The Little One (Quick Read 2012)

Author: Lynda La Plante
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857209213
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
An exclusive short story for World Book Day from bestselling author Lynda La Plante. This spooky tale will make you want to sleep with the light on. Barbara needs a story. A struggling journalist, she tricks her way into the home of former soap star Margaret Reynolds. Desperate for a scoop on the actress and her return to stardom, she finds instead a terrified woman living alone in a creepy manor house. A piano plays in the night, footsteps run overhead, doors slam in dark corners. The nights are full of strange noises. Barbara thinks there may be a child living upstairs, unseen. Who looks after her? And why is she kept out of sight? Little by little, actress Margaret's haunting story of broken promises is revealed, and Barbara is left with a chilling discovery.

Welcome Little One

Author: Sandra Magsamen
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492619329
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
For parents, the arrival of a newborn child is an event that offers the promise of never-ending love. Filled with lively illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, Welcome Little One allows parents and children to celebrate and cherish their bond.

Little One's Bedtime

Author: Suzi Moore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0857076388
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
It's time for bed, but Little One isn't ready yet. She and Teddy have far too much to do. They have dragons to fight, pirate treasure to find and magic spells to cast! A charming bedtime story celebrating the power of imagination.

Lull-a-bye, Little One

Author: Dianne Ochiltree
Publisher: Putnam Adult
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
"Lull-a-bye, Lull-a-bye, little one, Dinner's over, bedtime's begun." With these words, a mother and father start the night-time ritual of putting a toddler to sleep. There's "splash-a- bye" time in the bathtub with rubber-duck squeaks and bubble-beard cheeks; "rock-a-bye" time where the whole family sings silly songs together; "hush-a-bye" time with Dad reading and the moon watching from high above; and finally, "Lull-a-bye" time again, as the child gently eases into sleep. With its lilting read-aloud rhythm and Hideko Takahashi's warm, comforting illustrations, Lull-a-Bye, Little Oneis a celebration of the love a family shares at bedtime. Young readers will want to hear this book every night as they drift into slumbers.

Room For A Little One

Author: Martin Waddell
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1408344483
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Discover the magic of the very first Christmas with this classic picture book. From the author of Owl Babies and Can't You Sleep Little Bear? It's a cold winter's night, and Kind Ox is in his stable. One by one, the animals come, and Kind Ox gives each of them a bed for the night. Until eventually, Tired Donkey arrives with some very special passengers... Retold from the perspective of the animals in the stable, this beautiful book will bring the Christmas story to life for even the youngest children. A true Christmas classic, with a universal message about kindness, this is a book to be treasured and shared by every family. Martin Waddell is one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won multiple awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Little One Step

Author: Simon James
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763681768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
As three duckling brothers cross forest and field to return to their mother, the older ones encourage the youngest by teaching him a game that earns him the name of Little One Step.

Goodnight Little One

Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 164517025X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
Join a variety of animals as they settle in for the night.

Knack Baby Sign Language

Author: Suzie Chafin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762761776
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Few children can communicate effectively before eighteen months of age, but sign language can allow baby and parent to reduce the frustration up to a year earlier. With more than 450 full-color photos, text, and sidebars, Knack Baby Sign Language provides a user-friendly, efficient method to learn and teach a baby sign language. Organized by age, it provides signs appropriate to use with babies, with toddlers, and with older children for whom signing with games, songs, and rhymes is enriching. The signs can also be used with special needs children and those with delayed communication abilities.

Little Bee

Author: Chris Cleave
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416589643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis. “Little Bee will blow you away.” —The Washington Post The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph” (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

Baby's First 100 Days

Author: M Stephenson-Meere
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1742748708
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 85

Book Description
A commonsense parenting guide to your baby's first 100 days. Who has time to read a big reference book when a new baby has arrived? There are lots of baby books out there - but nothing as fresh, simple and accessible as this guide to surviving the first 100 days. Baby's First 100 Days simply and clearly demystifies baby's behaviour -- including crying, tired signs, sleeping, feeding, settling -- and provides short tips and suggestions to new parents' frequently asked questions. Compact, authoritative, reassuring and complete with photographs to clarify the advice, it's easy to refer to when you are in the middle of a crisis! Baby's First 100 Days is a commonsense parenting guide to: * Crying -- types of crying and what each one means, how to cope when baby cries; * Tired signs -- clues such as frowning, clenched fists and grizzling; * Sleeping -- a learned skill, baby's sleep pattern and development; * Feeding -- how often? how much? how to avoid fussing; * Settling -- surefire methods to get baby to sleep; * The 'newborn parent' -- how to look after yourself during these early months and how to get the most enjoyment out of the whole experience! Simple, fresh, accessible and full of gorgeous photographs throughout, Baby's First 100 Days is the perfect gift for new parents and a godsend for a babysitter or grandparent.