The best way to teach a lesson is through stories. This collection of children’s short stories tell a tale and teach a lesson. Can you find the lesson? Reading to children is very important to cultivate their interest in books and to spend time together. Just as important is to talk about what was brought up in the story. This opens up teaching moments where an adult can pass on hard earned knowledge and wisdom to a child. There are 5 stories in this collection that address messy rooms, not judging things by how they look, how everyone has special skills, to be careful about being too proud and about complaining too much.
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
There is no need to feel stressed or overwhelmed by the holiday season. Author Meg Nordmann will guide you through the mindset changes and practical strategies needed to slow down, save money and have a more intentional holiday this year.
Meg is the new girl in town. Maggie is the girl across the street. They meet by literally bumping into each other at the bus stop on the first day of school. Maggie gives Meg a not so happy welcome and Meg just wants meet a new friend. Will these two girls become friends? Only time can tell.
When her mother refuses to clean her room until after Christmas, Jennifer at first doesn't mind all of the mess and clutter, but after a while the room makes her feel gloomy, so she decides to do something about it.
Her devout Catholic family taught her to believe and trust in Divine intervention, but when God did not intervene to save her twenty-four year old detached-at-birth twin sister from leukemia she walks away from her religion and is on the eve of destruction. After meeting Fib whose parents named him after their much-loved mathematician and as a result grew up obsessed with the Divine proportion, she postpones her appointment with death. And when he shows her the correlation between the Fibonacci theory and nature and that in fact Mother Nature is not only kind but also showers us with wonders all beautifully created in Divine proportion just like her face, she casts aside all thoughts of suicide. She regains her faith and a fiery love affair ensues that is thought to last not a day shorter than forever, but when she too is diagnosed with leukemia Fib sets his own appointment with death.
Dez is unusually neat. Her mom and dad are unusually messy. They like Cheez Whiz and swamps. Dez likes elegant food and grand pianos. How can she even be related to them? And how can Dez help her best friend, Jil, who's adopted and who will stop at nothing in order to meet her birth mom? What is it, exactly, that makes a parent "real," anyway? Get Real is about wanting a parent who is very different from the one you have. It's about discovering, "Who am I?"
"The perfect housekeeping guide for somebody who is overwhelmed with their mess and can’t figure out how to start." –Lifehacker “An accessible guide on how to clean for normal people." –Livestrong "It actually changed my life and my home; I’m serious." –Book Riot Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who'd describe our current living situation as a “f*cking mess” that we're desperate to fix. Unf*ck Your Habitat is for anyone who has been left behind by traditional aspirational systems. The ones that ignore single people with full-time jobs; people without kids but living with roommates; and people with mental illnesses or physical limitations. Most organizational books are aimed at traditional homemakers, DIYers, and people who seem to have unimaginable amounts of free time. They assume we all iron our sheets, have linen napkins to match our table runners, and can keep plants alive for longer than a week. Basically, they ignore most of us living here in the real world! Interspersed with lists and challenges, this practical, no-nonsense advice relies on a 20/10 system (20 minutes of cleaning followed by a 10-minute break; no marathon cleaning allowed) to help you develop lifelong habits. It motivates you to embrace a new lifestyle in manageable sections so you can actually start applying the tactics as you progress. For everyone stuck between The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Adulting, this philosophy is more realistic than aspirational, but the goal is the same: not everyone will have a showcase of a home, but whatever your habitat, you deserve for it to bring you happiness, not stress.
