My Mom and Dad Make Me Laugh

My Mom and Dad Make Me Laugh

Author: Nick Sharratt

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781564025807

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This mom and dad are a little odd--and a lot of fun! Mom likes spots, and Dad likes stripes. But their son's favorite thing couldn't be more of a surprise! "It's stripes vs. dots in this eye-boggling feast of extroverted colors and shapes".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.


My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh

My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh

Author: Nick Sharratt

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781406331851

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My mum likes spots and my dad loves stripes. And me? See if you can guess what I like!


The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

Author: Helen Rutter

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1338652281

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When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!


Crossing the River

Crossing the River

Author: Carol Smith

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1647000963

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A powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of the author's son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos­hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize­ nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work. In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son's experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days. Crossing the River is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.


My Mum's a Twat

My Mum's a Twat

Author: Anoushka Warden

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-01-08

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1786824086

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Have you ever tried to sustain a relationship with a twat? It's hard work and you need to be completely not a twat yourself if you want any success in this. Which is really hard when you've just started being a teenager. (As if growing up wasn't hard enough already...) I remember thinking if you were 'the chosen' one, why does that mean your dress sense has to be so shit? A celebration of teenage rebellion and resilience. Anoushka Warden's debut play was directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and Jude Christian.


Mothers Before

Mothers Before

Author: Edan Lepucki

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1683358872

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Who was your mother before she was a mother? Essays and photos from Brit Bennett, Jennifer Egan, Danzy Senna, Laura Lippman, Jia Tolentino, and many more. In this remarkable collection, New York Times–bestselling novelist Edan Lepucki gathers more than sixty original essays and favorite photographs to explore this question. The daughters in Mothers Before are writers and poets, artists and teachers, and the images and stories they share reveal the lives of women in ways that are vulnerable and true, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always moving. Contributors include: Brit Bennett * Jennine Capó Crucet * Jennifer Egan * Angela Garbes * Annabeth Gish * Alison Roman * Lisa See * Danzy Senna * Dana Spiotta * Lan Samantha Chang * Laura Lippman * Jia Tolentino * Tiffany Nguyen * Charmaine Craig * Maya Ramakrishnan * Eirene Donohue * and many others


Laugh More, Yell Less

Laugh More, Yell Less

Author: Robert Zeitlin

Publisher:

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780996292900

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I was in your shoes. I was a parent looking for answers. These are the steps I took to find my superpowers. Now I want to make it easy, fun, and inviting for you to take steps toward becoming the parent that your kids need. I want to inspire you.You have amazing kids. I know. I've seen them in action. They have creative, inspiring ideas. Your kids? imaginations are the adult think-tanks of the future.Your kids are going to change the world. I want to help you peek your head above the drudgery and emotional exhaustion of day-to-day parenting. This is a call for parents to put on their capes and learn to fly.


Mom & Me & Mom

Mom & Me & Mom

Author: Maya Angelou

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0679645470

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A moving memoir about the legendary author’s relationship with her own mother. Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick! The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence absent during much of Angelou’s early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old Maya and her older brother away from their California home to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. The subsequent feelings of abandonment stayed with Angelou for years, but their reunion, a decade later, began a story that has never before been told. In Mom & Me & Mom, Angelou dramatizes her years reconciling with the mother she preferred to simply call “Lady,” revealing the profound moments that shifted the balance of love and respect between them. Delving into one of her life’s most rich, rewarding, and fraught relationships, Mom & Me & Mom explores the healing and love that evolved between the two women over the course of their lives, the love that fostered Maya Angelou’s rise from immeasurable depths to reach impossible heights. Praise for Mom & Me & Mom “Mom & Me & Mom is delivered with Angelou’s trademark good humor and fierce optimism. If any resentments linger between these lines, if lives are partially revealed without all the bitter details exposed, well, that is part of Angelou’s forgiving design. As an account of reconciliation, this little book is just revealing enough, and pretty irresistible.”—The Washington Post “Moving . . . a remarkable portrait of two courageous souls.”—People “[The] latest, and most potent, of her serial autobiographies . . . [a] tough-minded, tenderhearted addition to Angelou’s spectacular canon.”—Elle “Mesmerizing . . . Angelou has a way with words that can still dazzle us, and with her mother as a subject, Angelou has a near-perfect muse and mystery woman.”—Essence