Bent Northrop Memorial Library

The Healthy Eating series explores each of the main food groups in a fun and informative way. Young readers will learn where food comes from and which foods are best for their bodies.

"The story in book five of the We Say What's Okay series helps children to realize that no one is entitled to another's body, which includes things like hair and wheelchairs. Children will be empowered to say no (and it doesn't have to be polite)."--

Mother helps daughter learn to use the potty so that she will be a big girl with big kid pants.

A group of toddlers demonstrate all the fun things that they can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, hands, legs, feet--and everything in between.

Emily tries to comfort her best friend, Zack, whose dog Jojo recently died, by telling him about the "Invisible Leash" that connects each owner to his or her deceased pet.

Dancing with Granddad is a picture book designed to be a teaching tool adults can use to have a conversation with a child about Alzheimer's disease. The book takes young readers on the journey of learning in an age-appropriate way that seven-year-old Nia's Granddad has Alzheimer's and will need to move to a new home. They also learn that while Nia's Granddad is changing, the love they have between them never will.

Explains in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.

"Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. "That's impossible!" the children insist, but still they want to know more: "What kind of string?" The answer is the simple truth that binds...

Discusses the many different kinds of communication and the functions they serve.