parent and child

The author discusses twenty-four life lessons she learned about the importance of character by listening to the stories and wise advice of her parents, great-grandmother, and other family members.

Two ninth graders, Clara and Amos, suddenly find their lives turned upside down by their families, by each other, and by the two meanest brothers in town.

When his mother begins fixing up his old things for the new baby, a little boy named Oliver makes it clear that he has no interest in becoming a big brother.

Rhyming text reveals the loving sounds baby animals hear from their parents, from the "nuzzle, nuzzle, nuzzle" heard by the colt to "I love you" heard by a human baby.

A child has a dream in which she grows big, her parents become small, and she must get them ready for school.

Just as her mother grew up and left her parents to start a family of her own, April grows up and has her own child to continue the cycle of life.

Mr. and Mrs. Tiger have a hard time convincing their energetic cub, Zachary, to go to bed at night until they change roles and let him pretend to be the parent.

A child relates how Papa built a cradle and Mama made a quilt in preparation for the birth of their baby.