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|  | Bringing the Story Home by Lisa Lipkin
Advice for parents and caregivers on how to make storytelling a daily part of a child's life, using it to turn chores into an adventure and as a method of sharing family history. Also included are tips on how to make reading-aloud to children more involving and dramatic. AUTHOR: Lisa Lipkin
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice 
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 | Sixty Fingers, Sixty Toes by Becki Dilley, E. Anthony Valainis, Keith Dilley
A look at what life is like in a family of sextuplets. When Brenna, Julian, Quinn, Claire, Ian, and Adrian were babies, each day entailed 42 bottles, 40 diaper changes, and three loads of laundry. As the babies grew, their parents had to cope with such issues as potty-training six children and preparing them all for school. Illustrated with color photographs. AUTHOR: Becki Dilley, E. Anthony Valainis, Keith Dilley
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Little Feelings by Benjamin Hummell, Judy S. Barton
Designed to be read by children on their own or with an adult, LITTLE FEELINGS provides a non-threatening means to address the importance of emotion in a child`s voyage of self-discovery. Inviting and often quite funny, LITTLE FEELINGS covers a broad range of emotions. Its family-oriented verse and supportive illustrations will delight young and old alike. AUTHOR: Benjamin Hummell, Judy S. Barton
PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books, Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | As Nature Made Him by Howard McGillin, John Colapinto
This study of a famous sexual reassignment case raises issues of nurture versus nature and examines feuds within the medical community. The subject was one of a set of twins, and the surgery followed a circumcision that went wrong. The twins were raised as one male and one female--until David, as he now calls himself, learned the truth in his teen years, after which he lived as a man. A 2000 New York Times Notable Book. AUTHOR: Howard McGillin, John Colapinto
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Fun & Games for Family Gatherings by Adrienne E. Anderson, Kathy Clo
Including special activities for reunions, holiday parties, banquets, anniversaries, birthdays and more, this creative, hands-on guide gives readers great what-to-do ideas for when family gets together. Numbered entries make it easy to find activities at a glance. -- Dozens of games for preschool, preteen and teenage kids -- Creative ideas for setting up family reunions -- Easy recipes for fun food -- Inexpensive projects and games requiring basic materials, such as balloons and paper -- Activities for teaming up family members of all ages -- Get-to-know games that help children and adults learn more about their families Appendices include tips for using a video camera to record family history, information on beginning genealogy, as well as a listing of helpful resources for reunion planning. AUTHOR: Adrienne E. Anderson, Kathy Clo
PUBLISHER: Reunion Research
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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 | Look at Me by Carolyn B. Haas, Jane B. Phillips
Activities for babies and toddlers intended to encourage learning. AUTHOR: Carolyn B. Haas, Jane B. Phillips
PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Advice
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