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.

"Stop the car!" Shouted Albert "Boss!" "I said stop the car or you are fired!" Albert said coldly. 'Screeeeeeech' the driver stepped on the emergency break. Before he could react, his boss had already flung the door and was running towards a certain direction... .... "Let's go home." Hearing the word home, Velma looked at the man before her dumbly. "Let's go home..." Albert repeated himself. Before waiting for Velma to reply, he took her hand and led her to the car.

Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun. Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy. This handy resource provides essential tips, techniques, and strategies for making early literacy development fun and inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich activities combine to create an effective and accessible plan for implementing an early literacy program.

Looking at the surface, it appears that everything is going as planned for Tiffany and Diego. With the blessing of Juan Carlos and Javier, they feel that everything will fall into place when the time comes for Diego to graduate from college. On the other hand, Sophia is still unaware of the secret marriage between Diego and Tiffany, and she’s working her magic to make sure that the odds are in her favor. However, when the time comes for the moment of truth, everyone will discover that everything is not quite what it seems. The tide is always changing when it comes to Josie and Levi. One minute they’re together and in love, and the next minute something always happens to tear them apart. Josie is always on the fence with her feelings for both Levi and Kennedy, but will her obligation to her family push her towards a decision that she doesn’t necessarily want to make? Will Levi decide to take matters into his own hands in order to show everyone that he’s not to be taken lightly? Love, Marriage and Infidelity.

From the author of Bellefleur: A “psychologically incisive” glimpse into the mind of a deranged predator and the boy he abducts to be his son (Booklist). Robbie Whitcomb is five years old when he’s taken from his mother in a mall parking lot. In her attempt to chase the kidnapper, she’s left badly injured and permanently disfigured. Such are the methods of the man who calls himself Daddy Love—a man known to the rest of the world as charismatic preacher Chester Cash. For the next six years, Robbie is to be Daddy’s son. That means doing whatever Daddy says—and giving him whatever he wants. Soon Robbie learns to accept his new name, Gideon. He also learns that he is not the first of Daddy Love’s sons. And that each of the others, after reaching a certain age, was never seen again. As Robbie’s mother recovers from her wounds, her life and marriage are a daily struggle. But as years go by, she maintains a flicker of hope that her son is still alive. Meanwhile, Robbie approaches the “bittersweet age” with no illusions about his fate. But somewhere within this tortured child lies a spark of rebellion. And he knows all too well what survival requires. “After all these years, Joyce Carol Oates can still give me the creeps.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “A lean and disturbing tale that reverberates after its ending.” —The Columbus Dispatch “Oates makes us squirm as she forces us to see some of the action through Love’s twisted and warped perspective.” —Kirkus Reviews “This unsettling tale showcases Oates’s masterful storytelling.” —Publishers Weekly

With thirteen children and twenty-six grandchildren (and counting!), Marlene Ellingson has spent a lifetime figuring out how to become a better parent. Perhaps not surprisingly, the best answers come from a perfect parent—our Father in Heaven. Learn how to follow His example as you read through this book full of true-to-life experiences and practical daily parenting wisdom.

This book gives Jackie “Lolli” Garner the opportunity to express and share her deep faith and how it has affected many of the people, young and old, that she has met along the way. Over her many years Jackie Garner has exemplified everything a clown can aspire to be. She has been relentlessly hilarious in performance. She has been incredibly giving and sharing to other performers whom she has inevitably inspired. She has touched the hearts of so many people in medical and social hardship. Now she is sharing her stories in book form. It may have a ‘price’ on the outside but the inside (like Jackie herself) is invaluable! —David Bartlett (Mr. Rainbow the Clown), an award-winning clown, author, stage producer, and performer For decades, Jackie has shared love and laughs that encourage the heart. I’ve seen this happen with large crowds and with single individuals and I’ve experienced it myself. She is a rich example of one who ’clowns from the heart.’ This is her calling. This is her life. And this is her gift... and we are all better because of her. —Randy Christensen, a master clown, past president of World Clown Association, instructor at clown training camps around the world, and children’s church pastor 1