parent-child relationship

Eleven rhyming verses convey a sense of reassurance to allay children's fears of being lost or separated from their loved ones.

Twelve-year-old Olivia endeavors to care for her younger sister, possibly make a new friend in the quirky and secretive Bart, and keep hope alive for her, her family, and her community of idiosyncratic neighbors at Sunny Pines Trailer Park.

Bedtime is near, but from the end of dinner until lights are turned off, it is not really time for sleeping until a child receives a special good night wish.

"Once upon about 65 million years ago, a terrifying tyrannosaurus roams the earth. He spends his days raging through the jungle, scaring every other dinosaur in sight with his fierce roar. Then, one night while he is sleeping, an abandoned egg cracks open and out pops a tiny dinosaur who decides right then and there that this scary tyrannosaurus is his father."--Provided by publisher.

Teaches young readers the alphabet by associating each letter with a scene involving an alternative family.

Portrays a variety of fathers, with lots of hair and little hair, making cookies and buying doughnuts, camping out and taking naps, and hugging and kissing their children.

"A joyful celebration of the love between a parent and the special little person in his or her life"--Back cover.

"Francie and her pregnant mom are driving home from Grandma's in the heavy rain. When they're still far from home, they stop for a picnic. As the car windows fog up, Francie spells out her name, 'Daddy' and 'Mom,' and leaves one space free for her soon-to-be baby sister"--OCLC.

"When five high school students are brought together under mysterious circumstances, they begin to piece together a theory that their parents are working together to kill them all"--Provided by publisher.

A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.