The narrator muses on the nature and trickiness of time, and how too often it passes far too quickly, robbing this parent of the minutes and hours spent with their child.

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

A father and daughter explore their neighborhood, talking and asking questions as they go.

Bedtime is near, but from the end of dinner until lights are turned off, it is not really time for sleeping until a child receives a special good night wish.

A couple celebrates and welcomes their baby into the world.

Jack likes to trash-pick, and when his elderly neighbors move out and leave a promising pile of refuse outside, he finds a box that holds the Secret Parent's Handbook that lets him and his friends make the rules at home for a change.

Animals teach their young how to find home in the forest.

A simple board book with a sweet take on contrasts, featuring a parent and child Big Bear. Little Bear. Big Bear's boots. Little Bear's boots. Big Bear's bed. Little Bear's bed. This simple and sweet board book, featuring bold primary-colored art, compares Big Bear and Little Bear and the big and little everyday objects-boots, teacups, chairs, beds, and more-they each use in their lives together as parent and child.

When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut, a dream that her parents wholeheartedly support.

A little penguin shares its favorite things with the one it loves most.