Pig the Winner

Pig the Winner
Author: Aaron Blabey
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2016-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407171992

From award-winning creator of PIG THE PUG (9781407154985) comes a brand new tale about the world's greediest pug. Pig the Pug is back and this time he is being a great big cheat. But when his latest attempt to beat his best friend, Trevor, backfires will Pig the Pug learn his lesson at last?

The Mums' Book

The Mums' Book
Author: Alison Maloney
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2011-06-30
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1843177439

For the mum who embraces motherhood and all that it entails, The Mums' Book is a humorous handbook on the ups and downs of being a mother.

Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five

Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five
Author: Daisy Upton
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-02-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0241443636

Ideal for early years to KS1 children who are learning at home. Daisy Upton has two little kids. She loves them - but they drive her mad. So, to try and keep her sanity she started to come up with quick, easy games using stuff from around the house. And @FiveMinuteMum was born. In her first book, she has collected 150+ games that take 5 minutes to set up & 5 minutes to tidy up. From pasta posting to alphabet knock down, it's a recipe book for guilt free parenting! And as Daisy was a teaching assistant, your little ones will be learning while they play! What could be better? GIVE ME FIVE is the perfect companion for anyone who wants five minutes peace. Also available: Five Minute Mum: Time For School Five Minute Mum: On the Go "I love Five Minute Mum. She's managed to come up with a huge array of activities for kids that are fun and educational yet don't require an Art degree or Diploma in Patience to execute."Sarah Turner, aka Unmumsy Mum

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum
Author: Marianne Talbot
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-04-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1848505388

"At 3am I was startled awake by the opening of the stairgate. Leaping out of bed I found Mum, clothes on over her pyjamas, grumbling she was fed up of being moved from pillar to post and was going home." When her mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Marianne Talbot decided she couldn’t put her into a care home. Instead, for five years, she looked after her mum in her own home. For nearly three of those years she chronicled for the readers of Saga Magazine Online the fears and frustrations, the love and the laughter, and the tears and the traumas of caring. Now, in this heart warming book, you too can meet Marianne, Mum, and the appalling Fatcat. You will also find plenty of practical tips for caring for someone with dementia and on staying sane whilst doing so, a resources and useful contacts section and Marianne’s reflections on caring from a distance, and on when caring comes to an end. Written for anyone, anywhere, who has anything to do with dementia or with caring; in reading it you will know you are not alone.

Up and Down Mum

Up and Down Mum
Author: Child's Play
Publisher: Child's Play Library
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781786283399

For children who grow up in the care of a parent who has bipolar disorder, life can be filled with anxiety and uncertainty. This story helps us to understand the causes of bipolar disorder and how we can learn to live with someone who has it.

Mum & Dad

Mum & Dad
Author: Joanna Trollope
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1529003415

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, Mum & Dad is a heartwarming family drama set in the vineyards of Spain. From the number one bestselling author of An Unsuitable Match, Joanna Trollope, and told with all her trademark wit and wisdom. 'Trollope’s bestselling novel brings elegance and warmth to a painfully familiar dilemma' – Daily Mail What happens when family roles are reversed and the children must look after mum and dad? It’s been twenty-five years since Gus and Monica left England to start a new life in Spain, building a wine business from the ground up. However, when Gus suffers a stroke and their idyllic Mediterranean life is thrown into upheaval, it’s left to their three grown-up children in London to step in . . . As the children descend on the vineyard, it becomes clear that each has their own idea of how best to handle their mum and dad, as well as the family business. But as long-simmering resentments rise to the surface and tensions reach breaking point, will the family finally fall apart? 'No-one dissects the intricacies of family relationships quite like Joanna Trollope' - Good Housekeeping

My Mum

My Mum
Author: Anthony Browne
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 0552574899

She's nice, my mum . . . My mum's a fantastic cook, and a brilliant juggler. She's a great painter, and the strongest woman in the world! She's really nice, my mum. A warm, funny tribute to Mum (and to mums everywhere) by the brilliant author/illustrator Anthony Browne.

The Illustrated Mum

The Illustrated Mum
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2009-03-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307531783

Covered from head to toe with one-of-a-kind tattoos, Marigold is the brightest, most beautiful mother in the world. At least, that’s what Dolphin thinks—she just wishes Marigold wouldn’t stay out quite so late or have mood spells every now and again. Dolphin’s older sister, Star, loves Marigold too, but she’s tired of looking after her. So when Star’s dad shows up out of the blue and offers to let the girls stay with him, Star jumps at the opportunity. But Dolphin can’t bear to leave Marigold alone. Now it’s just the two of them, and Dolphin is about to be in over her head. . . .

Mum, Tell Me

Mum, Tell Me
Author: Elma Van Vliet
Publisher: Particular Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-03-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780241367223

THE BELOVED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A gift book for your mother, a lifetime of precious memories for you Mum, Tell Me is a gift book that gives you the chance to ask your mother all those questions you'd always wondered about, and plenty you hadn't. Questions like - What did you want to be when you grew up? - Did you ever have your heart broken? - What is one of the most beautiful or special things you've achieved in life? - How did motherhood change you? Once she's answered them, she gives the book back to you. And you'll be left with a lasting chronicle of your mum's memories, dreams, wishes and stories; a personal keepsake to treasure.

The Unmumsy Mum

The Unmumsy Mum
Author: Sarah Turner
Publisher: Bantam Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Motherhood
ISBN: 9780593076446

This is not a parenting manual. This is real life. The Unmumsy Mum writes candidly about motherhood like it really is: the messy, maddening, hilarious reality, how there is no 'one size fits all' approach and how it is sometimes absolutely fine to not know what you are doing. The lessons she's learnt while grappling with two small boys - from birth to teething, 3am night feeds to toddler tantrums, soft play to toilet training - will have you roaring with laughter and taking great comfort in the fact that it's definitely not just you ...