Summary: After the unexpected death of his wife, a sportswriter finds himself consumed with grief and completely unprepared to raise two boys. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he takes a 'just say yes' approach to parenting. And as freedom reigns, chaos ensues.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYMcPherson, Catriona
Summary: Jessie Constable has learned the hard way to always keep herself safe. But meeting Gus King changes everything. Before she knows it, Jessie is sleeping at Gus's house, babysitting his kids, becoming a part of his family. And yet, she can't ignore the unsettling questions. Who does she keep seeing from the corner of her eye? Why are strange men threatening her? Most importantly, what really...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Midnight Ink 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCPAmen, Daniel G.
Summary: "Read aloud the story of Little Bear and his friends as they have a big day at the beach, then return home to eat dinner, take their baths, and head to bed, falling gently to sleep alongside your little one. Written by a bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist, this cozy bedtime book uses visualization techniques in the storytelling that encourage children to stretch and even exhaust their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondekidz, a trademark of Zondervan 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E AMESummary: A darkly surreal look at three teenagers confined to an isolated country estate and kept under strict rule and regimen by their parents - an alternately hilarious and nightmarish experiment of manipulation and oppression.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DOGBinchy, Maeve.
Summary: When Nöel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, he can't do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help. A tale of joy, heartbreak and hope in a close-knit Dublin community.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Binchy 2011Straub, Emma
Summary: When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days, decades years earlier. Suddenly, Astrid realizes she was not quite the parent she thought she'dbeen to her three, now-grown children. But to what consequence? Astrid's youngest son is drifting and unfocused, making parenting mistakes of his own. Her...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STRCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Straub 2020Summary: When a childless couple buries a box with all of their wishes for an infant in their backyard, their wishes are granted. However, their child, Timothy Green, is not all that he appears.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney 2012
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ODDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ODDBinchy, Maeve.
Summary: Agreeing to care for the baby that a terminally ill former girlfriend claims is his, recovering alcoholic Noel turns to a loving network of family and friends for help until a social worker attempts to place the baby in a foster home.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BINCramer, W. Dale.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CRAWeiner, Jennifer.
Summary: Cannie Shapiro is about to find out it's not easy to hide your past, especially when it's been in print. Now anonymously writing science fiction, seven pounds lighter and enoying life as a soccer mom and doctor's wife, Cannie must deal with the consequences when her daughter Joy stumbles onto her first novel.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC WEISummary: Holly is an up-and-coming caterer and Messer is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, all they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LIFWeiner, Jennifer.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WEICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC WEICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WeiCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION WEIPerry, Tyler.
Summary: The author's alter ego, the outspoken, worldly wise grandmother Madea, shares her thoughts on life, love, and everyone around her, reflecting on marriage, child-rearing, etiquette, the Bible and the church, beauty advice, and gun care.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 PERRobuck, Erika.
Summary: A non-traditional 19th century artist, Sophia, falls in love with a talented writer, Nathaniel, and the pair begin a life together that spans continents, child-rearing and competing creative impulses.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBMacomber, Debbie.
Summary: Katherine O'Connor (K.O.), who often spends her days at a cozy cafe in Seattle writing Christmas letters for other people, meets renowned child psychologist Wynn Jeffries, who frequents the cafe, and both of them argue against each other's theories on child-rearing, fantasies, and realities.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MACReid, Yvette
Summary: "Weaning doesn't have to be all tears, tantrums, and heart ache. It can bew an exciting, heartwarming, and beautiful experience to treasure. A chance to celebrate a milestone reached, honour the journey thus far, and acknowledge this special time for both mother and child. Most weaning storybooks introduce the concept that breastfeeding will be ending soon. Booby Moon does that, but so much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: A weaver dreams of being able to buy things for her children as she crafts a dress of dragon scales and candle glow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2017
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Summary: "In her silk finery, Sarah Randolph knew she was no more a nanny than the haughty widower before her. She'd made a profound error in judgement. How long would it be before Clayton Bainbridge cast her out? She vowed to pack up her trunks and return to Philadelphia at once. But that city held memories of her lost fianc,̌ and sweet little Nora Bainbridge desperately needed some mothering. Sarah...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Steeple Hill 2008