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Book Nook: The Good Slope

Motherhood Moments

At a time when some writers tend to grouse about raising children, Rau revels in her good fortune and the day-to-day: teaching her younger son how to read using “Garfield” comic books; encouraging her older son to design his grandmother’s gravestone; observing the motley crew of boys who patronize “the yellow house” (Rau’s) for years.

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Book Nook - Swamped

Motherhood Moments

“The sense of place is unerring,” said Ken Wells, “and we think the book has the appeal of introducing a national audience to an ecosystem and culture (the Cajuns) that many may not have imagined could have existed.”

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Book Nook: Books for Kids with Autism

Motherhood Moments

BlueSprig Pediatrics shares some of the top autism books for children this year Nathan’s Autism Spectrum Superpowers Nathan, the superhero of this book, talks about his autism spectrum superpowers. As a tool, this book aims to help children, their friends, families, and caregivers understand kids with superpowers. This Is Me!

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Book Nook: Only and Ever This

Motherhood Moments

A mother clings to her twin sons, desperate to keep them from becoming their father, a pirate forever sailing away. In this rain-soaked township, she will attempt to mummify her sons, piece by piece, to stop them from growing up, a hope founded in magic and immortality.

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Book Nook - Bella Joins the Service (Service Dogs)

Motherhood Moments

Her favorite times are when she’s with her family—her husband, Ray; son Clayton and his wife, Kelsie; and Kirk and his pup, Maddox. Bella Joins the Service is her first published book. She works with Photoshop to create digital paintings and has illustrated many picture books for the trade and educational markets.

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Book Nook: Indestructibles - Wheels on the Bus and Old Macdonald Had a Farm

Motherhood Moments

The books themselves stand up to their name - they're waterproof, tear-proof, and easily wipe clean. About the Creator: Amy Pixton , a mother of triplets, created INDESTRUCTIBLES® after bits of traditional board books found their way into her babies’ mouths. Amy lives in Kansas City with her husband and their three children.

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Book Nook: Meet Johnny & Susie Grilled Cheese

Motherhood Moments

Erin Dullaghan Jones recently announced the publication of her first children’s book, Meet Susie & Johnny Grilled Cheese , Volume 1. This imaginative children’s book tells the tale of two grilled cheese sandwich friends who meet on school days at the bus stop and head to Tomato Soup Elementary School. And there’s more!