Without a sliver of doubt, language and literacy are to be revered by book lovers both young and old. But alas, the technology age is firmly upon us all—both young and old. Nearly 85% of American adults own cell phones and most of them send and receive text messages. Communication that began as text message acronyms, OMG and LOL, for example, have become commonplace on our screens for sure, but they’ve also worked their way into our language. In fact OMG (oh my god) and LOL (laughing out loud) are formally recognized in the Oxford English Dictionary! "Txtng Mama Txtng Baby" embraces this “newfangled” form of communication, most often referred to as “txtng.” After all, everyone seems to be doing it. No matter how the message is delivered, a loving, affirming relationship between Baby and Mama should be expressed. The text messages “O U QT” (Oh you, cutie) and “I

Babysaurus is looking for his mamasaurus and meets different prehistoric animals along the way.

A little lamb enjoys snuggling up for story time before falling asleep.

Perpetual scaredy-cat Conor O'Neill has the fright of his life when a banshee girl named Ashling shows up in his bedroom. Ashling is--as all banshees are--a harbinger of death, but she's new at this banshee business, and first she insists on going to middle school. As Conor attempts to hide her identity from his teachers, he realizes he's going to have to pay a visit to the underworld if he wants to keep his family safe. "Got your cell?" "Yeah . . . . Don't see what good it'll do me." "I'll text you if anything happens that you should know." "Text me? Javier, we'll be in the afterlife." "You never know. Maybe they get a signal." Discover why Kirkus has called Booraem's work "utterly original American fantasy . . . frequently hysterical." This totally fresh take on the afterlife combines the kid next door appeal of Percy Jackson with the snark of Artemis Fowl and the heart of a true middle grade classic.

Hello, baby. The whole life thing is pretty new to you, right? Luckily, you have a dad. Unluckily, he's new to the whole being-your-daddy thing. So if you're going to survive, you need THE BABY'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING DAD. A clever, quirky picture book you can't live without.

The Texting Game is a game with non-fictional characters. The characters never appear in any conversation. Each character is a receiver of random text messages projected as gold mail. The key to the game; solicit text messages for the gain of gold mail! This gold mail icon is a transmitting signal flashing across my cellular phone screen representing the acceptance and submission of a text message through this former small cell phone device known as ‘Nokia’ in my possession. Phone service is text message only. Phone calls are necessary but, a gold mail pop up inbox message is what it’s all about. Everyone recognizes these cell phones as free nights and free weekends, which may not be that critical to the millennia’s! To my knowledge I am the only one with this phone. I anticipate gold mail coming in. I sent the gold mail out! Welcome to the Texting Game.

Follow the black and white stripes of a baby zebra and discover what happens in a zebra's world.