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Mission to California: It's another wampetter adventure and this time the Tub family is off to California to recover the sacred Book of Jokes, overcoming family conflicts, rampaging elephants, a sneaky professor, and a ferocious California legal system.

Ages 8 and up

by Samuel H. Pillsbury

illustrated by David Kantrowitz

ISBN: 1-930085-03-6
Paperback. 6"x9"; 141 pages $8.95
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If Your Child is Bipolar: The Parent-to-Parent Guide to Living with and Loving a Bipolar Child
This supportive guide helps parents deal with the everyday challenges of parenting a child with a psychiatric disorder. From getting homework done to interacting with siblings to getting ready to go to a doctors appointment, this book helps parents feel more in control of the situation and more positive towards their child.

by Cindy Singer and Sheryl Gurrentz


ISBN: 1-930085-06-0
paperback, 6"x9"; 250 pages; $18.95
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Better Than Take-Out (& Faster, Too): Quick and easy cooking for busy families
Even the busiest families can enjoy homemade meals with these fast, easy and delicious dinners. The book is full of dozens of time-saving tips, and the recipes are so good you can serve them to company.

by Pamela Marx


 ISBN: 1-930085-02-8
6"x9" Paperback 169 pages; $14.95
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The Guilt-Free Guide to Your New Life as a Mom
Practical ways to take care of yourself, your life & your baby - all the the same time.

by Sheryl Gurrentz

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Expectant and new moms need help with everything, and this easy-to-use practical book helps new mothers take care of themselves and everything else in their lives while taking care of their babies.

 ISBN: 1-930085-01-X
6"x9" Paperback 267 pages; $14.95
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THE SUMMERCAMP HANDBOOK
Everything you need to find, choose and get ready
for overnight camp-and skip the homesickness
by Christopher A. Thurber, PhD and
Jon C. Malinowski. PhD.  Click here for large book cover.

This practical book guides parents step-by-step through the entire process of choosing and sending children to overnight camp. It also includes extensive resource listings.

 ISBN: 1-930085-00-1
Paperback. 6"x9"; 250 pages; $14.95.
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AMERICA'S DAUGHTERS
400 Years of American Women
by Judith Head

This easy-to-read yet carefully researched history of American women from the 1600s to today is illustrated with 150 photos and period drawings, and gives children and adults both an overview of what life was like for women, and profiles of more than 50 individual women, both famous and not so well known.

 ISBN: 0-9622036-8-8
Paperback. 8"x10"; 136 pages; $16.95.
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BEFORE SHE GETS HER PERIOD
Talking with your daughter about menstruation
by Jessica B. Gillooly, Ph.D.

This friendly book has up-to-date information and uses real personal stories, exercises and activities to help parents talk with their daughters about menstruation - even if their daughters don't want to talk. It's the only book about menstruation written for parents.

 ISBN: 0-9622036-9-6
Paperback. 6"x9"; $13.95.
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GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND
Help your child find, make and keep friends
by Fred Frankel, Ph.D.

Step-by-step, parents learn to help their 5 to 12-yrear-olds make friends and solve problems with other kids. This plan also offers concrete help for teasing, bullying and meanness, both for the child who is picked on and for the tormentor. Based on UCLA's world renowned Children's Social Skills Program, this book teaches clinically tested techniques that really work.

 ISBN: 0-9622036-7-X
Paperback. 6"x9"; $13.95.
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WIN THE WHINING WAR & OTHER SKIRMISHES
A family peace plan

by Cynthia Whitham, msw

This easy-to-use guide helps parents increase cooperation and reduce conflict with children ages 2-12. Step-by-step, parents learn how to cut out all the annoying behavior (tantrums, teasing, dawdling, interrupting, complaining, etc.) that drives them crazy.

WINNER PARENTS CHOICE APPROVAL AWARD

ISBN: 0-9622036-3-7
Paperback. 6"x9"; 208 pages; $13.95
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"THE ANSWER IS NO"
Saying it and sticking to it
by Cynthia Whitham, msw

Tackling twenty-six situations that plague parents of 2 to 12-year-olds, this book helps parents define their values, build good parenting habits, and set firm, fair limits. Bedtime, pets, makeup, music, TV, homework, and designer clothes are just a few of the problems covered.

WINNER PARENTS CHOICE APPROVAL AWARD

ISBN: 0-9622036-4-5
Paperback. 6"x9"; 224 pages; $13.95
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SURVIVAL TIPS FOR WORKING MOMS
297 REAL Tips from Real Moms
by Linda Goodman Pillsbury
Illustrated by Barry Wetmore

Full of examples of how the tips actually work in real families, this is a light but no-nonsense practical resource that can help every working mom. From chores to childcare, errands to exercise, this book makes life easier. Almost 100 cartoons make this a book you can't put down.

ISBN: 0-9622036-5-3
Paperback. 6"x9"; 192 pages; $10.95
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THE INVASION OF PLANET WAMPETTER
by Samuel H. Pillsbury
Illustrated by Matthew Angorn

Pudgy orange young wampetters Eloise and Gartrude Tub save their planet from becoming an intergalactic tourist trap in this non-violent and funny space adventure. As entertaining for grown-ups as for kids, it is a perfect family read aloud.
FINALIST BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD

ISBN: 1-930085-05-2 Paperback.$8.95
ISBN: 0-9622036-6-1
Hardcover. 6"x9"; 144 pages; Ages 8 and up; $15.00
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