Creative Child

¿Qué padres y madres no han sentido alguna vez desesperación ante el reto de lidiar con los conflictos cotidianos con sus hijos e hijas? ¿Quién no ha estado al borde de un ataque de nervios cuando los niños tienen que ducharse, obedecer, ser más responsables, menos contestones, más obedientes, más empáticos, menos nerviosos o mejores comedores?

Danika loves ballet. She translates each ordinary aspect of her life into a remarkable dance performance. Ballerina Konora (a professional ballerina) joins the fun with how-to instructions for kids who want to dance along with Danika, Penelope the cat, and their animal friends.

This book is about the easy use of the latest mind/body techniques as they apply to pregnancy, labor, and birth. This, along with the complete hypnobirthing method as taught in the book, dispels all the old myths, teaching mothers how to let go of the fear, embrace the joy, and transcend the pain. It also teaches fathers how to be the support person every mother longs for.

A book for young listeners, Mary Lou Retton: America's Sweetheart tells the inspirational life story of the most celebrated gymnast in United States history. Discover how a young girl from West Virginia achieved her dream of winning gymnastics' all-around title at the 1984 Olympics. Includes anecdotes from her personal life and career highlights.

Set sail to new adventures and escapes with eight best-selling authors in the exciting new Sail Away series! Single and over sixty... Those are the only boxes Jennifer Golden needs to check to be eligible for a ticket on the Silver Sails cruise line. She's taken a few solo trips with women her age, and she knows how to pack what she needs for a 2-week vacation in a single carry-on. She's never done a cruise quite this long or quite this nice, but with her daughter now moved out of the house she's been renting from Jennifer for a decade, a son who's stopped talking to her, and the man she's ...

Nana and Me is DT's (Determined Toddler) story of determination to make the journey across a large room a success! It tells of the toddler's persistent trek across a room filled with distractions (toys, Pop Pop's shoe, etc.) to a loving Nana who rewards the amazing little toddler with a big warm cookie and cold sippy cup filled with milk.

تنطوي الهوية على جزء بدائي يعبر عن عفوية الطفل داخل الإنسان. ويضع أسس للواقع كرد فعل، خاصة مع الوالدين في السنوات الأولى. فيحدث اندماج مع العالم وكلما كان هذا الاندماج قليل الصراعات كلما شكل هوية سوية. لكن كلما اشتدت صراعاته، كلما أدي إلى عدم الاستقرار، وكان هناك أزمة هوية.

Wishes in branches tied with string. Someone's hopes. Another's dreams. Loretta Thompson is a people-person. She loves meeting new people and learning about their lives--and she has a special gift which makes everyone she meets feel like she's their best friend. She periodically cleans rooms at the Wishing Tree Inn, and she's always been fascinated by what she can learn from the things guests leave behind. Her love of imagining the lives of lost objects leads her all over the country returning the misplaced items she finds at the inn. Along the way, she discovers a love of genealogy to ...

Este divertido cuento infantil es acerca de un niño pelirrojo y con pecas llamado Terry, al que todos llaman Terry el Trepador porque adora treparse a los árboles. Terry está persiguiendo a una hermosa mariposa y quiere regresar a su casa. ¿Pero dónde está la casa de Terry?

Meet the cool creatives behind awe-inspiring art, with this non-fiction title for kids. Pour paint onto a canvas with Jackson Pollock, laugh along with the pranks of Hokusai, and find beauty in your self-portrait with Frida Kahlo, as you follow the stories of more than 50 fabulous artists and their groundbreaking work. Through charming storytelling rich in detail, Artists covers celebrated figures as well as lesser-known trailblazers, each with a tale as intriguing as it is unique.

How to Be a Writer is peppered with nuggets of practical advice for every person who is aspiring to write and be published, all told in Ruskin Bond's characteristic understated, tongue-in-cheek, humorous style. So, what is it that a person requires the most to become a writer? A love of books, of language, of life, an observant eye and a good memory, along with enthusiasm, optimism, and persistence. This book is an exclusive glimpse into the writing credo of Ruskin Bond, an author who has had an incredibly successful writing career spanning over 70 years.

Learn how to create and tell spellbinding oral stories for the special children in your life with The Storyteller's Kit Box. Children’s author and story weaver Judy Hubbard shows how easy it is to build magical stories using a simple four-step approach - character, setting, action, and resolution - and an armada of great story themes. The Storyteller’s Kit Box provides helpful tips on story delivery, instructions for creating props bags and story boxes...and sample stories to get you started.

God could have made us all exactly the same, but he didn’t. And our differences are good! As his children, those called by God to belong to his family, we can actually use our differences to help each other. Here’s some more great news: There are no rules about how we look or sound to be in His family. We have a delightfully different family on purpose.

Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems. Her dad has gone missing, and she's stuck in a boring new school. Until the day she finds a unique pencil turbo-charged with special powers. Suddenly she's pulled into a world packed with more colour, creativity, excitement and danger than she could ever have imagined. And maybe, just maybe, she might find out what happened to her dad.

Chipper Cloud presents inspiring stories that showcase his adventures in creativity and innovation. In this episode, Chipper’s inspirational spirit is challenged by a bully named Stormy who is trying to cast a dark shadow over creativity. Chipper’s creative confidence is so inspiring … Stormy goes from shadows to sunshine.

Romantic honeymoon or midlife crisis? Wilson and Noella trek the wild backcountry and shores of Spain and Portugal, balancing bliss and burnout. Their postmodern pilgrimage to the enchanted island of Formentera tilts at windmills of fabled palaces, descends into inner child wells. The walking tour gives occasion to reflect on imperial history’s passing, in the light of the raw beauty left behind. In the crucible of their creative retreat, Wilson and Noella challenge each other to discover the most of who they can be, in their personal fulfillment and for each other. Rich with “...

Mary Ann Shadd Cary spent her entire lifetime fighting for justice and equality for African Americans. Born a free African American in the 1820s, Cary started schools for black children and wrote books and articles. She was also the first black woman to publish a weekly newspaper and to enter law school. Never afraid of offending anyone, Cary demanded justice for herself and for her fellow African Americans.

Unvirtual Your Child in a Virtual World dives deeper into the essential strategies parents, educators, and caregivers need to guide children away from virtual distractions and toward meaningful, offline growth.

New dual language edition in both Spanish and English. I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

Over the years, Greg Heffley has chronicled his mishaps and misadventures in a series of diaries-make that journals-but book 20 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Partypooper, really takes the cake! Expect gobs of fun and over-the-top antics as Greg throws an epic birthday party for none other than himself. So come celebrate and laugh alongside Greg, his family, and the entire world of Wimpy Kid fans.