books about: childhoods     books:       The Last Lecture518 reviews Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow Hyperion, 2008 What's Important in Life I have followed Randy Pausch since I first saw him on Good Morning America. His presentation on what's important in life was highlighted by his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The day I saw that he had died I ordered multiple copies of his book to send for graduation, Father's Day and birthday presents. I read it in about 3 sittings. Dr. Pausch reminds us all that we shouldn't abandon our ...             To Kill a Mockingbird1753 reviews Harper Lee Grand Central Publishing, 1988 Everyone's Favorite . . . I honestly have no idea how many times I have read this book. I read it first as an assignment in the eighth grade; most recently, at the age of 41, I read it aloud to three of my children. As with the more recent readings that I recall, I choked up a bit at the end as Scout is experiencing the tragedy and love that surrounds her in the form of her conservatively eccentric father, her ...             The Glass Castle: A Memoir1095 reviews Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2006 Incredible story Bought this book for a beach vacation, and once I started reading, I never put it down. It was fascinating, and the author grabs you at the first story and never lets go. Her parents are very complex individuals, so you can't simply hate them. In a few (very few) ways they are excellent parents. I liked the book because it's not a black and white view of the world -- the author tells the facts ...             Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood170 reviews Marjane Satrapi Pantheon, 2004 Awesome Experience Although this book is written like a comic book, don't take it lightly. The story is a deep and meaningful one. It is a pretty fast read but not as fast as you'd think...I highly recommend it!             Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)146 reviews HarperTrophy, 1981 Sons love the adventure Harold's story is fun and creative and gets my son asking lots of questions about Harold's events. Can't wait to get abother one of his adventure books.             Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...133 reviews Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey Touchstone, 1995 I'm too distracted to review this but I wasn't distracted at all reading it Honestly, the title of my review wasn't originally intended to be funny. I came on Amazon to look up the publishing date for a footnote/bibliography reference for this book. I now have spent too much time reading reviews on diet books and updating my other reviews on movies and phones to do this review justice. But if you're looking it up, you don't want a long review anyway. It is the best ...             Where the Wild Things Are357 reviews Maurice Sendak Harper Collins, 1988 Terrible...roars, teeth, eyes, claws! Super fun for little boys! Sometimes we just can't seem to settle down before bed. During those times, I reach for "Where the Wild Things Are" so that my two sons can roar their terrible roars and gnash their terrible teeth and roll their terrible eyes and show their terrible claws. The book is short -- perfect for bedtime reading -- and very interactive. The story follows Max and his wild imagination to a magical land. ...             A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive1917 reviews Dave Pelzer HCI, 1995 excellent This book was unbelievable...I read it in a single afternoon!! Couldn't put it down. In the face of unreal odds, a boy's will to survive in a home so filled with hate and abuse.             Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal490 reviews Christopher Moore Harper Paperbacks, 2003 Lamb Entertaining, provocative, fun to read. The story of Christ told in a very different and amusing fashion, still escaping sacrilege. Have given several as gifts to friends who have also thoroughly enjoyed the book!             The Giving Tree600 reviews HarperCollins, 1992 tear jerker Try reading this for the first time while pregnant and see a psychiatrist if it doesn't bring tears to your eyes. This is a good story to help anyone of any age to better understand life.             Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years95 reviews Jim Fay, Charles Fay Love & Logic Press, 2002 excellent service and condition The book I ordered came in a quick manner and was in great condition. Thankyou..             Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time184 reviews Valerie Bertinelli Free Press, 2008 Real Story, Real Person Yes, this book is a MUST HAVE! I too could not put it down (that's how I get with a book that grabs me). I read it all in the first week! Valerie has a way of telling her story that is so easy to read, so 'real', and so motivating! Editor of Jennifer Winston's women's bestseller How to Snag a Guy and Keep Him Hooked: 99 Ways to Make Him Ache for You             Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression83 reviews Mildred Armstrong Kalish Bantam, 2008 A WONDERFUL SURPRISING AND INTERESTING BOOK I am sooooo glad that this book was mentioned to me. My husband loves it as he learned a good trick: he wears expensive leather work gloves, the right hand ALWAYS wore out first, he had 9 left handed gloves laying around. The book told the story of a family that 'made do' with what they had during hard times. Turn the left hand glove inside out and you have a right hander. So many little things ...             The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir52 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2007 A Trip Down Memory Lane My son has been raving about Bill Bryson's for some time now, but I was not sure that they would appeal to me. After hearing others rave about his memoir: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, I thought this might be a fun audio book. I am sorry I waited so long to try Bryson's work. This memoir was terrific. It leaves you with a feeling of appreciation for the simple things in life. Bill ...             The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family448 reviews Dave Pelzer HCI, 1997 The Lost Boy This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about this book find it and venture into it. In my opinion this book was excellent and amazing.Why? Because it made me cry on ...             Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life10 reviews Annette Lareau University of California Press, 2003 Unequal Childhoods Well Written and Well Researched Everyone knows that socioeconomic status is related to academic success, but not many books have examined the lives of kids outside of school in detail to reveal how differences in social class are related to differences in use of language, organizing time, dealing with authorities, family disputes, and doing homework. I'm a professor in a graduate school of education, and it was important ...             Corduroy97 reviews Viking Juvenile, 1968 a favorite from my childhood that I'm passing to my child Sweet story with a wonderful message. As a mom by adoption, this tale has a subtle subtext that works for our family. Also nice to have characters that aren't white without hitting you over the head with "diversity".             Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs (N.A.E.Y.C. Series #234)7 reviews National Assoc for the Education of Young Children, 1997 Needed by all childcare professionals Helped me set developmental goals and appropriate practices to get my NAYCE in-home Accreditation             Running with Scissors: A Memoir813 reviews Augusten Burroughs St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006 genius More entertaining in a fascinating way than hilarious but still worth every minute spent reading. I couldn't put it down. I disagree with people who say this book is offensive; i'd rather read one of Augusten's books than watch any U.S. news channel anyday - at least his work displays intelligence and compassion.             The Daring Book for Girls141 reviews Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz Collins, 2007 Great book Would recommend this book to anyone that wants to give a gift to a girl.              search for books according, adulthood, anniversary, appropriate, attention, childhood, childhoods, corduroy, courage, depression, developmentally, disorder, distraction, gaining, heathens, lecture, mockingbird, parenting, persepolis, practical, practice, programs, recognizing, running, scissors, spirits, survive, through, thunderbolt, unequal books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen tools & hardware: 3M Scotchmate Hook and Loop Fastening System, White, 1-Inch-by-4.9-Yards ... home  impressum - about us