Mirror bestseller We are constantly confronted with images and expectations of mothers. Be it through advertising, advice, through the "exemplary behavior" of prominent mothers, through traditions and recommendations for bringing up children. Through the jungle of all these influences we try to find our way and often ask ourselves: Is this actually my way here, or am I just following what is expected of me? And what is it, what is expected, and why? The...

The mothers of four very different sixth-grade girls pressure them into forming a book club, and find, as they read the classic novel "Little Women," that they have more in common than they thought.

Every mother has a story, a story that is worth the telling. These are stories of courage, grit and determination. Stories that give insight into the different lives of others, so that's what it's like to walk in another's shoes. Stories to ring bells, yes, I have been through some of that too, different in context maybe, but with the same will and the same love. Many of these mothers have faced huge challenges. They did this full on and, in the process,...

Familiar characters from Mother Goose rhymes present lessons in good manners, such as Little Jack Horner remembering that he should have used a fork to eat his Christmas pie.

An illustrated collection of thirteen gently spooky adapted Mother Goose rhymes.

A collection of familiar nursery rhymes, including "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," "The Three Little Kittens," and "Wee Willie Winkie."

To be a young mother is almost by definition to be considered an "unfit" mother. Thus, it is not surprising that young Canadian, U.S. and Australian mothers are often scorned, stigmatized and monitored. This is a book about being young, being a mother, and grappling with what it means to inhabit these two complex social positions. This book critiques the dominant, negative construction of young motherhood. Contributors reject the notion that the "ideal"...

An illustrated collection of familiar nursery rhymes.

A collection of fifteen familiar Mother Goose rhymes reset in India, with character names, foods, numbers, and other aspects changed to reflect life in that country. Includes Hindi language terms.