Hyperbole and a Half

Hyperbole and a Half
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781451666182
ISBN-13 : 1451666187
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Hyperbole and a Half by : Allie Brosh

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

The Wonky Donkey

The Wonky Donkey
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 26
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ISBN-10 : 9780545261241
ISBN-13 : 0545261244
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wonky Donkey by : Craig Smith

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.

The Epic Try Not to Laugh Challenge - Kids Vs Adults Edition

The Epic Try Not to Laugh Challenge - Kids Vs Adults Edition
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 117
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ISBN-10 : 9798614157982
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Epic Try Not to Laugh Challenge - Kids Vs Adults Edition by : Monkey

PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR KIDS WITH SENSE OF HUMOR! Hours of hilarious jokes that are sure to bring laughter to all that play and witness the greatness that is... The Epic Try Not To Laugh Challenge! What did the thumb of hand will say to his beloved finger? I really am in glove with you Welcome to The Epic Try Not to Laugh Challenge - Kids VS Adults Edition! If you want to encourage your kids to improve their confidence, sense of humor, and have fun while doing it... this is the book for YOU, well them! This children's game is made so that you're not playing alone, but instead playing with a partner! This allows for a friendly showdown, by taking turns reading jokes and tallying up scores to determine who will be crowned the WINNER. Choose who will become The Clown and The Jokester, and start The Epic Battle! It's a game that you can get the whole family to play! The Epic Try Not to Laugh Challenge books for kids are great for both boys and girls, and it's the perfect idea for spend quality time between parents and children. Common Side Effects of our Joke Books include: Unforgettable memories of quality time with those you love! Accidental giggles & endless laughs. Stronger comedic skills. Happy parents, due to the clean family-friendly humor. Epic jokes that allow your kids becoming screen free. Don't settle for just any boy and girl toy, instead choose this funny best seller! Whether you're searching for gift ideas, presents, stocking stuffers, games, or even toys for kids ages 6 and up, this joke book is sure to be a hit!

Dee's Big Nuts

Dee's Big Nuts
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 26
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ISBN-10 : 1515326764
ISBN-13 : 9781515326762
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Dee's Big Nuts by : Mark Thunder

Sit back and enjoy this children's book parody about a squirrel named Dee and his friends love for his big nuts. Each page will have you laughing and going nuts! This may look like a typical children's book but once the book opens, you will enjoy references that only adults will understand. Dee's Big Nuts makes a great gift for birthdays, anniversaries, bridal shower, wedding gifts, housewarming gifts or just a great gift to make a friend or loved one giggle in laughter.

Why Is My Child in Charge?

Why Is My Child in Charge?
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9781538149010
ISBN-13 : 153814901X
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Why Is My Child in Charge? by : Claire Lerner

Solve toddler challenges with eight key mindshifts that will help you parent with clarity, calmness, and self-control. In Why is My Child in Charge?, Claire Lerner shows how making critical mindshifts—seeing children’s behaviors through a new lens —empowers parents to solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. Using real life stories, Lerner unpacks the individualized process she guides parents through to settle common challenges, such as throwing tantrums in public, delaying bedtime for hours, refusing to participate in family mealtimes, and resisting potty training. Lerner then provides readers with a roadmap for how to recognize the root cause of their child’s behavior and how to create and implement an action plan tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. Why is My Child in Charge? is like having a child development specialist in your home. It shows how parents can develop proven, practical strategies that translate into adaptable, happy kids and calm, connected, in-control parents.

A Little Life

A Little Life
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 833
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ISBN-10 : 9780804172707
ISBN-13 : 0804172706
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis A Little Life by : Hanya Yanagihara

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Rapunzel's Revenge

Rapunzel's Revenge
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9781599908939
ISBN-13 : 159990893X
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Rapunzel's Revenge by : Shannon Hale

Rapunzel escapes her tower-prison all on her own, only to discover a world beyond what she'd ever known before. Determined to rescue her real mother and to seek revenge on her kidnapper would-be mother, Rapunzel and her very long braids team up with Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and together they perform daring deeds and rescues all over the western landscape, eventually winning the justice they so well deserve.

The Impossible Knife of Memory

The Impossible Knife of Memory
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Publisher : Scholastic UK
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9781407149127
ISBN-13 : 1407149121
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis The Impossible Knife of Memory by : Laurie Halse Anderson

A searing look at the effects of post traumatic stress on soldiers and their families, seen through the eyes of teenage Hayley. Hayley is struggling to forget the past. But some memories run too deep, and soon the cracks start to show. Stunning, hard-hitting fiction from an award-winning writer.

The Orchid and the Dandelion

The Orchid and the Dandelion
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781101946572
ISBN-13 : 1101946571
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Orchid and the Dandelion by : W. Thomas Boyce MD

"Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children--and the adults who love them." --Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts. A book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, and child development experts coping with difficult children. In Tom Boyce's extraordinary new book, he explores the "dandelion" child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the "orchid" child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile), who, given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children. Boyce writes of his pathfinding research as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades, and explores his major discovery that reveals how genetic make-up and environment shape behavior. He writes that certain variant genes can increase a person's susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. But rather than seeing this "risk" gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research, has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these "bad" genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before but far exceed their peers. Orchid children, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with special sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in special ways. And in The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, their remarkable gifts.

Love, Mama

Love, Mama
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Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781250298041
ISBN-13 : 1250298040
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Love, Mama by : Jeanette Bradley

With a heartwarming story and tender illustrations, Jeanette Bradley's debut picture book Love, Mama is perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and any day when a child needs a reminder of the strength of a mother's love. When Mama leaves her young penguin Kipling, he knows she'll return home soon—yet he still can't help but miss her. After all, Pillow Mama won't read, Picture Mama won't laugh, and Snow Mama is too cold to cuddle. But then Kipling receives a special delivery from Mama, including a note that reads: My love for you stretches across the wide ocean, through day and night, from earth to sky and back again. And Kipling knows that no matter where Mama is, he is loved. Soon, Mama comes home, and Kipling ends the day where he belongs—right in her arms.