Slippery Babies


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Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of baby amphibians as they struggle to survive and grow to maturity.




Twins


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Written by two mothers of twins, one a doctor and the other a popular blogger, Twins provides expectant parents with everything they need to know about pregnancy, birth, and the year ahead. Concise and easy to follow, Twins tackles twin terminology, what to buy, preparing and involving your other children, double feeding, bathing, taking the babies out and about, baby-proofing your home, sleep schedules, coping with sleep deprivation, the latest on twin development, bringing up babies as individuals, getting the support you need, and much more.




Slippery Babies


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Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of baby amphibians as they struggle to survive and grow to maturity.




Slippery Fish in Hawaii


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Read, sing, and laugh with your child as you follow this slippery fish into the sea."--Back cover.




Pretty Baby


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"Thrilling and illuminating."--LA Times "A hypnotic psychological thriller." --People A chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this new gripping and complex psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl and the upcoming page-turner Don't You Cry, Mary Kubica She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head... Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit, takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal--or worse. But despite her family's objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home. Heidi spends the next few days helping Willow get back on her feet, but as clues into Willow's past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she's willing to go to help a stranger. What starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated. More Praise: "Hypnotic and anything but predictable." --Kirkus, starred review "A superb psychological thriller...stunning."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Read the New York Times bestselling novel that everyone is talking about, The Good Girl, by Mary Kubica Look for Mary's latest complex and addictive tale of deceit and obsession, Don't You Cry. Order your copies today




Hit the Ground Crawling: Lessons from 150,000 New Fathers


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Covers issues that more than 150,000 attendees of the nation's largest fatherhood program, Boot Camp for New Dads®, have found important, including tips for work/life balance, finances, getting hands-on with your baby, what's going on with the new mom in your life, what men bring to raising children, what raising children does for men and more.







Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam


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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are the world's most useless burglars, and their new master plan for a robbery is going hopelessly wrong! Will their neighbours catch them red-handed? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two hapless robber dogs who can never seem to fill their swag bags. They've tried the bank, the bookshop, the bike shop . . . and even a plot to rob their neighbours is foiled! But when they decide on a career change and open up a café they realize that, although crime doesn't pay, cupcakes certainly do! Join the fun in this hilarious rhyming picture book adventure. Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam is a hugely successful, action-packed series about two baker-dogs who used to be robbers, but now solve mysteries and sniff out crimes! Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning author and has written over 70 books for children including collaborations with Rosalind Beardshaw and Sarah Massini. Steven Lenton has created many books with Tracey Corderoy and also illustrates books by David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Peter Bently. His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and have been selected for the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year and Tom Fletcher Book Club. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free "Stories Aloud" audio recording. Just scan the QR code and listen along! Read all the Shifty and Sam picture book adventures: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Diamond Chase Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Missing Masterpiece Have you read Shifty and Sam's two-colour early readers? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming!




My Strong Little Body


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WITH A GLOWING REVIEW FROM THE AUSTRALIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, MY STRONG LITTLE BODY IS AN EARLY INTERVENTION THERAPY RESOURCE IN EBOOK FORMAT, DESIGNED FOR ANY PARENT INTERESTED IN NURTURING THEIR CHILD'S FIRST MOVEMENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES.IT IS ALSO A PERFECT GUIDE FOR PARENTS WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THEIR BABY WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS A PHYSIOTHERAPIST FACE-TO-FACE.The easy to follow and beautifully photographed 10 step program is written by experienced Australian physiotherapist Alana Gardini. It is overflowing with practical play strategies for home; designed to help babies build the skills necessary for all the major milestones, from the dreaded tummy-time all the way through to independent walking. And with your baby's brain doubling in size by 12 months, you have a wonderful window of opportunity to influence your baby's learning experiences through movement at the same time. Movement is like a brain booster for a baby!Educational fact sheets complement the program, providing readers with insight and answers to the most frequently asked questions of a paediatric physiotherapist. My Strong Little Body is designed for babies of all abilities and is an empowering resource for any parent seeking to give their baby the best and strongest start in life.




Babies!


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