Renni Browne

Dave King

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Utah

How to Edit Yourself into Print

Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories.

In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne and Dave King teach you, the writer, how to apply the editing techniques they have developed to your own work. Chapters on dialogue, exposition, point of view, interior monologue, and other techniques take you through the same processes an expert editor would go through to perfect your manuscript. Each point is illustrated with examples, many drawn from the hundreds of books Browne and King have edited.

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition

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William Stixrud

Ned Johnson

Arizona

The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control over Their Lives

"Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop." --NPR

"This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents." --Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed

A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In this groundbreaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, and ready to take on new challenges.

The Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination.

The Self-Driven Child

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Kotetsuko Yamamoto

Massachusetts

Birdsong starts sounding like a love song when bird whisperer Inusaki meets a crow that sounds oddly like a handsome young man he knows!

Inusaki can communicate with birds--and some of them are real jerks! Tired of the incessant chatter, he spends most of his day tuning them out. That is until the day he meets an intriguing and strangely handsome crow he just can't get off his mind!

Inusaki, a detective and unwitting jack-of-all-trades for his neighborhood, has the ability to communicate with birds...and hates it. Yet when he runs into a crow that knows his name, he can't help but befriend him, naming him "Kuro." Later, when Inusaki seems to hear Kuro's voice, he finds only the landlord's son. Why do they sound so similar, and why can't Inusaki stop blushing whenever Kuro the crow crosses his mind?!

Toritan: Birds of a Feather, Vol. 1

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Fiction

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Sketch, Paint, and Doodle Towards One Creative Goal

100 Days of Drawing : Sketch, Paint, and Doodle Towards One Creative Goal

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Angela Nguyen

Learn how to draw almost 100 of the cutest animals EVER . . . in no time at all!

 

Enter planet CUTE! This follow-up to How to Draw Cute Stuff teaches kids how to draw a menagerie of adorable creatures, from cats, dogs, hedgehogs, and hamsters to dolphins, bunnies, swans, and unicorns.



An introduction explains the popular kawaii style of art, step-by-step how-to sequences make the process simple enough for beginners, and interactive pages get budding artists practicing right away.

How to Draw Cute Animals

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Nonfiction

Tabitha Paige

Paige Tate & Co.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Stories Featuring Foundational Language Concepts for Growing Minds

Jump-start your young child's education with vocabulary and early language concepts using this beautiful board book set created by a speech therapist to help build your child's language skills and encourage them to explore nature.

Created by licensed speech pathologist and artist, Tabitha Paige, CCC-SLP, the three children's board books in the Our Little Adventures box set take parents and toddlers or young children on trips to the farmers market, the forest, and a wildflower meadow. Each book features realistic watercolor imagery and a story carefully crafted by Tabitha, who has years of experience helping young children develop their language skills.

These three timeless and durable board books feature vocabulary and early language concepts for toddlers while also teaching about friendship and kindness. Lessons include-
Spatial Words- Follow along with Little Fox as he plans a surprise picnic for his friend Owl in A Trip to the Farmers Market.Quantity Words- Follow along with Little Hedgehog as he helps his friend Squirrel search for missing acorns in A Trip to the Forest. Colors and Counting- Follow along with Little Rabbit as she gathers wildflowers to cheer up her friend Mouse in A Trip to the Wildflower Meadow.
Additional guidance will also be provided for parents to learn how they can help their young children build their vocabularies with confidence.

Overall, this board book set captures the magic of language and strengthens the parent-child bond, all while being designed to look beautiful on a bookshelf and in a children's bedroom!

Our Little Adventures

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Karen Katz

Texas

Mommy got me a brand new potty!
But I'm not ready yet!
I want to run and play.
Uh-oh, I peed in my pants.
But Mommy says, "That's okay!"
Children will love following along and lifting the flaps to see the child play, sit on thepotty, eat, sit on the potty, sleep, and then sit on the potty...until finally there is success.
Written from a child's point of view, this new potty-training book will help children join in the final refrain, "I'm so proud of me!"

A Potty for Me! And Big Girl Panties book lot

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Alice Schertle

Illinois

Celebrate Christmas with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck in a light-up novelty book that's the perfect gift for the holiday season.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don't forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep!

With the gentle rhythm and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue's snowy adventure is full of holiday warmth. Sturdy cardstock pages, a compact and child-friendly text, and flashing colored Christmas lights on the final page come together in a novelty gift book that's sure to be the favorite treat of the season.

Little Blue Truck's Christmas

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Amy Fowler-Popoloski

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