The Little Red Stroller

The Little Red Stroller
Author: Joshua Furst
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525553649

One handy little stroller is passed from family to family in this uplifting picture book celebration of community, diversity, and sharing When Luna is born, her mommy gives her a little red stroller. It accompanies her and her mommy through all the activities of their day, until she outgrows the stroller and is able to pass it down to a toddler in her neighborhood who now needs it. And so the stroller lives on, getting passed from one child to the next, highlighting for preschool readers the diversity of families: some kids with two mommies, some with two daddies, some with just one parent, and all from different cultures and ethnicities. This simple, cheerful book is a lovely portrait of the variety and universality of family.

Strollercoaster

Strollercoaster
Author: Matt Ringler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9780316493222

A quick-thinking father thwarts his daughter's impending temper tantrum when he transforms an everyday walk outside into an exciting strollercoaster ride through the neighborhood.

Little Red Wagon

Little Red Wagon
Author: James Robert
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1641388102

The Little Red Wagon will resonate with people who remember a simpler time. When a child's imagination allowed them to play and explore the world around them. The magic of the little red wagon will inspire families to reconnect and enjoy the simple pleasures of play while disconnecting from the electronic world and reconnecting with their children.

Let it Fall

Let it Fall
Author: Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0545208793

The leaves turn red, brown, and orange, then drift down from the trees. It's time to go apple picking and on hayrides at the county fair. Fall is finally here! With soft, colourful art, adorable children, and seasonal outdoor scenes, Let It Fall celebrates the beauty of autumn.

Layers of Learning

Layers of Learning
Author: JoEllen McCarthy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2023-10-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1003842585

What could happen if we viewed every read aloud as an invitation to learn more about literacy and ourselves? In Layers of Learning: Using Read Alouds to Connect Literacy and Caring Conversations, author JoEllen McCarthy explores read aloud strategies designed to enhance your reading and writing standards by capitalizing on the way literature can impact caring communities. Layers of Learning is structured around four key elements: Community, Agency, Respect, and Empowerment, or CARE. The book provides tools necessary to emphasize reading and writing connections, character education, and culturally responsive teaching, all while championing the power of read alouds. Inside you’ll find: Over 200 picture book suggestions introducing the Heartprint Framework , which demonstrates how you can layer literacy with life lessons 60 read aloud based connections that support caring classroom conversations, lesson planning, and extensions Instructional opportunities for nurturing readers and writers during workshop time, small-group gatherings, or individual conferring sessions Literacy Snapshot photo essays with ideas on how to adopt or adapt Continuing connections with additional resources and invitations for further learning Layers of Learning pulls together the ideas that the books we share not only serve an academic purpose, but also convey big, affective messages. This can lead to richer and more meaningful classroom conversations.

Revolutionaries

Revolutionaries
Author: Joshua Furst
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0525655344

An Austin Chronicle Best Book of the Year Fred, given name Freedom, is the sole offspring of Lenny Snyder, the infamous pied piper of 1960s counterculture. From a young age, Fred has been exploited by his father and used to enhance Lenny's mystique. Now middle-aged, Fred looks back on life with this charismatic, brilliant, and volatile ringmaster, who is as captivating in these pages as he was to his devoted disciples back then. We see Lenny in his prime and then as he gradually loses his magnetic confidence and leading role at the end of the sixties. Lenny demands loyaty but gives none back in return; he preaches love but treats his family with almost reflexive cruelty. And Fred remembers all of it--the chaos, the spite, the affection. A kaledoscopic saga, this novel is at once a profound allegory for America and a deeply intimate portrait of a father and son.

Baby Radar

Baby Radar
Author: Naomi Shihab Nye
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688159486

When her mother takes her out in her stroller, a toddler encounters a variety of things, people, and animals.

Love What Matters

Love What Matters
Author: LoveWhatMatters
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1501169149

In the bestselling tradition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Humans of New York comes a collection of authentic, emotional, and inspiring stories about life’s most important moments, as curated by the editors at Love What Matters. “90% of the reads bring me to tears. I just can't believe the love this world truly has when all we see is hate. This is so uplifting.” —Shelsea Where do you go when you want to feel inspired? When you want to forget about the divisiveness and the anger? For over five million people, that place is Love What Matters, a digital platform dedicated to finding and sharing the daily moments of kindness, compassion, and love that so often go overlooked. This curated collection of powerful stories features first person accounts and photographs that perfectly capture each moment: A husband learning he’s about to be a dad. A new mom embracing her body. A cashier inadvertently teaching a young girl a lesson about patience. A bagel from a stranger that saved a homeless man’s life. From long overdue adoptions to military heroes returning home; from a fireman’s touching 9/11 tribute to what an old dinner plate found at a bake sale can teach us all about life—these are the moments that matter. They are genuine. Authentic. Raw. And they are perfect in their imperfection—just like all of us. You will no doubt experience goosebumps and tears, but this mosaic of life’s moments will leave you with something even more profound: a reminder that, in the end, love always wins. “This really is the best page on Facebook. It renews your love of humanity. There are still good people. We need more reports of acts of kindness.” —Johnny

The Sabotage Cafe

The Sabotage Cafe
Author: Joshua Furst
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-04-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030754494X

As a teenager in the 1980s punk scene, Julia suffered an unspeakable trauma.Years later, she has made a new life for herself in the suburbs, desperately working to maintain a sense of normalcy.But when Julia's sixteen-year-old daughter, Cheryl, goes missing, Julia is forced to envision her every move. From the city's back alleys to the abandoned Sabotage Café, Julia watches her daughter retrace her own coming-of-age, a mélange of sex, drugs, and random acts of violence.