Lillie Voith is the sun around which her family revolves. She lives with her ever expanding family at the edges of Washington, DC, in a home her father built for her mother while spilling over with the enthusiasm of first love. Her... Read More

Caitlin Hicks begins this story of tradition and redemption in the months leading up to Kennedy’s assassination, when all manner of possibilities seemed open to good little Catholic girls. Ensconced in the middle of a noisy Irish... Read More

Among his adventuresome friends, Minnow is perhaps the only boy who does not need to ask “Is it true?” of magical tales. He’s seen enough in his young life to be able to separate out the literary chaff from the truly wondrous. When... Read More

Nothing is quite as relaxing as tending to a garden and enjoying the colorful results. In "Stress-Free Discipline", Sara Au and Peter L. Stavinoha encourage parents to do just that, picturing themselves as gardeners “just starting to... Read More

John Olive believes that “inside everyone lurks a master teller of bedtime tales,” and he sets about proving it in Tell Me a Story in the Dark: A Guide to Creating Magical Bedtime Stories for Young Children, a captivating how-to,... Read More

Created for parents and educators as well as those suffering from any form of social anxiety disorder, or SAD, school psychologist Christine Fonseca’s Raising the Shy Child: A Parent’s Guide to Social Anxiety is a comprehensive,... Read More

For all the “marshmallow moms” out there struggling to instill respect and obedience in their children, Joanne Kraft has created The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids, an unapologetic manual encouraging moms everywhere to... Read More

For every parent who has ever longed for a moment of peace and tranquility amidst the chaos and commotion of child rearing, Susan Stiffelman’s Parenting with Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids provides... Read More