Author: Jean Regnaud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788496427853
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jean is an adorable five-year-old boy who lives happily with his busy daddy, combatant little brother and kind nanny. So where does the pervasive emptiness inside him come from? Soon, Jean begins to receive fanciful postcards from his absent mother...
My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill
Author: Jean Regnaud
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788496427853
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jean is an adorable five-year-old boy who lives happily with his busy daddy, combatant little brother and kind nanny. So where does the pervasive emptiness inside him come from? Soon, Jean begins to receive fanciful postcards from his absent mother...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788496427853
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jean is an adorable five-year-old boy who lives happily with his busy daddy, combatant little brother and kind nanny. So where does the pervasive emptiness inside him come from? Soon, Jean begins to receive fanciful postcards from his absent mother...
Family in Six Tones
Author: Lan Cao
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984878182
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A dual first-person memoir by the acclaimed Vietnamese-American novelist and her thoroughly American teenage daughter In 1975, thirteen-year-old Lan Cao boarded an airplane in Saigon and got off in a world where she faced hosts she had not met before, a language she didn't speak, and food she didn't recognize, with the faint hope that she would be able to go home soon. Lan fought her way through confusion, and racism, to become a successful lawyer and novelist. Four decades later, she faced the biggest challenge in her life: raising her daughter Harlan--half Vietnamese by birth and 100 percent American teenager by inclination. In their lyrical joint memoir, told in alternating voices, mother and daughter cross ages and ethnicities to tackle the hardest questions about assimilation, aspiration, and family. Lan wrestles with her identities as not merely an immigrant but a refugee from an unpopular war. She has bigoted teachers who undermine her in the classroom and tormenting inner demons, but she does achieve--either despite or because of the work ethic and tight support of a traditional Vietnamese family struggling to get by in a small American town. Lan has ambitions, for herself, and for her daughter, but even as an adult feels tentative about her place in her adoptive country, and ventures through motherhood as if it is a foreign landscape. Reflecting and refracting her mother's narrative, Harlan fiercely describes the rites of passage of childhood and adolescence, filtered through the aftereffects of her family's history of war, tragedy, and migration. Harlan's struggle to make friends in high school challenges her mother to step back and let her daughter find her own way. Family in Six Tones speaks both to the unique struggles of refugees and to the universal tug-of-war between mothers and daughters. The journey of an immigrant--away from war and loss toward peace and a new life--and the journey of a mother raising a child to be secure and happy are both steep paths filled with detours and stumbling blocks. Through explosive fights and painful setbacks, mother and daughter search for a way to accept the past and face the future together.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984878182
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A dual first-person memoir by the acclaimed Vietnamese-American novelist and her thoroughly American teenage daughter In 1975, thirteen-year-old Lan Cao boarded an airplane in Saigon and got off in a world where she faced hosts she had not met before, a language she didn't speak, and food she didn't recognize, with the faint hope that she would be able to go home soon. Lan fought her way through confusion, and racism, to become a successful lawyer and novelist. Four decades later, she faced the biggest challenge in her life: raising her daughter Harlan--half Vietnamese by birth and 100 percent American teenager by inclination. In their lyrical joint memoir, told in alternating voices, mother and daughter cross ages and ethnicities to tackle the hardest questions about assimilation, aspiration, and family. Lan wrestles with her identities as not merely an immigrant but a refugee from an unpopular war. She has bigoted teachers who undermine her in the classroom and tormenting inner demons, but she does achieve--either despite or because of the work ethic and tight support of a traditional Vietnamese family struggling to get by in a small American town. Lan has ambitions, for herself, and for her daughter, but even as an adult feels tentative about her place in her adoptive country, and ventures through motherhood as if it is a foreign landscape. Reflecting and refracting her mother's narrative, Harlan fiercely describes the rites of passage of childhood and adolescence, filtered through the aftereffects of her family's history of war, tragedy, and migration. Harlan's struggle to make friends in high school challenges her mother to step back and let her daughter find her own way. Family in Six Tones speaks both to the unique struggles of refugees and to the universal tug-of-war between mothers and daughters. The journey of an immigrant--away from war and loss toward peace and a new life--and the journey of a mother raising a child to be secure and happy are both steep paths filled with detours and stumbling blocks. Through explosive fights and painful setbacks, mother and daughter search for a way to accept the past and face the future together.
Where's My Mommy?
Author: Carol Roth
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735840324
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When sleepy little kitty wakes from her nap, she can't find her mommy. She asks the barn animals for help. Her new friends are happy to help. "Moo!" says the calf. "Oink!" sys the pig. "Quack!" says the duck. After all, that's how they call their mommies. Poor little kitty's mommy is nowhere to be found...until kitty tries one more thing.
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735840324
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When sleepy little kitty wakes from her nap, she can't find her mommy. She asks the barn animals for help. Her new friends are happy to help. "Moo!" says the calf. "Oink!" sys the pig. "Quack!" says the duck. After all, that's how they call their mommies. Poor little kitty's mommy is nowhere to be found...until kitty tries one more thing.
Is Mommy?
Author: Victoria Chang
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481402927
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"In this ode to hardworking mommies everywhere, they may not always be fun or neat, but their toddlers love them no matter what"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481402927
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"In this ode to hardworking mommies everywhere, they may not always be fun or neat, but their toddlers love them no matter what"--
My Mommy Medicine
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250247470
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn't feeling well, from renowned author Edwidge Danticat. Whenever I am sick, Or just feel kind of gloomy or sad, I can always count on my Mommy Medicine. When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day! Award-winning memoirist Edwidge Danticat's rich and lyrical text envelops the reader in the security of a mother's love, and debut artist Shannon Wright's vibrant art infuses the story with even more warmth. A Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner 2019 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 1250247470
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn't feeling well, from renowned author Edwidge Danticat. Whenever I am sick, Or just feel kind of gloomy or sad, I can always count on my Mommy Medicine. When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day! Award-winning memoirist Edwidge Danticat's rich and lyrical text envelops the reader in the security of a mother's love, and debut artist Shannon Wright's vibrant art infuses the story with even more warmth. A Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner 2019 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Author: Jennette McCurdy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982185821
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982185821
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013
American Baby
Author: Gabrielle Glaser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735224692
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735224692
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.
Mommy, Baby, and Me
Author: Inc Peter Pauper Press
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
ISBN: 9781441322388
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A long time ago, it was just Mommy and me. We were very good friends. We did everything together. It was very nice. But then . . . things changed. A dog's world is turned upside-down when his owner brings home a new baby. How will the pooch adjust to the noisy, smelly, furless creature who is hogging all the attention? This humorous picture book story of a family dog's adjustment to the arrival of a new baby will appeal to young readers adjusting to new siblings themselves. Children will enjoy the story's unexpected voice: the first-person point-of-view of the dog. Exuberant, full-color, cartoon-style illustrations add to the fun. Hardcover picture book with dust jacket. 32 pages. 8-3/4 inches wide by 11-1/4 inches high. Author Linda Elovitz Marshall recalls how her first dog reacted when she brought home her first baby -- her pooch was not exactly a happy camper. Luckily, dog and baby ended up becoming the best of friends. Linda lives with her husband on a farm in the Hudson River Valley. Illustrator Ged Adamson grew up in Liverpool, England. As a boy, when he wasn't watching TV, he was drawing and doodling. And drawing dogs is something Ged does a lot. He drew the dog in this book as a corgi but Ged insists that it's not because the Queen of England has one, he just really likes corgis.
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
ISBN: 9781441322388
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A long time ago, it was just Mommy and me. We were very good friends. We did everything together. It was very nice. But then . . . things changed. A dog's world is turned upside-down when his owner brings home a new baby. How will the pooch adjust to the noisy, smelly, furless creature who is hogging all the attention? This humorous picture book story of a family dog's adjustment to the arrival of a new baby will appeal to young readers adjusting to new siblings themselves. Children will enjoy the story's unexpected voice: the first-person point-of-view of the dog. Exuberant, full-color, cartoon-style illustrations add to the fun. Hardcover picture book with dust jacket. 32 pages. 8-3/4 inches wide by 11-1/4 inches high. Author Linda Elovitz Marshall recalls how her first dog reacted when she brought home her first baby -- her pooch was not exactly a happy camper. Luckily, dog and baby ended up becoming the best of friends. Linda lives with her husband on a farm in the Hudson River Valley. Illustrator Ged Adamson grew up in Liverpool, England. As a boy, when he wasn't watching TV, he was drawing and doodling. And drawing dogs is something Ged does a lot. He drew the dog in this book as a corgi but Ged insists that it's not because the Queen of England has one, he just really likes corgis.
Are You My Mommy?
Author: Joyce Wan
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780545540476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A baby bunny loses her mommy and searches all over the farm for her.
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780545540476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A baby bunny loses her mommy and searches all over the farm for her.
Mother, Should I Trust the Government?
Author: Jake Jacobs
Publisher: Life Sentence Publishing
ISBN: 9781622452316
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is designed to be a simple explanation of our Founders’ vision of a republican form of government where the people and the States were to be sovereign, while stressing that the Federal government was to have only a few, very few, limited and explicitly listed enumerated powers given to them by the people. It is also an exposé of stories where the Federal and at times State governments have abused their designated powers and violated the God-given sovereignty of life and liberty for American citizens. Our Founding Fathers did not deal with godless, man-centered, pie-in-the-sky, utopic theories that had no anchoring in the real world of sinful fallen man, who was also fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. This book is a clear reminder to us of where we’ve been in the eternal war for life and liberty and why we must always be vigilant and suspect of the powers that be.
Publisher: Life Sentence Publishing
ISBN: 9781622452316
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is designed to be a simple explanation of our Founders’ vision of a republican form of government where the people and the States were to be sovereign, while stressing that the Federal government was to have only a few, very few, limited and explicitly listed enumerated powers given to them by the people. It is also an exposé of stories where the Federal and at times State governments have abused their designated powers and violated the God-given sovereignty of life and liberty for American citizens. Our Founding Fathers did not deal with godless, man-centered, pie-in-the-sky, utopic theories that had no anchoring in the real world of sinful fallen man, who was also fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. This book is a clear reminder to us of where we’ve been in the eternal war for life and liberty and why we must always be vigilant and suspect of the powers that be.