More Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike
More Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike

Author: Janet Lanese

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2013-05-22

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0307488381

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No one gives comfort, love, and laughter like a grandma can! “Your grandma and your dog will always love you no matter what you do,” says Matthew, age ten. From the mouths of babes and grandmas comes this irresistible sequel to the beloved Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes. Here is an all-new treasury of wise, witty, and wonderful sayings and advice from veteran grandmas, first-timers, and grandmothers-in-waiting--including such famous names as Sophia Loren, Maya Angelou, and Barbara Bush. Here are hilarious and heartwarming observations, plus wisdom for negotiating the sometimes delicate challenges of grandparenting. Don’t miss . . . • The secrets of staying young with your grandchildren • Grandma Jan’s gentle but hard-won wisdom • The fountain of youth--and other things only grandmas know • What children really think about their grandmothers And more!

Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike
Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike

Author: Janet Lanese

Publisher: Dell

Published: 2009-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 0307569586

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When a child is born, a miracle happens—someone becomes a grandmother! For first-time grandmas, beloved veterans, or grandmas-in-waiting, this warm, wonderful book captures all the joy and humor of one of a woman's most life-altering experiences. Heartwarming observations from such famous names as Margaret Mead, Jane Russell, and Margaret Thatcher; poems to copy and stick on the refrigerator; words of advice to "accidentally" leave on a daughter-in-law's kitchen table, suggestions to smooth the rough times or increase the joy, it's all here to read and treasure. Don't miss . . . • Special things only a grandmother can do • Family history a grandmother can pass on • A precious gift every child needs from a grandmother • Secret satisfactions a grandmother feels • How a grandmother can act even wiser than she is And more!

Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries
Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries

Author: Sarah Gough

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0810887649

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Gough, Feehan, and Lyons have taken everything learned from their research on developing GrandFamily Resource Collections and leading grandfamily programming in several states and put it in this easy to use guide. They share the successes and failures of existing programs so other librarians can hit the ground running rather than trudge through a time-consuming and costly period of trial-and-error. It’s a lot more efficient to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to make your own. The target population, grandfamilies, and most specifically, grandparents raising grandchildren have become a statistically-significant group worthy of attention in many communities but library practitioners may not have explored further due to a lack of resources and money. Special features include: List of Web resources (government agencies, support groups, etc.) List of grants and funding opportunities Sample grant applications List of possible community partners for the library Sample surveys or some tactic for getting to know the needs of one’s target population Sample marketing plans Sample promotional materials Sample activity sheets Sample release forms, etc. With this practical and comprehensive guide, your library will be ready to jumpstart or easily expand a stellar program for the grandfamilies in your community.

Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004
Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 2003-2004

Author: Jeff Herman

Publisher: Prima Lifestyles

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13: 9780761537359

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The Key to Unlocking Your Writing Success This ultimate writer's reference connects you to who's who in the publishing industry. Inside, you'll find the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail and Web addresses for hundreds of top editors and agents, plus essays from industry insiders who reveal the secrets to big-time success. With the most up-to-date information on an industry that's constantly changing, this new edition offers everything you need to get past the slush piles and into the hands of the real players in the publishing field, including how to write attention-grabbing book proposals and thrive off rejection. Now, you hold the keys to getting published.

Housewife Superstar!
Housewife Superstar!

Author: Danielle Wood

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2013-05-21

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0865478902

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The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life humor inspiration for television's Dame Edna Marjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn't know you were missing. Does your goldfish have constipation? Feed it Epsom salts. Have you run out of blush? Cut a beet in half and slap it on your cheeks. Are there possums in your ceiling? Housewife Superstar will tell you how to get them out. Famous for never wasting a thing, Marjorie crochets her bedspreads from plastic bags and used panty hose, and protects the plants in her garden with bras. In 1958, upon entering the food and craft contests at her town show, she won in seventy-eight categories; the next year she won in seventy-two but was denied the trophy by jealous rivals. Once divorced and twice widowed, Marjorie is, according to her colossal fan Barry Humphries (of TV comedy Dame Edna fame), "no slouch in the matrimonial department." Her first husband, Cliff, was loving but turned brutal. Her second marriage, to preacher and schoolteacher Adrian, was punctuated by endless love notes, breakfasts in bed, and territorial fights with his adult daughters. She snagged her third husband, Eric—a bus driver—with promises of fruitcake and flirtatious glances in his rearview mirror. Marjorie designed two homes and a museum devoted to her creations, worked for half a century as a journalist and columnist, and raised two sons, all while building a devoted following. Danielle Wood's Housewife Superstar is an illuminating look at a treasure.