What Every Modern Grandparent Needs To KnowToday's grandparents continue with their careers and activities well into their grandparenting years. Totally Cool Grandparenting explains how these modern grandmparents can participate in the traditional joyous reponsibilities of their role in up-to-date ways. With clear, upfront advice, humor, and time-tested tactics, gathered from personal experience and dozens of interviews with grandparents--and grandkids--acr...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series."As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book."—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series“Each [Fudge book] is packed with wacky earthy disasters that are her trademark and that children love to read about . . . Judy Blume has a knack for knowing what children thin...

New York Times Bestseller: This anthology of Erma Bombeck's most memorable and humorous essays is a tribute to one of America's sharpest wits.When she began writing her regular newspaper column in 1965, Erma Bombeck's goal was to make housewives laugh. Thirty years later, she had published more than four thousand columns, and earned countless laughs—from housewives, presidents, and everyone in between.With grace, good humor, and razor-sharp prose, sh...

The intrepid women of The Hot Flash Club are back for the holidays, soothing jingled nerves and stressed shoppers in their exclusive spa and celebrating the joys of the season. In her witty and delightfully wisecracking prose, Nancy Thayer tells a heartwarming tale packed with fun, secrets, romance–and an ample dose of good cheer.When the Hot Flash friends gather at the spa to trim the Christmas tree, they share steaming mugs of hot chocolate, a few laughs, and a vow to make this h...

A story about a wounded girl and the boy who won't give up on her. 7th grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her - so what is it that's holding her back? Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when 7th grader Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage...

A wickedly funny look at the challenges of new parenthood.With cocktail recipes.Being a new mom is “AHHHH! WHAT HAVE I DONE?” hard. Why are all these tiny clothes so expensive? Who wrote these mind-numbing board books? Will Mommy ever carry a purse again that’s not a diaper bag? And how is she even functioning off so little sleep?Reasons Mommy Drinks is a fresh, insightful, and hilarious collection of the various struggles ...

First grade is fantastic. Posey loves her new best friends, they do fun things in class, and she adores her teacher. Then it's Miss Lee's birthday and Posey thinks her home-grown roses will be the best present of all. But when her friend brings a huge bouquet from a florist, Posey's roses don't seem special enough and she doesn't give them to her teacher after all.She feels horrible all day, but with some help from her mom, she comes up with the perfect, Posey way to make it up to ...

Full of honesty, humor, and practical insight, this is the essential guide for mothers who want to make parenting more joyful: "Every mom needs this book" (Jenna McCarthy, author of The Parent Trap).From the experts at Parenting magazine and popular mommy blogger Meagan Francis, The Happiest Mom combines the latest happiness research with the insight and experience of a mother of five. Francis demonstrates that motherhood doesn't have to ...

"A marvelously simple, clear and practical guide to parenting in the first days, months and years!"—Diana Huss Green, Parents' Choice"Wonderful ways to help parents and babies enrich each other's lives."—Sesame Street ParentsEach day with your baby brings new moments of caring, teaching, holding and growing through baby's first experiences.Filled with magical ways to create and enhance those special everyday moments, 365 Games Smart Babies Play will help you celebra...

This essential babysitting guide offers advice on caring for children of all ages, plus tips on meeting new families, maintaining your business, and more!For tween and teens, babysitting can be an excellent first job. But along with new responsibility and independence, it often comes with concerns, doubts, and plenty of questions. Babysitting Secrets is your comprehensive guide to this exciting new venture.Here you'll find tips on everything from b...

“This book is for rebellious adults only. . . . Inspires instant recognition of childhoods past. . . . A joy.”—PeopleUniversal and timeless, Delia Ephron's How to Eat Like a Child is a delightful revisiting of the joys—and tricky ploys—of childhood. Made into a children's television special and a musical theater revue performed across the country each year, How to Eat Like a Child offers advice beyond the artful etiquette of food consumption. Ephron also teaches us "How to Laugh Hy...

The Pulitzer Prize-finalist play that "speaks to the fractious, frightened American moment" through the lives two couples and their strained friendship (Charles Isherwood, The New York Times ).In a "first ring" suburb of a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fr...