Lifestyle
The Imperfect Parent's archive of parenting lifestyle articles and essays
Nutrition & Health: Pole Dancing Mama
My new exercise routine.
By Esme Mills
Yes, it’s true; I am a pole dancing mama. But let’s get one thing straight before I continue... read more Gene Pool Dating?
Women, let this be a guide; don’t worry about being rejected by a boyfriend because he doesn’t love you.
By Jennifer Cummins
To anyone out there that may have ever felt rejected by someone they have loved, I am here to tell... read more Parenting After Breast Cancer
Raising kids after the "Big C".
By Julia Nelson
I was a single parent working 48 hours a week to support my two daughters. I had a lot of support... read more More Nutrition & Health
| House & Home: 'Tis the Season
To receive the title, families must win the holiday trifecta.
By Kelly Miller
The children are so proud of themselves. We all stand around, enjoying this holiday moment. They have... read more Be My Baby Wipe
I (heart) baby wipes.
By Nancy Bleemer
I am a bad housekeeper. No, it’s beyond that. I don’t keep the house at all. The house (or apartment... read more Pay Yourself First
The importance of finding me time.
By Tracy B. McGinnis
I was standing in line at the grocery store yesterday, scrambling to find my discount card and coupons,... read more More House & Home
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Fashion: My Mother/My Maternity Clothes
But they're classics that never go out of style!
By Kate Haas
It started, as it often does, with a phone call.
"Hi, Mom, what’s up?" I said.
"Well." There was... read more Queer Eye for the Straight Mom
We want a gay posse, too.
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
Unless you live under a rock (or are nursing a newborn, which is the motherhood equivalent of living... read more Truckin' USA
A mother's heart of darkness.
By Amy Lea
Several Christmases ago, my then-teenaged stepson Ryan received the most auspicious of gifts from his... read more More Fashion
| Love & Marriage: How to Get Laid
Dads, there is nothing sexier than doing the dishes... except vacuuming
By Stacey Greenberg
There was a time when I fantasized about my husband coming home, grabbing me lustfully, throwing me on... read more The Warp Speed Of Sexuality
Sometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring.
By Lauri Kubuitsile
Sometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring. Don’t get me wrong; I like sex despite the... read more Dear Trey
A colorful love letter on this day of the patron saint of candy hearts and chocolate.
By Misty Nuckolls
A few months ago, my husband Trey and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. I know that doesn't... read more More Love & Marriage
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Single Parenting/Divorce: Dad vs. Father
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.
By Rollie Allaire
It’s amazing how two men can have a different outlook on their children. My ex-partner fathered... read more Imperfect Single Mom
My first plunge into online dating -- as a single mom.
By Rachel Sarah
I recently took a plunge into online dating for my first time -- as a single mom.
"I... read more The View From Here
For this city gal there was nothing better than suburban bliss.
By Amy Nathan
I wasn't sorry that all I wanted was a traditional, old-fashioned family life, yet I constantly found... read more More Single Parenting/Divorce
| Book Reviews: The IP Bookshelf
Who's Hiding? By Satoru Onishi
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Duck, Duck, Goose written and illustrated by Tad Hills
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You and Me, Baby by Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu
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GLBT/Alternative Lifestyles: Mama and More Mama
The only thing that matters is love and respect.
By Gabriel Constans
On a network show about gay parenting and during her fight in Florida over gay adoption, former talk... read more More GLBT/Alternative Lifestyles
| Product Reviews: Who Reincarnated the Electric Car?
General Motors tries to win the hearts and minds of environmentalists with the Chevrolet Volt.
By Julie Marsh
I may not be a tree hugger, but I can envision a future beyond the middle of next week. And I’m... read more More Product Reviews
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All of the Humor archive:
A Gourmet Wannabe Drops Out
I'm throwing in the kitchen towel.
By Sherry G. Antonetti
Colic
This is not how it was supposed to be.
By Nancy Bleemer
Complainer or Advocate?
What does it take to make a change for the better?
By Joy Jarman-Walsh
Doctor, Heal Thyself
Why is an m.d. spewing advice about child psychology?
By Prescott Carlson
Donuts Anonymous
Hi, my name is Karrie and I'm a donutaholic.
By Karrie McAllister
Gene Pool Dating?
Women, let this be a guide; don’t worry about being rejected by a boyfriend because he doesn’t love you.
By Jennifer Cummins
HMOM
Attention all expectant mothers: be your own healthcare advocate!
By Pam Mitchell Mangas
It's Not My Fault!
Finally, we have a scapegoat!
By Kerrie Flanagan
Parenting After Breast Cancer
Raising kids after the "Big C".
By Julia Nelson
Pocket Full of Crypto-nite
Everybody poops.
By Angela Patton
Pole Dancing Mama
My new exercise routine.
By Esme Mills
Sick Days
I don't feel so good...
By Peggy Duffy
Sugar On My Mind
Why I became a sugar addict, and why my mother is to blame.
By Melanie Springer Mock
Third Millennium Mom
Combining
50s home-goodness with today’s work ethic – is this a realistic expectation for
women?
By Rita Fiorentino
Want Fries With That Cow?
My son contemplates the origin of meat.
By Prescott Carlson
'Tis the Season
To receive the title, families must win the holiday trifecta.
By Kelly Miller
Anatomy of a Supper Club
First rule of supper club: don't talk about supper club
By Stacey Greenberg
Be My Baby Wipe
I (heart) baby wipes.
By Nancy Bleemer
Constant Vigilance!
One mom’s struggle to keep a clean house.
By Slon Nelson-Bentley
Craftsy
Knitting. It's not just for grannies anymore.
By Nancy Rabinowitz
Does Lurch Live Here?
Old houses are survivors.
By Cindy La Ferle
Exploding Rats
KABOOM!
By Felice Prager
Family Vacation
We're outta here.
By Ayun Halliday
Going Domestic
I need a chef and a maid.
By Karen B. Schwartz
Hell on 8 Wheels
The roller derby is taking over my life! And it hurts so good...
By Stacey Greenberg
Hey! It's Dinner AND a Show!
Entertainment in the dining room.
By Angie Weatherly
Lawnmower Mom
Me no need man!
By Elizabeth Thompson
Mommy Slings Drinks
What can I get you?
By Hope Gatto
Pay Yourself First
The importance of finding me time.
By Tracy B. McGinnis
Pets
I’ll take care of it! I’ll feed it! I’ll walk it! I’ll clean up after it!
By Giosue' Santarelli
Red, Green and Yellowing
Pretty (reused) paper, pretty (reused) ribbons of blue...
By Christina Deanne
Tales of Addiction
Do NOT mess with Mom until she's had her fix.
By Amy Hood
The Minivan. Grocery Getter or Sex Machine?
I want a minivan.
By Liz Weslander
TP Proclamation
The transition period starts tomorrow.
By Karen Batka
What a Long, Strange, Trip it Was
The Gorelik Arizona vacation.
By Rosie Gorelik
What's for Dinner?
There's a balance somewhere between well-seasoned filet mignon and frozen TV dinners.
By Nicole Jacques
Where Oh Where Can It Be?
Where oh where has that permission slip gone?
By Rita Fiorentino
Work! Work! Work!
Who has time to work?
By Ken Swarner
My Mother/My Maternity Clothes
But they're classics that never go out of style!
By Kate Haas
Queer Eye for the Straight Mom
We want a gay posse, too.
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
Truckin' USA
A mother's heart of darkness.
By Amy Lea
Dear Trey
A colorful love letter on this day of the patron saint of candy hearts and chocolate.
By Misty Nuckolls
Finding True Romance
Your husband vs. sexy ghost.
By Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
How to Get Laid
Dads, there is nothing sexier than doing the dishes... except vacuuming
By Stacey Greenberg
Scientific Studies from the Male Point of View
What's behind door number two?
By Karen Laven
The Warp Speed Of Sexuality
Sometimes living in the age of sexuality is tiring.
By Lauri Kubuitsile
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Dad vs. Father
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.
By Rollie Allaire
Imperfect Single Mom
My first plunge into online dating -- as a single mom.
By Rachel Sarah
It Works For Us
Alternative family structure doesn't mean bad family structure.
By Elizabeth Ross
Supermarket Epiphany
Revelation on aisle six.
By Amy Nathan
The Story of Alicia and Mary
The other side of the fence.
By Melanie Henson
The View From Here
For this city gal there was nothing better than suburban bliss.
By Amy Nathan
Cherry and Olive
Cherry and Olive, written and illustrated by Benjamin Lacombe
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Dispatches From A Not-So-Perfect Life
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Hey Kidz! Buy This Book, and Mamaphonic
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The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome, Job Hopper, and Waiting for Birdy
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Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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"Mommy Wars: Stay-At-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families" and Leslie Morgan Steiner on how "Mommy Wars" came about
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The Pigeon strikes again -- Mo Willems' sassy bird returns in "Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late"
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Come Back : A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back
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A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
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The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book: Real Stories from Women who Lived Through It and Recovered
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The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy
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Olivia Forms a Band
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Bringing Up Baby and Dimity Duck
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Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
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Angelmonster and Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives
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"Yum! Yuck!" and "Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads"
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Lady in the Water
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It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters; Miss Mingo and the First Day of School
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Cookies: Bite-Sized Life Lessons
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Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World; Dooby Dooby Moo
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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, written and illustrated by Mini Grey
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Dashka Slater's "Baby Shoes"
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Chowder by Peter Brown
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Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth
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Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
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New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne; Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
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Walter Was Worried by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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Hansel and Diesel, written and illustrated by David Gordon
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Once Upon a Tomb: Gravely Humorous Verses By J. Patrick Lewis; illustrated by Simon Bartram
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Pancakes for Supper by Anne Isaacs, illustrated by Mark Teague
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Pumpkins
Written and illustrated by Ken Robbins
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Wolves, written and illustrated by Emily Gravett
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Welcome, Precious by Nikki Grimes
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Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures by Jan Reynolds
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Off We Go! by Beverley Abramson
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While You Are Sleeping, written and illustrated by Alexis Deacon
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Please Play Safe! Penguin's Guide to Playground Safety
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Oops, By Arthur Geisert
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Bats at the Beach, written and illustrated by Brian Lies
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The Twelve Days of Winter by Deborah Lee Rose, illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
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You and Me, Baby by Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu
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Tools, written and illustrated by Taro Miura
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Max's Words by Kate Banks, illustrated by Boris Kulikov
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Don't Forget Your Etiquette! The Essential Guide to Misbehavior By David Greenberg, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
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Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage, written and illustrated by Jeff Weigel
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There Was a Little Girl, She Had a Little Curl by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Elliot Kreloff
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Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
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Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss by Georgeanne Brennan, photography by Frankie Frankeny
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Priscilla Superstar! written by Nathaniel Hobbie, illustrated by Jocelyn Hobbie
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Polo: The Runaway Book By Regis Faller
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Duck, Duck, Goose written and illustrated by Tad Hills
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Uno's Garden, written and illustrated by Graeme Base
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Champions on the Bench By Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated Leonard Jenkins
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One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes! A Very Grimm Fairy Tale written by Aaron Shepard; illustrated by Gary Clement
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Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery by David A. Adler; illustrated by Susanna Natti
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Not a Box written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis
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Gator, written and illustrated by Randy Cecil
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17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore, written by Jenny Offill; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
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3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet, written and illustrated by Bob Raczka
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Mars Needs Moms written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed
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The Serif Fairy: Explorations in the World of Letters written and illustrated by Rene Siegfried; translated by Joel Mann
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Princess Justina Albertina: A Cautionary Tale, by Ellen Dee Davidson; illustrated by Michael Chesworth
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The Giant of Seville: A "Tall" Tale Based on a True Story written and illustrated by Dan Andreasen
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Hickory Dickory Dock, written and illustrated by Keith Baker
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Leaving the Nest, written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
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Pierre in Love by Sara Pennypacker; illustrations by Petra Mathers
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New Socks written and illustrated by Bob Shea
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Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry, Eds. Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters; illustrated by Polly Dunbar
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The Snow Baby: The Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's Daring Daughter By Katherine Kirkpatrick
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Bossy Bear, written and illustrated by David Horvath
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Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews
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The Police Cloud, written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann
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C is for Caboose, by Traci N. Todd
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First Picture Nature, by Felicity Brooks; illustrated by Matt Durber and Stephanie Jones
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Mysteries of the Mummy Kids by Kelly Milner Halls
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How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
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Sweet! The Delicious Story of Candy By Ann Love and Jane Drake; Illustrated by Claudia Davila
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The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by David Roberts
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Who's Hiding? By Satoru Onishi
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Dogs and Cats, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
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Ox, House, Stick: The History of the Alphabet written by Don Robb; illustrated by Anne Smith
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The Princess and the Pea, retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora
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Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld; Squiggles: A Really Giant Drawing and Painting Book, by Taro Gomi
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Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens By Elizabeth Rusch; illustrated by K.E. Lewis
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Un-Brella by Scott E. Franson
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Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie, written and illustrated by Laura Rankin
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First Picture Fairytales by Francesca Allen, Jo Litchfield and Emma Helbrough
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Olive, the Other Reindeer - Deluxe Edition, By J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh
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Bath Time! by Sandra Boynton
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The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Lisa Brown
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The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Junior Edition by David Borgenicht and Robin Epstein; illus. by Chuck Gonzales
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Charlie and Lola: Say Cheese! by Lauren Child
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Encyclopedia Horrifica by Joshua Gee
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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleishman, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
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Falling from Grace by Jane Godwin
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Jake Stays Awake by Michael Wright
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My Mommy's Tote by P. H. Hanson
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When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach, illustrated by David Small
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When Is a Planet Not a Planet? The Story of Pluto by Elaine Scott
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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art, from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy; illustrated by Michael Austin
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What's Eating You? Parasites: The Inside Story Written by Nicola Davies; illustrated by Neal Layton
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Ms. McCaw Learns to Draw by Kaethe Zemach
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Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best-kept Secrets by John Farndon
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Somebody's Always Hungry, by Juliet Johnson; Women Daredevils, written by Julie Cummins, illustrated by Cheryl Harness
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Mama and More Mama
The only thing that matters is love and respect.
By Gabriel Constans
Who Reincarnated the Electric Car?
General Motors tries to win the hearts and minds of environmentalists with the Chevrolet Volt.
By Julie Marsh
