Great Books

The thought of losing control can cause major problems for children who live with anxiety. Now, parents, teachers and children have a helpful tool that gives young children an opportunity to explore their own feelings with parents or teachers as they react to events in their daily lives. Engaging and easy to read, this illustrated children s book is filled with opportunities for children to participate in developing their own self-calming strategies. Children who use the simple strategies in this charming book, illustrated by the author, will find themselves relaxed and ready to focus on work or play!

Following the staggering events of September 11, 2001, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University was asked to help, by officials overseeing clean-up and recovery efforts in New York. The staff and faculty proposed Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) programs in response. In the years since then, those ideas have been put into practice, re-tooled, and used successfully again and again. Now, STAR director, Carolyn Yoder, has shaped the strategies and learnings from those experiences into a book for all who have known terrorism and threatened security. This Little Book addresses communities and societies caught in cycles of victimhood and/or violence. . . in other words, those of us who have been traumatized by terrorists or tsunamis, by unsafe and ongoing occupation or oppression. This Little Book looks at: - Breaking free to safety; - Taking risks successfully; - Recognizing our interdependence. Says Yoder, "The primary premise and challenge of this Little Book is that traumatic events and times have the potential to awaken the human spirit and, indeed, the global family. But this requires acknowledging our own history and that of the enemy, honestly searching for root causes, and shifting our emphasis from national security to human security." A startlingly helpful approach.

A Book for Brothers & Sisters of Hospitalized Children. Anna's little sister, Molly, has been very ill and had to have an operation. Anna tells us all about the experience from her point of view. Sensitive, insightful, heartwarming story. A support and comfort for siblings and those who love them. The story is moving and rings with authenticity, for author Debbie Duncan based it on her family's personal experiences. Artist Nina Ollikainen's beautiful black and white drawings are accurately detailed and capture the emotional atmosphere of Anna and Molly's tender relationship. (Ages 3 - 12) Winner of 1995 Benjamin Franklin Award: Best Children's Picture Book

When Wooly the sheep suffers from insomnia, he goes for a walk and gets into just about everything. Each illustration features objects for children to count.

The young penguin in this board book edition of Mary Murphy's perennial favorite likes holding hands, dancing, eating new things, reading, and having all sorts of fun with an affectionate and caring older penguin. Perfect for little ones--and for the ones they love!

A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.

In all likelihood, your mother or father read you these poems and remember their parents reading the same. This collection of poetry by the creator of Winnie the Pooh was first published in 1924. With its companion volume Now We Are Six, the little books became two of the biggest bestsellers in publishing history. Children all over the world have heard about changing the guard at Buckingham Palace; James James Morrison Morrison Weather by George Dupree; the three little foxes who kept their handkerchiefs in cardboard boxes; and, of course, Christopher Robin, named for A.A. Milne's son. Adults and older children will enjoy Milne's poems too, as some of his humor is subtly directed at a more sophisticated audience. But younger children are the ones who love the naughty Mary Jane (lovely rice pudding again?) and the bears on the corners of London's streets. Read these poems aloud and pass along (or start) a family tradition. (Ages 5 to 9)

Readers will recognize similiar experiences in their own lives as this little guinea pig describes feeling sad when someone is cross or when something bad happens. Eventually our heroine realizes that feeling sad doesn't last forever.

Teaches children about feelings and emotions. Help your child understand the international language of emotion with this useful English and Language learning book. It teaches children vocabulary words for emotions, and even suggests constructive ways to deal with some of their negative feelings. The brightly illustrated boys and girls express a variety of emotions and tell how they react. Your child will easily relate to the everyday situations depicted on the pages. A pronunciation guide at the back of the book makes it easy for children to practice saying all of the new words they've learned. Enseña a los niños a reconocer los sentimientos y las emociones. Ayude a su niño a entender el lenguaje internacional de las emociones con este libro útil de aprendizaje en inglés y español. Enseña a los pequeños las palabras adecuadas para expresar emociones, e incluso sugiere modos constructivos de asumir sus sentimientos negativos. Los niños y niñas que aparecen en las brillantes ilustraciones expresan una variedad de emociones y dicen cómo reaccionan a las mismas. Su hijo sentirá afinidad con las situaciones cotidianas descriptas en las páginas. Una guía de pronunciación al final del libro ayuda a los niños a practicar las palabras nuevas que han aprendido. The Benefits and Features of the English · Spanish Foundations series include: • Perfect size for teaching to large groups • Helps teach vocabulary and other oral language concepts • Summary page at the end to recap and instruct • Helps kids get ready to read • Helps develop phonemic, print, and numeric awareness • Large bright colorful pictures to keep kids engaged • Simple but engaging text • Useful for beginning Spanish at any level • Useful for beginning English at any level Our Guiding Principles: • We believe that every child should be read to from birth. • We believe every child should be taught at least two languages. • We strive to surpass each customer's expectations. • We will only produce the highest quality products. Our Vision: me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish. Awards: me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards: • Benjamin Franklin Award • Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show • Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award • Latino Literary Hall of Fame • Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention • Writer s Digest Certificate of Merit

Sometimes our plans take a terrible, frightening twist, turning our hopes and dreams into nightmares. What do we do when our best plans fall short? How do we handle the disappointment? By looking to the Psalms, Linda Dillow shows us how the "Valley of Weeping" can be instrumental in bringing us to need and include God in our daily lives. Done with a friend or a church group, the included four-week study will re-emphasize the encouraging message found in the book. When we find ourselves in the valley, we must remember to turn our eyes off the suffering and onto the Healer--He can make it a place of blessing.