now lived in the U.S. long enough that they consider it home. But after a brutal attack on a local synagogue shakes their sense of safety, Adam enrolls in a self-defense class taught by a former Israeli Special Forces officer. There, for the first time, he finds a sense of confidence and belonging. Then, tragedy strikes again when an African American boy dies at a house party, apparently from a drug overdose. Though he was a high school classmate, Adam claims not to know him. Yet rumors begin to circulate that the death was not accidental, and that Adam and his new friends had a history with Jamal. As more details surface and racial tensions in the community are ignited, Lilach begins to question everything she thought she knew about her son. Could her worst fears be possible? Could her quiet, reclusive child have had something to do with Jamal's death? Praised for “instilling emotional depth into a thriller plot” (New York Times Book Review on Waking Lions), Ayelet Gundar-Goshen once again brings together taut, page-turning suspense, superb writing, and razor-sharp insight into the fault lines of race, identity, and privilege and the dark secrets we hide from those we love most.

This is a bravura performance.'~Robin Lippincott, author of Blue Territory: A Meditation on the Life and Art of Joan MitchellTHE WAR ENDS AT FOUR explores the quest of a perpetual outsider looking for a true home while coming to terms with the Italy she left behind and the America she found. Renata, an Italian acupuncturist in Minneapolis, falls madly in love with a charismatic actor. Once married, she discovers his passion is not focused on her alone. With her marriage and her small acupuncture clinic in crisis, she is called to her father's deathbed in Milan. There Renata again faces the slights she suffered in childhood as the daughter of an immigrant from Naples. Gripped by grief and anxiety over her future, she discovers that her father, a survivor of WWII, believed until the end in risk-taking as a life-affirming necessity. With newfound courage, Renata stumbles into the lure of an old love and the magic of a new one.

When Aaron Langford's friend, Otis Thomas, gives him a divination tray as a housewarming gift, Aaron thinks nothing of it. However, as weird occurrences begin to happen around him, Aaron's life is suddenly thrust into turmoil with the disappearance of his son, Asher, and daughter, Imani. As Aaron's marriage and life spiral out of control and the police zero in on him as the prime suspect in his children's disappearance, Aaron realizes he and his friends may have unleashed ancient supernatural powers that were best left alone. In a desperate attempt to bring his children back and clear his name, Aaron decides to embark on an improbable journey with the help of the divination's tray original owner, Urbi Houna, as his guide. Shadowland explores one man's attempts to overcome death and despair as well as pierce the veil between life and death.

Skillfully weaving together domestic suspense, a desperate police investigation, a love affair, and a serial killer on the loose, acclaimed author T. M. Dunn's Her Father's Daughter makes for a raw, edgy, and hard-hitting hero's journey into a family's twisted secrets, perfect for fans of Oyinkan Braithwaite and Karen Dionne.Twenty-five-year-old Linda Donovan has spent her life working for her father, Anthony, at Donovan and Daughter Exterminators in New York City. On the anniversary of her mother's death, her father makes his annual visit to his late wife's grave while Linda heads to a Park Avenue apartment building to work solo.When she arrives, she finds the body of an elderly resident, partially eaten by rats. The gruesome death not only speaks poorly of the Donovans'exterminating services—it also points to foul play. When the cops show up, they demand to speak to Linda's father. But despite her efforts to contact him, Anthony has gone off the radar.As he evades a possible murder charge, Linda's father records in five notebooks—and five damning acts—the story of how he met and fell in love with her mother, a previously untold history of familial abuse, tormented souls, and true love gone terribly wrong.

Howl's Moving Castle meets Christopher Paolini in this “dark and flinty” (Booklist) middle grade fantasy, set in a world as mesmerizing as it is menacing, following children on a quest to save their father who get embroiled in the sinister agendas of rival sorcerers.In an unkind alternate past, somewhere between the Stone Age and a Metal Age, Tell and his sister Wren live in a small mountain village that makes its living off black glass mines and runs on brutal laws. When their father is blinded in a mining accident, the law dictates he has thirty days to regain his sight and be capable of working at the same level as before or be put to death. Faced with this dire future, Tell and Wren make the forbidden treacherous journey to the legendary city of Halfway, halfway down the mountain, to trade their father's haul of the valuable black glass for the medicine to cure him. The city, ruled by five powerful female sorcerers, at first dazzles the siblings. But beneath Halfway's glittery surface seethes ambition, violence, prejudice, blackmail, and impending chaos. Without knowing it, Tell and Wren have walked straight into a sorcerers'coup. Over the next twelve days, they must scramble first to save themselves, then their new friends, as allegiances shift and prejudices crack open to show who has true power.

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination!Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to help him.But one day, perhaps one day soon, he'll be able to open so many things without anyone's help—and not just packages. When that time comes, he'll make amazing discoveries and maybe even save the day with his new skills. There is so much to look forward to! With humor and wit, acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake explores a child's feelings about growing up: the push and pull of relying on parents while striving to learn and do things by oneself. The youngest of readers will relate, while discovering the many ways that they can open up exciting new experiences at this very moment!CELEBRATES THE PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION: Growing up means embracing so many exciting opportunities! Parents will appreciate the reassuring messages of love and support as they seek to open new doors for their children, just as kids learn to do so for themselves!PROMOTES CURIOSITY AND CREATIVE THINKING: Laugh-out-loud and imaginative scenarios will inspire young readers to think about their own futures, dream up big ideas, and embrace the promise of tomorrow.ENGAGING STORY: With a comic-like style, unique narrative approach, and fast pacing, kids will find humor and surprises on every page.GO-TO READ-ALOUD: Smart, comedic pacing, imaginative scenarios, and a compelling voice will make this a favorite picture book.Perfect for:Fans of award-winning author-illustrator Shinsuke YoshitakeParents seeking humorous children's books about growing upGift givers seeking a laugh-out-loud picture bookFans of picture books from JapanTeachers, grandparents, and caregivers looking for a compelling read-aloudReaders who enjoy smart, funny story books by Oliver Jeffers, Andrea Beaty, Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, and Dan Santat

Un vieillard et son teckel coulant des jours paisibles jusqu'à l'arrivée de nouveaux voisins. Un père et une mère de famille ne remettant jamais en question leurs paroles ou leurs agissements devant leur unique enfant. Une «princesse de Monaco» qui n'attend qu'un signe pour enclencher les rouages du destin. Un gardien prêt à «offrir» son temps et à donner des leçons sans compter. Avec Le Bonhomme Sept Heures, l'auteur Yvan Godbout s'éloigne de la noirceur et des horreurs de ses contes précédents pour explorer un univers à la lisière du fantastique. Dans cet opus, les apparences peuvent être trompeuses. Derrière des yeux bienveillants peuvent se dissimuler ceux d'un croquemitaine, et sous les visages les plus innocents se cache parfois une sombre vérité. Égarée dans les méandres d'un monde inconnue, la petite Laurie en fera le triste constat.

Encourage your little dinosaur to let out their proudest roar in this touching picture book for kids, the perfect Easter gift!Celebrate your favorite little dino and what makes them fiercely one-of-a-kind in this inspiring book about unconditional love. Filled with vibrant art of dinosaurs like Triceratops, T. rex, Stegosaurus, and more, this heartfelt self-esteem story features affirmational encouragement as a child grows and touches on timeless themes of kindness, perseverance, courage, and dreaming big. Perfect for sharing with your roarsome dinosaur to show just how much joy they bring, this sweet read aloud will become a favorite bedtime story for children, parents, and grandparents alike!You're fierce and strong, my dinosaur, in all you say and do.And I hope you'll always remember I love you through and through…The best encouragement book gift for:Children ages 3-7 who love dinosaur stories!Holiday stocking or Easter basket stuffersPreschool and kindergarten graduationsMother's and Father's Day'I love you'gifts for parents and grandparentsBoys'and girls'birthdaysand more!

Key Selling Points A father must travel far away for his work, but he is watched over by a seagull until he returns home. Families with caregivers who must be away for lengths of time will appreciate a story that illustrates how family remains connected even when apart. Children will find reassurance in a story that depicts the loved one watched over until coming back safely. A calm and meditative story well-suited to bedtime. Aspects of the logistics of cargo shipping are depicted, including navigating rough waters, maneuvering into port and unloading containers.

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERAs gripping and unforgettable as Fredrik Backman's Bear Town and Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, this haunting novel digs into the impact of a fatal avalanche on a small BC mountain town, as seen through the eyes of those who survive the tragedy.'Heart-rending and heart-stopping.'—Alix Ohlin, author of Dual Citizens'...lays bare the truths of mental illness...epically unforgettable.'—Jen Sookfong Lee, author of Superfan'Deeply raw...Insightful and unsparing, this is an important book.'—Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of PeopleContent Note: this is an important book and a powerful depiction of extreme Bipolar disorder. It deals with sensitive subject matter, and we encourage readers to take care of themselves and their mental health while reading.Last Winter is the story of a child who might not survive the heartbreak of her father's death and a mother who struggles to both parent and manage her grief in the grips of a Bipolar crisis.Fiona and Gus's marriage has veered off course. Fiona's mental health is shaky at best, and is now further strained under the weight of a transgression that she would like to both forget and repeat. Gus, a pro snowboarder turned backcountry guide, is exhausted by Fiona's mood swings and her ambivalence about their relationship, but mostly by the impact of her erratic behaviour on their eight-year-old daughter, Ruby. Ruby loves them both, but has a much closer relationship with her father, and has stopped talking in the face of the tensions between her parents.In the midst of this marital crisis, Gus takes Ruby's class on an overnight trip into the wilderness, where Ruby is one of only two children to survive the avalanche that kills the others, including her beloved father. While Fiona's mental health is unravelled further by grief, Ruby is flattened by Gus's loss. After the search ends with no sign of her father, Ruby is determined to find him herself, using the survival skills he taught her and believing that he must still be alive. Her trek back into the snow sets off events that stretches her own resourcefulness and her mother's fragile coping skills to the breaking point.Atmospheric and deftly told with an economy of words and a finely tuned gaze on the small moments that build up to an inexorable and shocking end, Last Winter is a contemporary drama that will grip readers both for the story and for the vibrant portrayal of the complexities of family life.

Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. You've got to have a partner who refuses to let you quit.Drew was never much of a runner. Until his dad's unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do. Until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay's half-marathon could solve her family's housing problems.And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Drew and Mia have very different reasons for running, but these two twelve year olds have one crucial thing in common (besides sharing a birthday): Hope. For the future. For their families. And for each other.A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

A Port Mungo, squallida cittadina fluviale lungo il golfo dell'Honduras, Jack Rathbone, pittore visionario alla ricerca di ispirazione e assoluta concentrazione, credeva di aver finalmente trovato un posto che avrebbe dato a lui e alla sua amante, l'affermata artista Vera Savage, la solitudine di cui avrebbero avuto bisogno per creare opere tali da sconvolgere il mondo dell'arte fin dalle sue fondamenta. Ma ai tropici, lontano dalle mete turistiche più gettonate, il tempo sembra trasformarsi in un meccanismo inceppato e arrugginito dalla salsedine. Tra l'afa soffocante e le paludi impenetrabili di mangrovie che circondano e assediano la cittadina, Jack e Vera, dopo un iniziale idillio, in questi luoghi inospitali e seducenti, scopriranno dei lati nuovi, selvaggi e pericolosi, della loro personalità. Con il suo straordinario stile narrativo Patrick McGrath racconta, attraverso la voce della devotissima sorella di Jack, Gin, la storia avvincente di una coppia maledetta e sfortunata. Port Mungo, da fantasia romantica e bohémien, si trasforma in una storia oscura e inquietante, un'esplorazione che, tra arte, amore e follia porta il lettore fin dentro i meandri più sinistri della mente umana.

When the FBI can't help, an unassuming banker takes matters into his own hands to bring his son home Wade, a respected banker in La Jolla, CA, and his estranged wife, Fiona, make the unbearable decision to send their teenage son, Myles, away to an expensive treatment center after a streak of harmful behavior. After a year of treatment, Myles comes home, seemingly rehabilitated. But soon, he sneaks off to Tijuana to buy drugs— and is kidnapped.When the ransom call comes, Fiona is frantic and accepts help from Andre, the Quebecois whose charity Fiona runs. Wade is wary of Andre's reputation and the bank he owns, but seeing no other way to secure a kidnap negotiator or the ransom, he swallows his doubts to get his son home.In order to get the ransom money, Wade makes a deal with Andre— he'll work for Andre's bank in exchange for the cash. But as Wade races to rescue Myles before his kidnappers lose their patience, he realizes he's wrapped up in more crime than just a kidnapping— he's now indebted to a cartel.Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Lisa Scottoline

A grandmother-granddaughter duo set off on the Hollywood adventure of a lifetime in this funny middle-grade novel about breaking rules, growing up, and finding yourself—perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Booki Vivat. Audrey Covington's parents are the textbook definition of strict—they don't let Audrey stay up late or watch scary movies, and they definitely don't let her go anywhere unsupervised. Audrey knows it's best to just accept the way it is. But her friends decide her parents'rules are getting in the way of all their fun and unceremoniously disinvite her from their annual start-of-summer slumber party so they aren't tied down by boring Audrey. Now Audrey is stuck helping her parents move her former-movie-star grandmother into a luxury retirement community. When she finally manages to sneak off to her parents'car to check her phone, her grandmother climbs into the driver's seat and speeds off—not realizing Audrey is still in the back seat! After startling each other, they come to a deal: Audrey promises not to tell her parents where her grandma is if Audrey can join in on one last grand adventure—no rules allowed. But as the two make their way across Hollywood, they realize that the life they think they want might not be what they need.

In'Leben und Meinungen des Herrn Tristram Shandy'entfaltet Laurence Sterne ein meisterhaftes Spiel der Narration, das die Konventionen des Romans seiner Zeit radikal herausfordert. Der Text zeichnet sich durch eine innovative Erzähltechnik aus, die durch assoziative Sprünge und humorvolle Reflexionen besticht. Sterne verwendet nicht nur eine eigensinnige Sprache, sondern spielt auch mit typografischen Elementen, um die Gedankenwelt von Tristram Shandy lebendig zu machen. Diese literarische Experimentierfreude ist eingebettet in den Kontext der Aufklärung, in dem die Erkundung des Individuums und psychologischer Dimensionen an Bedeutung gewann. Laurence Sterne, geboren 1713 in Irland, war ein Schriftsteller und Geistlicher, dessen eigenes Leben von Reisen und dem Studium unterschiedlichster Disziplinen geprägt war. Sein scharfer Witz und seine kreative Erzählweise sind Ausdruck seiner kritischen Haltung gegenüber der damaligen Gesellschaft und ihren Konventionen. Der Einfluss der zeitgenössischen philosophischen Strömungen, verbunden mit seinen persönlichen Erfahrungen, insbesondere seiner Auseinandersetzung mit der Vergänglichkeit und dem menschlichen Wesen, prägen seine literarische Stimme in diesem Werk.'Leben und Meinungen des Herrn Tristram Shandy'ist eine unkonventionelle Lektüre, die sowohl das Vergnügen am Erzählen als auch tiefere Einsichten in die menschliche Natur vermittelt. Leser, die sich für die Entwicklung des Romans als Genre sowie für die Komplexität des menschlichen Daseins interessieren, finden in diesem Buch sowohl Unterhaltung als auch Denkanstöße. Sterne lädt uns ein, die Grenzen der Sprache und der Erzählkunst zu erkunden, womit dieses Werk zu einem zeitlosen Klassiker avanciert.

Show your little one they are one in a chameleon with this adorably punny board book for babies and toddlers, the perfect Easter basket stuffer!There's nothing better than hanging together with someone you love slow much! Combining gorgeous illustrations, charming animal puns, and an evergreen message of love and encouragement, this wildly sweet book is a pun-derful way show your llamazing little one you'll always be there.For fans of the USA Today bestseller I Love You Like No Otter, this adorable story is the best sloth book gift for kids and animal lovers ages 0-3—made just for their little hands! The perfect addition to any Valentine's Day or Christmas gift for kids, holiday stocking stuffer, baby shower gift, or bedtime read aloud.Just a few lines to say, you're ze-bravest kid I know.Toucan do anything! I love to watch you grow. More charming stories from Punderland, the perfect gift for any occasion:I Love You Like No OtterI Love You More, BabysaurAll I Want for Christmas Is EweSomebunny Loves YouYou Shamrock My Worldand more!

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rive, 1948. Établis depuis vingt ans dans un charmant petit village en bordure du fleuve Saint-Laurent, Émilienne et Rosaire Cardin coulent des jours paisibles. Rien n'annonçait que le destin les frapperait en cette veille de Noël qu'ils prévoyaient joyeuse et animée : leur aînée, Clémence, apprend la mort tragique de son mari, la laissant seule avec trois enfants en bas âge. À leurs inquiétudes se greffera bientôt la mélancolie de Fleurette, la cadette, qui voit s'envoler mois après mois ses espoirs de fonder une famille, alors que son époux et elle tentent désespérément de concevoir un bébé. Ainsi absorbée par les problèmes personnels auxquels ses filles étaient confrontées, Émilienne avait refoulé son désir d'élucider le mystère entourant la disparition de son père, survenue le jour même de sa naissance. Malgré cela, au fil du temps, l'appel de la vérité se fera toujours plus impérieux. Arrivera-t-elle enfin à percer ce silence trop longtemps prisonnier du passé? Après Dans les yeux de Laurence, Francine Laviolette nous présente ici un nouveau roman riche en émotions. Elle y déploie tout son talent pour nous faire découvrir des intrigues familiales finement tissées autour de personnages attachants et bien campés dans leur époque.

Tell your dazzling little unicorn I love you in this magical picture book for kids, the perfect Easter gift!Never dull your sparkle and let your inner rainbow shine! Filled with sweet rhymes, enchanting illustrations, lots of unicorn sparkle, and the endless promise of love, this heartwarming and inspirational picture book is the perfect way to show your child that they're one-of-a-kind. Sharing the timeless magic of togetherness, kindness, perseverance, and courage, this delightful love book celebrates the special joy each child brings and will inspire repeat reads and become a favorite bedtime story!The best encouragement book gift for:Children ages 3-7 who love rainbows and unicorn stories!Holiday stocking or Easter basket stufferPreschool and kindergarten graduationsMother's and Father's Day'I love you'gifts for parents and grandparentsGirls birthdaysAnd more!My precious little unicorn, you make the world so bright.You dazzle in the sparkling sky, spreading joy with all your light.

From the USA Today bestselling series and creators of I Love You Like No Otter! Let your heart take flight with this unsinkably adorable and punny story for babies and toddlers, the perfect Easter gift!Show your little one they fuel your days with loads of love in this punderful board book about things that go! Filled with charming rhymes and transportation illustrations of tractors, boats, construction vehicles, planes, trains, and more, this tow-tally cute read aloud is the perfect gift to share with anyone who makes your heart zoom!For fans of I Love You Like No Otter, this encouragement story is the best book gift for new parents, kids, and car and truck lovers ages 0-3—made just for their little hands! Makes a wheely wonderful gift for baby showers, preschool, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter basket or holiday stocking stuffers, or other special moments all year long.More charming stories from Punderland, the perfect gift for any occasionI Love You More, BabysaurDonut Give UpLet's Get This Potty StartedSomebunny Loves YouI Love You Like No Otterand more!You fuel my days with happiness, the way you zoom zoom zoom.We'll chug past any challenge. You make my heart go vroom!

A celebration of family love and Black joy from Coretta Scott King Award–winning author and 2025-2026 Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford, this beautiful rhyming board book is the perfect gift for mom!The sun is calling us outside.Mama cheers me down the slide!We wish on puffs and sift through sand.We hike together hand in hand.With simple, charming text, and colorful illustrations, Me and My Mama is the perfect way to for kids to reflect on the special role their Mama plays in their life and explore the many ways love can be shown!

Cinq ans d'écriture sur sa mère malade, de visites régulières aux parents, très âgés et jusqu'alors épargnés, avec la douleur aiguë des souvenirs heureux parmi les déchirures ; reviviscence des riches heures enfantines sur les chemins où l'on repasse. Cinq ans d'obstination au dialogue avec un esprit en péril. S'y retrouvent'la joie et les rires partagés'en dépit des progrès inéluctables de la déchéance. Incisif, le style exalte ces victoires humaines et dévoile sans concession nos fêlures. Comme l'ouvrage de tricot poursuivi courageusement par sa mère, l'écriture de Soizick Redon tient à un fil. Celui qui répare les accrocs, relie passé et présent, qui coud une génération à l'autre. Les filles de la narratrice l'accompagnent ou, parfois, la remplacent. Complicités entre femmes pour que la vie continue, inlassable.

A little girl grieves the loss of her mother, but she can't grieve alone. When her friends and family arrive at her house to sit shiva, laden with cakes and stories, she refuses to come downstairs. But the laughter and memories gradually bring her into the fold, where she is comforted by her community. By the end of the book, she feels stronger and more nourished, and she understands the beautiful tradition. Then, when sees her father sitting alone, she is able to comfort him in his time of need. Sitting Shiva is a beautiful, heartfelt story about grief and loss, but also about comfort and community. It shows that no matter what religion you practice, we are all more similar than we are different. A note from the author explains the ritual of sitting shiva, a seven-day period of mourning for the death of a family member observed in Jewish homes.

Motivated by new undies and Daddy's support, a relatable toddler adorably navigates the excitement and challenges of learning to use the potty. Age-appropriate language and engaging illustrations make this simple and sweet story a perfect potty training support for little ones.

A delightful holiday book from beloved author Marianne Richmond, Little Bird Finds Christmas reminds us all of what's really important during the holidays.'Okay,'said Little Bird.'But where do we find Christmas?'She had looked in a lot of places, and she was tired.'In your own heart,'said Mama.'In my heart. In all the grateful, giving hearts. It's our thank-you to God for His gift to love us.'An adorably sweet new Christmas story from a bestselling author whose books have become family classics, Little Bird Finds Christmas is a delightful journey of finding the joy, warmth, and spirit of the season wherever you are—in your heart.

Dans cette suite de récits, l'auteur évoque les difficultés de l'éducation des enfants, et, en particulier, le drame de la rupture. Comment rétablir des liens abîmés? Comment réconcilier les membres d'une même famille opposés lors d'un conflit aux origines ambiguës? Tels sont les thèmes abordés dans ce livre. L'auteur ne donne pas de solution, il se contente d'exposer des faits. Le père, confronté à des problèmes qu'il ne comprend pas et juge insolubles, s'efforce de maintenir les liens familiaux, tout en respectant la liberté des différents acteurs. Ce n'est qu'en fin de vie qu'il verra son rêve se réaliser donnant à ce livre une issue teintée d'espérance.

Wilhelmina Mann can never seem to get anything right: her work, relationships and family are all on the rocks. But when she suddenly receives a stack of letters from her long-dead mother, everything she's ever known begins to change.On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Wilhelmina Mann is already dealing with more than enough problems, so a birthday misadventure landing her in the lock-up is hardly even a surprise. But that mistake leads to Wil receiving a packet of old letters; letters to Wil from her mother that were written just before she died, back when Wil was a small child.Suddenly, Wil's life is thrown into a new kind of turmoil as she discovers the mother she lost. And while the letters begin as tales of growing up, they soon become a great love story, almost as great as the bond between mother and daughter. Caught in old, unexpected emotions and unresolved hurts, Wil risks everything to journey back to the tiny English village in which her mother grew up, searching for answers in another set of letters she is meant to find there.But secrets are kept for a reason. Will she find the last letters? And will she want to know what they contain?Twenty-Six Letters is a captivating novel entwining family, place and identity, the shame of keeping secrets and the liberation of finding them out.

Gaige's curiosity gets the better of him when he discovers a bookstore on an abandoned street where no bookstore should be. He steps inside and is immediately enthralled by its antiquarian sights and smells. But one book in particular calls to him. It isn't long before he gets a bad feeling about it, but it's already too late. The store's aged bookseller gives him no alternative: once he touches the book, it's his—whether he wants it or not. It's bought and paid for and there are no returns. The book leads Gaige on a horrific descent into the unknown. As he falls into the depths of its pages, he loses blocks of time, and his friends become trapped inside ancient cellars with seemingly no means of escape. Gaige soon learns that the ancient bookseller is a notorious serial killer from previous century, and fears that he has fallen into a predicament from which he may not escape. When all seems lost, he finds the one person he can turn to for help—Mael, a sweet teen also trapped inside the book who didn't fall for the bookseller's tricks.Together, they race against time to protect Gaige from joining a long string of boys who vanished without a trace inside the Book of Dreams.

Arrival is an exploration of the ripple effects of domestic abuse. The story follows a young woman fleeing her home country and trying to rebuild her life, after she has suffered violence at the hands of an alcoholic father.Prompted by her therapist, the unnamed protagonist starts processing the abuse experienced in her childhood while also pondering what it means to be a mother when consumed by trauma. The novel bends form to accommodate the narrator's scattered mind and her attempt to assemble a version of herself through fragments and stitches of memories, borrowed conversations and minutiae that linger and haunt.Infused with love and determination and interwoven with folk tales and rituals, Arrival depicts the ways in which we are resilient, capable of carving our own paths and reimagining our lives.

As team captain, Kai is always in control on the field. He's like the glue that keeps the team together, and the team relies on him to be a solid, talented player. But at home, as hard as he tries, Kai can't keep his parents together. Their fighting intensifies so much that Kai's frustrations spill over into school and soccer. Will he be able to provide what the team needs without the home support that he used to take for granted? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

When a young teen discovers a top-secret parenting manual, it's kids versus grown-ups in this kooky, illustrated middle grade thriller with nonstop, seat-of-your-pants action that will delight fans of Jarrett Lerner and Stuart Gibbs. When a tween boy [Codename: Furious Popcorn] picks up what he thinks is a cookbook and finds a diabolical parenting manual, his world turns upside down. The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Your Kids was written by an organization called F.A.R.T. (Families Against Rotten Teens), a secret society of grizzled parents whose origins date back to antiquity. FP is determined to get to the bottom of this, but when he begins investigating F.A.R.T., the manual goes missing, his parents deny knowing anything about any kind of book, and—maybe strangest of all—kids at school start listening to their parents and teachers. What kid would ever do that? F.A.R.T. proves to be more than just some gassy acronym and parental rules and regulations when FP and the Only Onlys, his best friends since preschool, discover F.A.R.T.'s grand plan: a brain modem that can turn kids into well-behaved zombies! This wacky crew has no choice but to find out who's behind the nefarious organization and save young people the world over from total F.A.R.T. domination!

A completely gripping and twisty psychological thriller from the UK Top 50 bestselling author of The Bride Your worst nightmare is about to come true...When Megan discovers that her young daughter is missing, she thinks that her ex-husband is to blame.But was it someone else entirely?Someone out for revenge? Someone with a grudge?As DI Laura Kesey begins her investigation, she discovers that the case is infinitely more wicked than she could ever have imagined.The clock is ticking.But will Kesey find Lottie before it's too late?It's every parent's worst nightmare. The greater the evil, the deadlier the game.A breathtaking, page-turner of a book that will have you looking over your shoulder long after reading. If you were hooked on The Housemaid, The Girl on the Train, and The Couple at No.9 then you'll be addicted to Mr. Nice.Praise for John Nicholl:‘A dark, gritty, and compulsive read'Daily Express'The chill is tangible'Owen Mullen'A frightening book that lures us into the darkness where monsters live. John Nicholl's knowledge of this world from his years of police work makes his characters ring true'Billy Hayes‘An outstanding piece of work by a truly masterful storyteller'Anita Waller'Dark and disturbing. One to really get your pulse racing. This is a story you won't forget'Ross Greenwood‘The hairs on the back of my neck are still up!… Makes your skin quiver… I was well and truly hooked… The twist had my mouth dropping and rereading twice!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Absolutely addictive and gripping. I seriously WOULD NOT even start this book unless you have cleared your schedule because you will not be able to put it down!!! I absolutely blew through it in one sitting and it genuinely was unputdownable!!! A true page turner absolutely rammed with suspense, tension and everything you want when you read a psychological thriller'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I was hooked… Will leave you with shivers down your spine and chills in your heart. Some of the twists in this book left my jaw on the floor. And the ending blew me away. Outstanding!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A real psychological thriller with a dark side. Creepy, chilling with undertones of something darker. At times I had goosebumps on my goosebumps. I found this book impossible to put down and finally turned the last page at 1am. Yes. This book is that good!!!… MUST READ!!!!!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Absolutely brilliant… Immensely readable… Gripping… Never slows down at all'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A completely unputdownable psychological suspense thriller that reeled me in right from the very start. The twists left me speechless. I did gasp out loud at the ending which I thought was brilliant'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewPlease note this is a re-release of Mr Nice

When the body of a prospective client is discovered in her burned-out home, declutterer Ellen Curtis is drawn into a baffling investigation where nothing is as it first appears. “My mother's going to kill herself... That is, if I don't kill her first.” When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother's chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn't like her mother very much. But when Ingrid Richards'body is discovered in her burned-out home, Alexandra's exasperated words don't seem such a joke. Due to the hazardous state of the victim's over-cluttered residence, the police are inclined to dismiss her death as an unfortunate accident. Ellen's not so sure. Could Alexandra's resentment towards her mother have escalated into outright violence? The more she discovers about the dead woman's remarkable past, the more convinced Ellen becomes that there's something decidedly suspicious about her death. At least she can console herself that clearing out widower Edward Finch's bungalow will be a straightforward job in comparison. But in this assumption, Ellen couldn't be more wrong...

Fifteen-year-old Ian Daly's moral universe is turned upside down when, at this father's funeral, he discovers that his father had two secret families.'Cassidy's debut is affecting...Like the best coming-of-age novels, Here Lies a Father grounds its big concerns in the exquisite particulars of one person's life.'--Literary Hub “Mckenzie Cassidy stuns with his beautiful debut novel, Here Lies a Father. Told as a classic coming-of-age story, Cassidy's narrator, fifteen-year-old Ian Daly, is a nuanced combination of the naivete of Huckleberry Finn and the shrewdness of Holden Caufield.'--Southern Review of Books”Cassidy's engrossing debut...convincingly depicts the ways his sensitive, turbulent protagonist navigates the murky period between adolescence and adulthood. Cassidy's distinctive coming-of-age story will move readers.”--Publishers Weekly'Ian is a worthy literary cousin of Holden Caulfield, another kid with little tolerance for fakes and phonies and too much hard-won skepticism for his age. The grown-ups have let Ian down; now he must create himself.'--Kirkus Reviews'If you're looking for a good, quicker read that will get you thinking about family life, mental health and how the environment someone grew up in can affect how they are as a person, I'd definitely recommend Here Lies A Father.'--Girls at the Rock Show'Here Lies a Father is a fantastic, page-turning read, chock full of surprises and deeply manifesting home truths and their layered meanings, and so clearly points to the fact that even after just the one book, Mckenzie Cassidy has hit a literary home run.'--Exclusive Magazine'Here Lies A Father is a coming of age story ripe with secrets and lies. Mckenzie Cassidy captures all the wonder and confusion of one teen's rites of passage as he grapples with the truth about his parents and the mystery of the past.'--Stewart O'Nan, author of Snow Angels'Keenly observed and beautifully written, Mckenzie Cassidy's Here Lies a Father follows a blue-collar Holden Caulfield through a weekend odyssey of family secrets, lies, and revelations. It's a novel for anyone who has ever wondered about their parents'pasts--I couldn't put it down.'--Sara Pritchard, author of Help Wanted: Female'A marvelous read, full of surprises, home truths, and excellent prose. Mckenzie Cassidy has joined the illustrious ranks of Ivan Turgenev and his classic Fathers and Sons.'--John Bowers, author of The Colony'Here Lies A Father is a raw balance of beauty and sadness, both a compelling page-turner and a call to linger over each of Cassidy's exquisitely crafted sentences.'--Libby Cudmore, author of The Big RewindWhen Ian Daly and his sister Catherine arrive for their wayward father's funeral in his small and desolate upstate New York hometown, a secret that was kept from them their entire lives emerges: their father Thomas abandoned two other families, leaving behind two furious wives and several children who never knew their father. Ian wants to know more of the truth, but his sister and mother want to preserve the carefully constructed myth they've created around who Thomas really was.In the cold, lonely winter landscape of small-town New York, fifteen-year-old Ian sets out alone to learn the truth about his father's past and the families he left behind. Here Lies a Father examines the long-term effects shameful secrets have on a family, and how difficult it is for a young man to reconstruct his own sense of right and wrong, when every value and moral principle he was ever taught was based on a lie.

Pondering into the depths of emotions and feelings, this book gives you the best feeling of love and soul. This book describes the parent-child relationship and the connection of the soul with love and divineness. listen to the glory of nature and understand the reality of life. this book's language is simple enough to teach you the meaning of life and death. after reading this book, you will be able to understand your inner self and will be able to see the real world. give us your best reviews so that we can create more ideas.

A simple board book with a sweet take on contrasts, featuring a parent and child Big Bear. Little Bear. Big Bear's boots. Little Bear's boots. Big Bear's bed. Little Bear's bed. This simple and sweet board book, featuring bold primary-colored art, compares Big Bear and Little Bear and the big and little everyday objects—boots, teacups, chairs, beds, and more—they each use in their lives together as parent and child.

Ce roman est inspiré du drame du Rana Plaza, survenu en avril 2013 au Bangladesh, et des histoires de personnes que l'auteure a pu rencontrer. C'est ainsi qu'elle a imaginé le parcours d'Aymen, un petit garçon marqué par la disparition brutale de sa mère qui a péri sous les décombres de l'atelier de couture où elle travaillait. Désemparé, il retrouvera espoir grâce à la main tendue d'un photographe français dépêché sur place. Son objectif sera alors de rejoindre la France à la recherche d'un secret de famille. Mais le chemin est long et Aymen sera confronté à des rencontres qui bouleverseront le cours de sa vie. Dans ce roman qui interroge notre monde et pointe du doigt certains effets des chaînes de production sur les hommes à l'autre bout de la planète, il est aussi question du rapport à la filiation et du rapport à l'autre. Parce qu'au bout du compte, d'où que l'on vienne et qui que l'on soit, nous sommes tous éprouvés de la même façon par la mort, l'amour, la maladie, la pauvreté, et même l'argent.Parce que notre première identité, c'est notre humanité.

‘But then we all love this place, don't we, in our different ways?'It's the summer of 1976, and the winds of change are blowing through the small town of Repentance on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. The old families farmed cattle and cut timber, but the new settlers, the hippies, have a different perspective on the natural order and humankind's place in the scheme of things. Soon everything will be disturbed. Either the old growth is coming down or the loggers have to be stopped. And although not everyone agrees on tactics, noone will escape being drawn into the coming confrontation. A tale of a country town and its rhythms, Repentance is also the story of modern Australia at one of its flashpoints, told tenderly and beautifully through the eyes of characters you won't forget.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep.Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all. A nice house in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Two well-behaved, healthy teenage children. Important government jobs—Rebecca working in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brian serving as a coder for the National Security Agency. Their lives stand to improve even more as Brian, in his off-hours, has just developed and sold a highly profitable app. However, the Unsworths'marriage isn't as perfect as it seems. After two decades together, they've drifted apart, talking little and having sex even less. Seeking to revive their strained relationship, they decide for their twentieth wedding anniversary to take their two kids, Kira and Tony, on a European getaway. They have a blast…until one night in Barcelona when Kira doesn't come home from a dance club. She's gone. Abducted. Over the course of a single weekend, the Unsworths will do everything possible to find her—as Kira herself discovers just how far she'll go to break free of the trap that's been set for her. And even as Rebecca and Brian come together for Kira, they realize their marriage is more tenuous than they realized. The Power Couple is both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage—the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.

AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD NOVEL OF THE YEARLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Awards“Mr. Ryan writes conspicuously beautiful prose… The fleeting happiness and abiding melancholy of the asymmetry, heightened by the intimately rendered surroundings, brings out Mr. Ryan's most sensuous and emotive writing.” –The Wall Street JournalFrom the Booker nominated author of The Queen of Dirt Island, Donal Ryan's new novel follows the Gladney family across three generations seeking the true meaning of what it is to find home and love.In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home in Ireland and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again.Five years later, Moll returns from London. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever. Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today.

A sweet ode to dreams of all kinds. If you are the squirrel, I am the tree. If you are the traveler, I am the sea. If you are the writer, I am the nook. If you are the reader, I am the book. In simple poetic language, a child is reassured that no matter what or where they are, they will never be alone.

The Little White Bird (1902) is a novel by J. M. Barrie. Inspired by his friendship with George Llewelyn Davies, the grandson of writer George du Maurier, Barrie penned this heartwarming tale of imagination and adventure featuring for the first time his beloved character Peter Pan. Broken into short episodes, The Little White Bird follows Captain W., a childless veteran, on his visits to David and his family in Kensington Gardens. Through their friendship, David receives an education in wonder, while the Captain learns what it could feel like to be a father. Set in Victorian London, the novel follows Captain W. on his long walks through the city. With no family of his own, he finds comfort in friendship with David, the son of a local governess. Enchanted by the Captain's vibrant imagination, David loves most of all his tales of Peter Pan, a magical boy who never grows old, who lives with fairies and never says no to adventure. One night, the story goes, a young girl is locked out of her house in Kensington Gardens past dark. Scared and cold, she finds safety with Peter and the fairies, who have gathered to celebrate life with a magnificent ball. Written for children and adults alike, The Little White Bird was the book that started it all, launching Barrie's career as a popular storyteller whose tales of the present day are filled with the wit and wonder of history's greatest fairytales. This edition of J. M. Barrie's The Little White Bird is a classic work of Scottish literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Le narrateur de ce roman bâtit l'intrigue à l'intérieur d'une société conventionnellement sous-tendue par des inégalités de tous genres. Ellos et Sandrine, incarnation de la jeunesse, tentent de concilier, en vain, autour d'une relation amoureuse, elle-même construite sur du sable. Ce livre met en évidence l'abandon de l'éducation parentale qui peut être vu comme la principale cause de déliquescence juvénile à travers des pratiques tels la corruption, la consommation de drogues, le vagabondage sexuel, la mythomanie, etc.