Inspired by his family experiences and his parents' paintings, a young boy creates four poems.

Inspired by his family experiences and his parents' paintings, a young boy creates four poems. The poems focus on the various roles the young narrator plays in life. He is a little brother and a big brother, he is his mommyÕs sweetheart, and his daddy calls him man.

“Any man can be a father, but it takes a special man to be a Daddy.” Author unknown My Daddy Calls Me Princess is a collection of ten fun-filled, beautifully illustrated stories for girls. The short stories, about the adventures a young girl and her Daddy share, will delight every girl and teach her Daddy what she needs from him on an emotional and spiritual level. A loving, secure and unconditional relationship with her own father is critical for a daughter to be able to relate to a loving, heavenly Father. The book has an extraordinary message and provides fathers with a wonderful opportunity to establish and grow their relationship with their daughters. My Daddy Calls Me Princess is a gift of love.

"She Calls Me Daddy" is full of practical ideas and creative suggestions for busy dads to show their daughters how much they're loved and cherished. Every page contains two or three ideas that fathers can use right away to create unforgettable family memories. Best of all, these ideas are simple to do--most of them require very little time or money.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Poetry in Literature for Youth offers teachers, librarians, parents, and students with an instrumental guide for incorporating all forms of poetry into the curriculum. More than 900 annotated entries provide descriptions of books and other resources, including anthologies, classics, various poetry formats, poetry novels, multicultural poetry, performance poetry, teen poetry, poet biographies, and curriculum connections. Educators, who are often unaware of the poetry resources available-particularly for young adults-will welcome this book with open arms. Lists for building a core poetry collection, along with resources for teaching poetry criticism and writing, electronic poetry resources, booktalks, classroom activities, and lesson plans complement this guide. Author, Geographic, Grade, Subject, and Title indexes are also included. For anyone interested in knowing more about poetry in literature, this is an indispensable guide.