One Big Family

A family reunion brings surprises, laughter, adventures and love.

Annie Barrows' bestselling chapter book series, Ivy & Bean, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing–—and reading—for more than a decade! With more than 5 million copies in print, Ivy & Bean return with a brand-new book for a new generation! Ivy & Bean are back . . . and they are funnier than ever! Ivy's worried. She's read a lot of books about only children, so she knows that they are sometimes spoiled rotten. They don't share their toys. They never do any work. They scream and cry when they don't get their way. Spoiler alert! Ivy doesn't have any brothers or sisters. That's why she's worried. How can she keep from getting spoiled? She could give away all her clothes, but she'd probably get in trouble. She could give away all her toys, but she likes her toys. There's really only one solution: she needs a baby sister, on the double! Luckily, Ivy and Bean know just where to get one.

"How big is too big? Alex is excited when his Abuela comes from Cuba to stay with him and his parents. He's always wanted a big family. But then more family members start to arrive. Soon, the house is bursting at the seams. Will Alex get a bigger family than maybe he bargained for?"--Inside front jacket flap.

There is a secret that all families know: the more love you give, the more you have! In this picture book, the author tells the story of her grandparents, who raised ten children and took care of their own parents in a small house full of love and laughter, through good times and hard times. This heartwarming book shares their legacy of love.

More important and timely than ever--a collection of illuminating essays on the shifting definition of the modern American family. Edited by bestselling writer Rebecca Walker, this fascinating exploration of today's American family features essays by prominent voices such as Z.Z. Packer, Dan Savage, Min Jin Lee, Asha Bandele, Neal Pollack, and others, on subjects such as open marriages, polyamory, single motherhood, parenting a disabled child, home schooling, and more. An unabashed celebration of love in all its diversity and complexity, One Big Happy Family offers a multitude of engaging pictures of modern American families.

The twenty songs in One Big Family represent the desire of this well-established partnership to offer those who lead children in Family Worship (whether at home, school or church) some useful additions to what they might sing.With catchy and memorable tunes, easily learned and happily sung, the content is never far from the teaching of the Bible, and related to the walk of faith as a child may understand it. Simplicity has been the aim,with plenty of repetition, and an appeal to the young imagination. Above all, Jesus himself is the central theme.Written for a variety of ages, there is nothing that an adult will beembarrassed to sing in the company of children, or that a child will have to 'unlearn' in later years.

When Mouse heads off to his family reunion, Little Elliot decides go for a walk. As he explores each busy street, he sees families in all shapes and sizes. In a city of millions, Little Elliot feels very much alone-until he finds he has a family of his own!