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Coping with crying and colic: an easy-to-follow guide
by Siobhan MulhollandFrom the leading publishers of parenting books comes a brand new series of beautifully illustrated and easy-to-follow guides covering all the essential phases of childcare. When babies cry too much parents can sometimes worry and misunderstand the reasons for the cries. This comprehensive guide offers parents practical and reassuring advice on why their babies cry and how to respond to and reduce their crying. They will learn to understand certain signals and how best to remedy them to soothe their baby. The book also outlines exactly what colic is, common misconceptions about colic and how best to ease it.
Coping with the Death of a Child: An Integrated Clinical Approach to Working with Bereaved Families
by Darin D. SchiffmanCoping with the Death of a Child shows clinicians how to integrate various therapeutic modalities and clinical approaches to grief therapy into one comprehensive model linked to positive change. This integrated model shows mental health professionals how to offer practical and emotional support to the bereaved using descriptions of treatments, care protocols, and guidelines. Through this approach, practitioners can foster interpersonal support and growth among families, even when grieving styles and timing differ between individuals. Clinicians and the families they treat will come away from the book with tools for recognizing distorted and pathogenic exchanges between family members, for valuing the emotional elements of their individual experiences, and for shifting toward solution-focused activities.
Coping with Two: A Stress-free Guide To Managing A New Baby When You Have Another Child
by Simone CaveGoing from one to two children can seem daunting. If you're expecting your second child but already struggling to chase after a lively toddler, you're not alone in wondering how you will ever manage. Or perhaps your child is older and somewhat unenthusiastic about the prospect of a new brother or sister. Coping with Two takes second time mums from pregnancy and birth to the first day on your own with your new baby and older child. And it guides you through the weeks, months and years beyond, giving you all the practical advice and reassurance you'll need. The book includes:• breastfeeding and toddler jealousy• leaving the house on time without tears• easy bed and bath time routines – that work!• what to do when your eldest hits you and hates the baby• how to prioritize when both children are crying• teaching your children to get on with each other• loving your children equally without favourites.
The Copper Beech
by Maeve Binchy'Her storytelling ability is second to none' Mail on SundayAn old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there...Shancarrig School stands in the shade of a glorious old copper beech whose colours tell the passing of the seasons and the years: a tree that has watched over many lives.The school mistress keeps a careful eye on the children, each of whom have their own hopes, dreams and ambitions for the future. As the children grow up, and become parents themselves, their stories are entwined in this gloriously nostalgic novel from the No.1 bestselling author.
The Copper Beech
by Maeve Binchy'Her storytelling ability is second to none' Mail on SundayAn old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there...Shancarrig School stands in the shade of a glorious old copper beech whose colours tell the passing of the seasons and the years: a tree that has watched over many lives.The school mistress keeps a careful eye on the children, each of whom have their own hopes, dreams and ambitions for the future. As the children grow up, and become parents themselves, their stories are entwined in this gloriously nostalgic novel from the No.1 bestselling author.
The Copper Beech
by Maeve BinchyBy the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of fun from the rough end of town, plays with her pals: leap year baby Eddie Barton, the apple of his mother's eye, and Nessa Ryan, who little realises as she carves his name at the roots of the copper beech on the very last day of school that she'll get a lot more from one of her schoolmates than her first shy kiss.The copper beech is the gateway to Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions, rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath.Read by Kate Binchy(p) 1993 Audible Ltd
The Copper Beech: A Novel (Orion 20th Anniversary Editions Ser.)
by Maeve BinchyIn the little Irish town of Shancarrig, the young people carve their initials -- and those of their loves -- into the copper beech tree in front of the schoolhouse. But not even Father Gunn, the parish priest, who knows most of what goes on behind Shancarrig's closed doors, or Dr. Jims, the village doctor, who knows all the rest, realize that not everything in the placid village is what it seems. <P>Unexpected passions and fears are bringing together many lives, such as the sensitive new priest and Miss Ross, the slight, beautiful schoolteacher. . . Leonora, the privileged daughter of the town's richest family, and Foxy Dunne, whose father did time in jail. . . and Nessa Ryan, whose parents run Ryan's Hotel, and two very different young men. For now the secrets in Shancarrig's shadows are starting to be revealed, from innocent vanities and hidden loves to crimes of the heart. . . and even to murder.
The Copper Elephant
by Adam Rapp: In a world where children under twelve are used as slave labor in subterranean mines, eleven-year-old Whensday Bluehouse struggles to survive the continuous poison rains and evade the ruthless Syndicate soldiers.
Copper Kingdom: a moving and emotional Welsh saga of class, heartache and passion you won’t be able to put down
by Iris GowerLet bestselling author Iris Gower transport you to South Wales at the turn of the century in this beguiling and bewitching saga, set during the hard times of copper smelting. Fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will not be disappointed.READERS ARE LOVING COPPER KINGDOM!'Living in Swansea this book set my mind racing of the past. I couldn't put it down!' -- ***** Reader review'I found once I started reading it, I could not put it down!' -- ***** Reader review'Believable and so enjoyable' -- ***** Reader review'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review'Wonderful' -- ***** Reader review*************************************************************************THE FAMILY'S FATE RESTS ON HER SHOULDERS...Sweyn's Eye, South Wales: The Richardsons are copper barons - lords of the town's copper smelting industry - rich, powerful, and somewhat in denial that their wealth may be in jeopardy as the demand for copper wanes.The Llewelyns are a poor family, the threat of unemployment and all its attendant miseries always present. They are too poor to afford more than a pauper's funeral when Mrs Llewelyn dies and too proud to allow the neighbours to know.When the fiery and determined Mali Llewelyn is offered a job in the local laundry she takes it, determined to fight her way to prosperity as a businesswoman. Yet all of her struggles are not obvious, for in secret she battles with her hopeless love for Sterling Richardson, heir to the copper kingdom of Sweyn's Eye.Can she find a way through? For on her shoulders rest the burden of the family fortunes...
A Cop's Honor
by Emilie RoseShe’d vowed to never trust him again…now he was her only hopeAs a single mom Hannah Leith faces challenges daily—and deals with them. But when her son gets into serious trouble she’s out of her league and turns to the man she blames for her police husband’s death, Brandon Martin.Brandon still carries the guilt of his partner’s murder, which only grows heavier when he finds himself growing closer to Hannah and her children. But he’d promised to take care of the man’s family and that is what he will do, even if it means ignoring his own yearning for Hannah.
Coq
by Ali BryanFrom Leacock finalist Ali Bryan, a witty and immensely fun dramedy about a family's memorial trip to the City of Love, where chaos ensues at every turn. It's been ten years since Claudia's mother died after a tragic collision with a banana boat. Her kids are now teenagers, her brother's wife has left him, and her ex has had a spiritual awakening that has him hinting at reconciliation -- all things she can handle. But when her septuagenarian father decides to remarry after a brief courtship with a woman who is decidedly different than their mother, the entire family is thrown off course, and plans a long overdue memorial trip to the only place their mother ever dreamed of going: Paris. However, minutes after take-off, the trip takes an unpredictable turn and sets off a chain of events that threatens to derail the closure the family desperately seeks. Chance meetings, poolside confessions, run-ins with mimes, climate protests, and a man with a death wish force Claudia to reconsider everything she thought she knew about love, both the familial and the romantic, the tragic and the sublime. How well do we really know those closest to us? And how well do we really know ourselves? In this follow-up to her award-winning novel Roost, Ali Bryan explores thorny family dynamics with her trademark offbeat humour and insight. Coq is a darkly comedic contemporary family drama that explores grief, identity, and second chances in the one-and-only City of Love.
Los coquíes aún cantan: Un cuento sobre hogar, esperanza y reconstrucción
by Karina Nicole GonzálezUna selección de los mejores libros ilustrados para niños por el Chicago Public Library"Este libro es más que hermoso.”—Yuyi Morales, homenajeada al Caldecott y creadora de Dreamers, reconocido en la lista de mejores vendidos del New York Times Los coquíes aún cantan es un libro ilustrado para niños sobre el hogar, la comunidad, y la esperanza, inspirado por la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico luego del Hurricán María en Septiembre 2017. Este hermoso y emotivo libro fue escrito por Karina Nicole González, illustrado por Krystal Quiles, y traducido al español por Amparo Ortiz. ¡Co-quí, co-quí! Los coquíes le cantan a Elena desde el amado árbol de mango de su familia—sus llamadas son tan conocidas que es como si estuvieran cantando, “Estás en casa, estás a salvo.” Pero de repente, su hogar no es tan seguro cuando un huracán atenta con destruir todo lo que Elena conoce. Con el paso del tiempo, Elena, junto a su comunidad, comienza a reconstruir su hogar, sembrando semillas de esperanza en el camino. Cuando los sonidos de los coquíes regresan gradualmente, reflejan la resiliencia y fuerza de Elena, su familia, y sus compatriotas puertorriqueños.
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
by Karina Nicole GonzálezA Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books of 2022 selection"This book is more than beautiful." - Yuyi Morales, Caldecott Honoree and New York Times bestselling creator of DreamersA powerful story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, written by debut author Karina González and illustrated by Krystal Quiles. Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, “You are home, you are safe.” But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows.As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect the resilience and strength of Elena, her family, and her fellow Puerto Ricans.The Coquies Still Sing is also available in Spanish.
Cora Fry's Pillow Book
by Rosellen BrownThrough the persona of Cora Fry, a wife and mother living in a small New Hampshire town, Rosellen Brown explores the ambivalent ties of love, loyalty, marriage, and family in a series of related poems. This volume includes the entire text of Cora Fry (1977), a kind of dramatic monologue, written in spare, simple lines, which describes the young woman's daily life and troubled marriage. A sequel of newer poems, Cora Fry's Pillow Book (1994), confronts the challenges that come with a woman's growth toward middle age, reflecting an older Cora's place in her family, community, and the larger world.
Corações Feridos
by Colleen HooverDa autora dos bestsellers Isto Acaba Aqui e Se Fosse Perfeito Nem sempre o passado pode ficar para trás…####Com uma vida cheia de obstáculos, Beyah só pode contar consigo própria para alcançar um futuro melhor. Mas a poucos meses de concretizar os seus planos e deixar##para trás um passado que preferia esquecer, um acontecimento inesperado obriga-a a seguir um novo rumo e procurar a única saída possível. É assim que, de um momento para o outro, se vê naPenínsula Bolivar, no Texas, a passar os meses de verão com o pai, que mal conhece, decidida a deixar avançar os dias sem levantar grandes ondas.##Tudo muda quando conhece Samson, o vizinho da casa ao lado, que exerce sobre ela um estranho fascínio, apesar de nadaterem em comum, pois ela vem de uma vida de pobreza e negligência e ele de uma família rica e privilegiada. No entanto, a convivência fá-los perceber que, apesar das suas diferenças, há uma tristeza inerente que##os une e atrai.##É inegável que a ligação entre eles é intensa, mas os dois já traçaram o seu rumo e não querem perder o pé numa relação sem futuro. Só não estavam à espera de que acorrente pudesse arrastá-los para um mar profundo de emoções…
Coraline (L'odissea Ser. #Vol. 97)
by Dave Mckean Neil GaimanThe day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring.... <P> In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.<P> The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.<P> Only it's different.<P> At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.<P> Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.<P> Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.
Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition
by Neil Gaiman Dave Mckean"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. . . ."When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. Celebrating ten years of Neil Gaiman's first modern classic for young readers, this edition is enriched with a brand-new foreword from the author, a reader's guide, and more.
Corazón de enojo
by Lou PrioloEl enojo, ¿Ha sido un problema en su hogar? ¿Alguna vez sus hijos le han hablando con un tono airado o irrespetuoso? ¿Pelean entre ellos? ¿Ha perdido usted alguna vez la compostura o la paciencia mientras trataba una situación irritable en su casa? Pues bien, si contestó honestamente «sí» a alguna de estas preguntas, usted necesita este libro.
El corazón del daño
by María Negroni«Mi madre: la ocupación más ferviente y más dañina de mi vida.» «La prosa de Calvino es el único antecedente que se me ocurre de los textos sofisticados de María Negroni. Uno la lee con la rara certeza de que esto es literatura, una secuencia de enunciados apasionados y tristes que nunca abandonan la singular elegancia de su dicción.»Richard Howard, The Paris Review Recopilación privada; ajuste de cuentas con una madre desesperada y desesperante; desmontaje de una vida que va de la simbiosis al enfrentamiento, de la huida de la casa familiar a la clandestinidad revolucionaria, de la migración al descubrimiento de sí a través de la escritura, El corazón del daño es un dispositivo literario abierto y complejo que busca, en palabras de su autora, ser fielmente "un censo de escenas ilegibles". Con una narrativa directa y voluptuosa a la vez, Negroni recurre a la nota íntima, la observación sagaz, la apostilla urbana, la crónica política, la balada del exilio y al canto lúgubre del duelo para escribir "un pequeño libro de mi puño y cuerpo, seguramente errado en su tristeza". La crítica ha dicho... «Una misteriosa configuración de presencia y ausencia. Un intrincado paisaje simbólico de la identidad, donde es posible atisbar la peligrosa y siempre elusiva frontera entre realidad e irrealidad.»Nicole Brossard «Con una precisión magnífica y una especie de impersonal rigor, María Negroni revela, sin decirnos exactamente cómo, el amoroso accidente, la amorosa deficiencia de existir, su poético desajuste.»Luis Chitarroni «Negroni escribe como nadie y lee lo que nadie. Es la descendiente única de un linaje rarísimo.»Miguel Dalmaroni «Escritora de márgenes, María Negroni nunca cumple las expectativas del prejuicio ni escoge sus temas en función de modas o dictámenes. Habita las palabras con la fuerza, la intensidad y la fiereza de quien hace de la literatura un acontecimiento. Único. Distinto. Hermoso.»Esther Peñas
Corbenic
by Catherine FisherIt starts when Cal gets off the train at the wrong stop in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. He's stranded.Following a muddy path leads him to a castle that appears to be deserted. But inside is Corbenic, a magnificent hotel filled with rich people preparing for a banquet—and Cal is their guest of honor. During the meal, he experiences a disturbing vision, but when he is asked to talk about what he has seen, he denies it. What if he's becoming crazy, like his mother?When Cal wakes the next morning, the elegant castle turns out to be nothing more than an abandoned ruin. But something inside him has changed—he now knows he needs to right the wrongs in his life. It will be a difficult journey, and if Cal achieves his goal, it will not be without cost. The first step—he must return to Corbenic.
Corbin Bleu: Up Close
by Dee ScottTakes you behind the scenes and tells you everything you want to know about your favorite acting, singing, and dancing hottie! A fascinating must-read biography with never-before-seen photos for all true-blue Bleu fans.
A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools
by Soo HongHow can low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children&’s schools? A Cord of Three Strands offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, a grassroots organization on the northwest side of Chicago, whose work on parent engagement has drawn national attention. The author identifies three elements—induction, integration, and investment—that together capture the dynamic and developmental nature of successful parent engagement. Writing with both optimism and urgency, author Soo Hong offers richly detailed portraits of parents&’ experiences and addresses the complex and sometime conflicting relationships among school, family, and community.
Cordially Uninvited
by Jennifer RoyIt's The Princess Diaries meets Mean Girls when eleven-year-old Claire is invited to the royal wedding of the century!Claire Gross, age eleven, might live in sleepy upstate New York, but she's about to be a junior bridesmaid in the wedding of the century! Claire's cousin Belle is engaged to the Prince of England, and Claire and her mom are heading to London for the royal ceremony. Getting whisked away on a trans-Atlantic jet and thrown into a whirlwind of wedding activities would be a dream for any other girl, but Claire isn't sure this is a match made in heaven. To make matters worse, another junior bridesmaid seems determined to sabotage the event! Can Claire put aside her own misgivings to save the day? What if there's no such thing as happily ever after? From award-winning author Jennifer Roy, this is a hilarious, heartfelt story about a girl who discovers that fairy tales may not exist, but sometimes there's still a little magic to be found in real life.
Cordially Uninvited
by Jennifer RoyEvery girl wishes she was a princess--and Claire's cousin is living the dream! But will this royal romance end in disaster? Eleven-year-old Claire Gross is fascinated by all things royal--especially because her very own cousin Belle is engaged to the Prince of England! Even though Claire is going to be a junior bridesmaid, she's not as excited about the wedding as you might think. For one thing, she can't tell anyone--not even her best friend. And for another, Claire's parents are divorced, so she's not so sure that "happily ever after" even exists.But when Claire gets to England and meets mean-girl Pandora--also a junior bridesmaid--she quickly realizes that whether or not she believes in true love, if she doesn't take action, Pandora could break up Belle's relationship! It may be the royal party of the century--but between the mishaps, the mayhem, and an awful social-climbing princess-wannabe, will there still be wedding bells for the happy couple?
Core 52 Family Edition: Build Kids' Bible Confidence in 10 Minutes a Day: A Daily Devotional
by Mark E. Moore Megan HowertonIn just ten minutes a day, you and your kids can master 52 core Bible verses over the course of a year—and have fun doing so!While there are lots of one-year Bible reading plans and family devotionals, few help kids understand the words that they're reading. In this new addition to the popular Core 52 line of resources, Mark E. Moore and his daughter, former teacher and stay-at-home mom Megan Howerton, coach you and your family through 52 of the Bible's key verses. Each week provides you and your child with a simple 5-day plan:• Day 1—read the Bible verse and explanatory text and start a fun challenge• Day 2—memorize a key verse with the help of an engaging 3-minute video• Day 3—read a longer related Bible passage and answer a question• Day 4—further explore through a second Scripture verse and question• Day 5—answer deeper questions together and assess the results of the week&’s challengeIn just a year, Core 52 Family Edition takes children aged 6 to 12 from biblically curious to spiritually confident and competent. Best of all, it&’s a journey you&’ll take with them!