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Bookstore for Parents Books for Children & Teens |
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Young Children • Ages 5-12 • Teens and 'Tweens • Spanish / Bilingual • Parent in Jail |
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Tails Are Not for Pulling - Board book for ages 1-4 | Words Are Not for Hurting - Board book for ages 1-4 | Hands
are Not for Hitting - Board book for ages 1-4 |
Teeth Are Not for Biting - Board book for ages 1-4 |
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| Feet Are Not for Kicking - Board book for ages 1-4 | Germs
Are Not for Sharing Board book for ages 1-4 |
Friends at Work and Play | It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear helping children cope with divorce | Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce Helping children cope with divorce |
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| Go to Sleep, Baby Child Book & CD - 62 favorite lullabies from around the world in a hardcover book & CD. | ||||
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I Can Be Safe!
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Dr.
Playwell's Card Games These engaging card games, created by a prominent child psychologist teach skills that kids need to along at home, at school and in life. Each game contains 52 playing cards, 10 strategy cards and 12 follow-through cards. 2-4 players. For ages 6-12. Positive Thinking Coping with Stress Caring about Others Communicative Feelings Controlling Your Anger |
Not Everyone Is Nice - Helping children learn caution with strangers
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Journey City girl Kiki can barely remember her birthplace on the Taos Pueblo reservation, but a spring break trip reconnects her to her familys Tiwa Indian heritage. This tender story sensitively portrays the rewards and challenges of contemporary Indian life, and the vivid illustrations glow with the Southwestern sun. For ages 6 and up. Hardcover, 32 pp. |
Jessica's
Two Families: Helping Children Cope with Blended Households Jessica learns how to deal with the pressures and anger that come when her parents remarry and she has two whole new families to live with, each with different rules. |
Let's
Talk about Separation and Divorce Game - A gently humorous, reassuring story that will ease worries and fears. Ages 6-10 |
Furry
Logic Parenthood
- A humorous collection of quotes and watercolors. A great gift for parents and animal lovers! |
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| All About Adoption - How families are made & how kids feel about it | I'll Know What To Do - Children cope with natural disasters | A
Shelter in Our Car Zettie and her Mama face challenges when they immigrate to America |
Little
Tree - A story for children with serious medical problems |
A Heart Full of Love - After her parents' divorce, Allison learns to communicate with and accept their new spouses |
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| The Self-Esteem Game | A Terrible Thing Happened - A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma | If You Listen - A story about a yound girl who misses her father | Finding the Right Spot: When Kids Can't Live With Their Parents | |
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| When Someone Dies - Offers suggestions for surviving the changes and remembering the good times that will help transform sorrow into comfort | Bud: New Home - Bud the dog learns to adjust to his new home after being adopted from the Humane Society | Feathers and Fur - A cat learns to be tolerant of differences | How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger - Learning how to overpower your anger. | |
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GulpsFarmer Spratt saves the day by showing the Gulps the value of a fresh, home-cooked meal and the lasting benefits of physical activity. |
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| Maybe Days - A book for children in foster care. Ages 4-10 | Let's Talk About Foster Homes - Ages 6-10 | Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How to deal with bullies |
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Loves Me from Away The story of a mother and child separated by a prison sentence, and how they stay in touch despite the physical distance between them. For ages 7 and up. |
There Are Some Real Special Kids in our Class - Describes the reactions of children whose classmates have a parent in prison | A Visit with Mommy - Answers children's questions about mother's life in prison | Let's Talk About When Your Parent Is in Jail - For ages 6-11 |
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Sisters, Listen Up! A Message of Hope to Girls Growing Up
in Poverty, Racism, and Despair The author, who grew up in poverty, explains to girls why it's important to find purpose in your life and make your own dreams. |
Guys, Let's Keep It Real! A Message of Hope for Boys Growing Up in Poverty, Racism, and Despair | Life
Freaks Me out...and Then I Deal with It (reassuring secrets from a former teenager) Combination memoir and advice manual addressing the situations teens face every day. |
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Take It to Court Young People Who Challenged the Law—and
Changed Your Life True Stories of court cases involving teens. Provides background and discussion of each case and asks the reader to decide if justice was served. |
Chew
on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food Helps teens to think twice about their food choices. |
Where
Should I Sit at Lunch? The Ultimate 24/7 Guide to Surviving the
High School Years Everything teenagers need to know about surviving the four most dramatic and difficult years of their lives. For teens aged 13-17. |
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| Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt): A Dad's Advice for Daughters | Service-Learning: From Classroom to Community to Career This workbook helps students understand the purpose of service-learning, prepares them to make effective contributions, inspires them to give their best, and encourages them to reflect on their experiences for personal growth. | Daily Dilemmas - discussion starters for young people (ages 9 and up) |
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The Thank You Book for Kids - Hundreds of cool, clever and creative ways to say thank you |
Test Anxiety & What You Can Do About It - A practical guide for teachers, parents and kids | Winning with the Velvet Touch - a breakthrough approach to getting people on your side |
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| Bright Spots: Thoughts & Feelings Card Game The deck contains 35 cards especially effective in helping children identify, process and work through a variety of issues including changes within the family, trauma, grief, anger, depression, anxiety and fears | ABC Feelings Bilingual Poster - An alaphabet poster that has 26 colorful drawings illustrating a feeling associated with each letter. Each word is written in English & Spanish. | El
vecindario de Quinito (Quinito's Neighborhood) Quinito’s family and friends all have important jobs in the neighborhood—jobs that help make the community a happy place where people know each other and work together. |
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| No Es Tu Culpa, KoKo Oso (It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear) - Helps children cope with divorce. | El Niño de Cabeza (The Upside-Down Boy) - The author's engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first time | Los Amigos en el Trabajo y en el Juego (Friends at Work and Play) | ||
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