This variation on the classic folk fairy tale of Stone Soup takes readers to a common suburban neighborhood, in which the Strassner family has fallen upon hard times, but the young children in the area are hard pressed to look beyond rumors to understand the real situation of the neighbor they pass each day. The kind patriarch of the neighborhood, Mr. Drum, is disheartened to hear the neighbor children share such disgust of the Strassners, especially eight-year-old Jonah, their ugly duckling classmate. Mr. Drum convinces the children to contribute to his soup concoction for the neighborhood...

Motherly Musings: 30 Women and Men Reflect on the Roller Coaster Ride that is Motherhood celebrates the raw beauty of each side of the experience, taking readers on the joyous, challenging journey that is motherhood. Biological, foster, and adoptive mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers from all walks of life, across the nation, and across the globe share their souls and insight on this journey. Readers journey with these women and man through intense joy, bittersweet reflection, and heart-breaking trauma, each bounding back with a resilience and optimism only a mother warrior can...