Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa


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It’s an exciting day for Llama Llama; he’s going to visit Gram and Grandpa Llama and spend the night! His first night away from home….and from Mama. But he makes sure to pack everything he needs. And there are so many fun things to do with Gram and Grandpa. It’s not until he gets ready for bed that he realizes that he’s forgotten something important. Fuzzy Llama! Fortunately, Grandpa Llama has a wonderful solution and soon Llama Llama is having sweet dreams.




Grandparents Day!


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Celebrate grandparents with this Step 1 reader featuring the kids from Pumpkin Day!, Apple Picking Day!, Garden Day!, and Snow Day! and their family. What could be more fun than spending a whole day with Grandma and Grandpa? Brother and sister get to visit a museum, do crafts, feast on homemade brownies and watch old home movies with their very special grandparents! It's a memorable day full of laughter, good food, and love. Easy-to-follow rhyme ensures a successful reading experience, while bright, lively art brings this intergenerational story to life. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.




The Truth about Old People


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Children's Book of the Week in The TelegraphA very funny and lovable picture book tribute to grandparents and older people.When you're small, everybody bigger than you seems really old. But does being older have to mean being boring, or slow, or quiet? NO! Elina Ellis' wonderful illustrations reveal that the age you are makes no difference to how amazing you can be.From the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2017, The Truth About Old People is an instant favourite with children and grown-ups that tackles ageism without being preachy. Elina has a great talent for characterful illustration: you'll feel like you've known this family all your life.




Grandparenting with a Purpose


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Maybe your grandchildren are living with you. Maybe they're thousands of miles away. Their parents may be spiritually rebellious or simply neglectful of the family's spiritual life, failing to make prayer and church attendance a regular part of their routine. But even if your grandchildren's parents have established a strong Christian home, busy schedules, jobs, parenting, and all the distractions of today's world conspire to distract or even destroy the family. How can you, as a grandparent, help? God gives grandparents a sacred trust an opportunity to imprint another generation with the message of his faithfulness. You can stand in the gap by being a godly example for your grandchildren and by praying for them. Even grandparents who already pray regularly for their grandchildren will discover creative suggestions for making the practice even more meaningful. From cell phones to photo prayer journals, you'll find tools that work for you and for your grandchildren. Author Lillian Ann Penner provides specific examples of prayers to help you get started, such as alphabet prayers, prayers based on special scriptures, and prayers for certain holidays. You may even widen the circle, praying for other children in your life, for children who have parents in the military, and for the adults who influence your grandchildren. Regardless of how far away your grandchildren are, praying for them can bridge the distance between you and leave them with an inheritance more precious than gold.




The Power of Forgiveness: Pope Francis on Reconciliation


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The Power of Forgiveness, Pope Francis on Reconciliation calls the reader to explore the mercy of God, received in a profound way by turning toward God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This heartfelt collection of the Pope's reflections on the need for repentance, awareness of sin, God's divine mercy, forgiveness of others, and confession and absolution, is a transformative read for Catholics of all vocational states!




Grandparents in Cultural Context


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Grandparents in Cultural Context gives a long overdue global view of the changing roles of grandparents. The eleven main chapters are by experts in the Americas, Europe and Russia, Asia, and Africa and the Middle East, and the editors integrate their chapters with previous writings on grandparenthood. Rather than technical or statistical research reports, each chapter provides a thought-provoking and comprehensive review of research, real-life case stories, cultural influences, and applied implications for grandparenthood across and within societies. Calling special attention to the roles of grandfathers and grandparenthood in societies previously un-represented in the literature, it provides several hundred new citations of work previously unavailable in English-language publications. Accessible to both scholars and students, it has several pedagogical features (e.g. web links, discussion questions) that make it useful as a text for upper-division undergraduate or graduate level classes in behavioral, social, and family sciences. It is relevant to psychology, gerontology, family studies, anthropology, family/comparative sociology, education, social work, gender studies, ethnic studies, psychiatry, and diversity and international studies programs. Practitioners, service providers, policymakers, and internationally minded grandparents will also enjoy this book.




A Germ's Journey


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Looks at how germs can spread such diseases as the common cold by following the journey of the germs that fly out of a boy's mouth when he sneezes in class without using a tissue, showing how colds spread or not depending on hygiene practices.




Apple Picking Day!


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Who doesn’t love to go apple picking at the first sign of fall? A sister and brother celebrate autumn with a trip to a local apple orchard in this simple, rhyming Step 1 early reader. The kids bound with glee through the rows of trees, and race against other children to pick the most and the best apples. The story of their day is bright, fun, and full of light action. It’s told in easy-to-follow rhyme, ensuring a successful reading experience. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. These books are for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.




The Berenstain Bears Fall Family Fun


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Have a little fall fun with two bestselling Berenstain Bears stories in one--includes one story celebrating Halloween and the other Thanksgiving! Featuring The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat and The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin, this full-color storybook is the perfect fall-themed addition to your Berenstain Bears collection! The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat On Halloween, Brother and Sister get caught up in the excitement of trick-or-treating and go along when their friends decide to play a trick on a witch-like neighbor. But when she surprises them, they learn that appearances can be deceiving. The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin Papa is determined to win the annual prize for growing the biggest pumpkin. But even though his comes in third, the Bear family enjoys the delicious fruits of his labor on Thanksgiving.




Different? Same!


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The zebra gallops, the bumblebee flies, the lemur leaps and the tiger prowls — “But look closer now … We all have STRIPES!” This clever exploration of animal characteristics shows how each animal in diverse groups of four is completely different in many ways, but the same as the others in one significant way. Again and again, readers will be surprised at how animal traits come in many fascinating varieties! Think you know what makes animals different … and the same? Look close, it’s right before your eyes!