Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Social Topics - Emotions & Feelings

An ALA Notable Children's Book, Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems includes sixteen poems that tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life, seen through the eyes of a child: playing with a friend, skipping rope, riding on a train--or keeping Mama company till Daddy gets back.

Each of these sixteen "love poems" is spoken straight from the perspective of a child. Riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend...each poem elicits a new appreciation of the rich content of everyday life. The poems are accompanied by both portrait and panorama drawings that...

Using a combination of narrative, poetry, and prose, Ms. Keena has taken her personal experiences with depression and has woven a masterful work. Through her own experiences, Ms. Keena has shown a way to understand the sense of lost helplessness of depressed adolescents. She then shows us the path towards hope and recovery.

This book will...

In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness?

Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.

This is a story about a boy called Kobi and his family. Kobi is mixed race and there are not many families like Kobi's where Kobi lives. Kobi's teacher, with the help of Kobi's parents, shows Kobi and his class that people can appear different, but they also very often have a lot in common. Together Kobi and his classmates learn to accept that everyone is different... but in some respects, they are also the same.

Surprise Baby

This is a story about a young boy called Kobi who is about to become a big brother. Kobi is very excited and can't wait to find out if the baby in his mummy's tummy will be a boy or a girl. Kobi learns what it's like to be a big brother and shares with his classmates the journey of his mummy's pregnancy.