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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes – Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein

See larger image The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes (Hardcover) By (author) Gary Rubinstein, Mark Pett

If you have a child who struggles with perfectionism, this one is a must read!  Beatrice Bottomwell never made a mistake until one day she finally does, and the mistake is very public.  What Beatrice learns from the [...]

Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) – Gavin de Becker

See larger image Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) (Paperback) By (author) Gavin de Becker List Price: $15.00 USD New From: $7.20 In Stock Used from: $2.47 In Stock Release date May 9, 2000.

The other day at dismissal at our daughter’s school, the topic of keeping our children [...]

Sector 7 – David Wiesner

See larger image Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book) (Hardcover) By (author) David Wiesner

As we patiently waited in line to have Peter H. Reynolds sign our books a few weeks back, we started chatting with a very nice mom who was also waiting in line.  Soon the conversation moved to great books we had [...]

Chopsticks – Amy Krouse Rosenthal

See larger image Chopsticks (Place Setting Picture Book, A) (Hardcover) By (author) Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Chopsticks is the companion book to an old favorite Spoon.  It is a clever book.  There is much to enjoy for little ones who may have very limited knowledge of chopsticks beyond that they look nifty to adults who [...]

Exclamation Mark – Amy Krouse Rosenthal

See larger image Exclamation Mark (Hardcover) By (author) Amy Krouse Rosenthal

We love Amy Rosenthal books at our house, and this new release is no exception!  Who would ever imagine that a book that explains end marks could be so much fun?!  Rosenthal has once again done a terrific job weaving multiple messages into [...]

Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals – Ed Emberley

See larger image Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals (Paperback) By (author) Ed Emberley

Our daughter loves writing and illustrating her own stories.  She was interested in learning how to make some of the animals she wanted to draw look a bit more life like.  This book has been a terrific resource for her.  [...]

The Museum – Susan Verde

See larger image The Museum (Hardcover) By (author) Susan Verde

I don’t think I can adequately express how much I love this book!!!  The Museum is a terrific story that is masterfully illustrated.  In the book a little girl goes on a visit to a museum and makes all sorts of wonderful discoveries.  She [...]

Sky Color – Peter H. Reynolds

See larger image Sky Color (Hardcover) By (author) Peter H. Reynolds

Sky Color is Peter H. Reynold’s latest work and is the third book in his “Creatrilogy” which includes The Dot and Ish.  It is a wonderful conclusion to the series and focuses on the creative spirit in each of us.  I always appreciate [...]

Quiet – Susan Cain

See larger image Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (Paperback) By (author) Susan Cain

Quiet is an outstanding book that explores the culture of extroversion that defines our country and the hidden power within introverts.  This book was fascinating and provided a tremendous degree of insight regarding introverts [...]

All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep – Crescent Dragonwagon

See larger image All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep (Hardcover) By (author) Crescent Dragonwagon

On a recent visit to the library to pick up a few books we had on hold, All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep caught my eye.  I threw it in my pile of books to be checked out [...]