New Releases by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos

Teaches kids about good and bad secrets.

Some secrets are fun (like surprise birthday parties) ; other secrets are not fun at all (like being bullied) ; this book helps little ones to know which secrets they should tell their parents about.

Discusses the difference between secrets that are fun to keep and those that make people unhappy, and encourages youngsters to confide in their parents or another trusted adult such painful matters as bullying or improper touching.

Discusses the feelings and concerns that frequently accompany divorce and other family problems.

Los niños son animados a celebrar y apreciar las diferencias tanto en su propio pueblo y de otros, y muestra cómo, cuando la gente de diferentes razas y orígenes étnicos se reúnen, hacen un hermoso arco iris.

Helps children deal with grief by showing how a young boy explores his feelings about loss and sadness after the death of his pet.

The child in this story suffers from asthma, which sometimes produces frightening attacks. But kids learn that with treatment, asthma can be kept under control.

Describes some of the feelings children may have when their family is going through a divorce.

Describes the loving relationship that typically exists between children and their grandparents.

Describes feelings kids have when their parents remarry, and offers reassurance.

A young boy, who plays on a hockey team, learns that being a good sport is more important than winning.

A young girl is unhappy with school because she often mixes up the letters of the alphabet or writes them backwards until the teacher explains that she has dyslexia and, with special help, she can overcome her difficulties.

A girl describes how her parents, who adopted her from Russia, adopted a little brother from another part of Russia, and discusses what its like to be adopted, different types of adoption, and her friends adopted from different countries.