Four-year-old Sal cannot find a gift she received from Santa, her new baby sister still does not have a name and takes up all of Mama's attention, and her brother Billy is annoying, but Sal finds her own strengths over an eventful Christmas season with her family. A stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, bestselling, and acclaimed The Year of Billy Miller and Billy Miller Makes a Wish. This short, humorous,...

"A baby party introduces toddlers to basic shapes."--

As children, Lexie and Annie were incredibly close. Bonded by the death of their beloved father, they weathered the storms of life together. When Lexie leaves home to follow her dream, Annie is forced to turn to her leather-bound journal as the only place she can confide her deepest secrets and fears. As adults, sisters Lexie and Annie could not be more different. Lexie is a successful doctor and happily engaged. Annie is an addict-- a thief, a liar...

It is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative seven-year-old named Tim. With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, it is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages.

The bond between mothers and babies are demonstrated with colorful pictures of animals and their young ones.

A baby discovers all the things she loves about Halloween.

A rabbit grandfather welcomes a new grandchild and looks forward to spending time together and sharing many adventures.

When her parents are murdered, Hannah feels guilt: she should have been at home with them... not meeting her forbidden love, Reece. Unable to face the community, she runs away and marries him. But Reece controls her completely, and when she gets pregnant-- against his wishes-- he pushes her down the stairs; the baby dies-- and Hannah runs again. Years later, Hannah has become an expert on Amish quilts, and her visibility allows Reece to track her...

Acknowledgments - INTRODUCTION: Why Raise Baby Green? - CHAPTER ONE: The Womb - CHAPTER TWO: The Labor and Delivery Room - CHAPTER THREE: The Nursery - CHAPTER FOUR: The Kitchen - CHAPTER FIVE: The Bathroom - CHAPTER SIX: The Garden - CHAPTER SEVEN: The Whole House - EPILOGUE: From the Ground Up - Notes - Green Information - Green Resources - The Authors - Index

Jennifer Weiner, whose novels Good in Bed and In Her Shoes earned her a place among women's book club aficionados everywhere, proves she still has the touch with Little Earthquakes, a tale of love, heartbreak, redemption, and friendship. Weiner's novel centers around four new mothers, all of whom must learn to adjust their lives and their marriages to deal with the challenges of raising children. Ayinde is a beautiful, biracial newscaster who moves...