Laura Cornell

"A child finds that learning to have self control is hard, but it can also be fun."--Title page verso.

"Heather's favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn't have a daddy. Then something interesting happens. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. It doesn't matter who makes up a family, the teacher says, because "the most important thing about...

Sad because her best friend, Annie Bananie, is moving away, a little girl remembers all the fun they had together.

"What would you take? Imagine you were leaving for a new country and could bring along only what would fit in a small suitcase. Which things would you choose to say to the world, "Hi there, this is me!""--

While thinking about life as a race, a child wonders whether it is most important to finish first or to have fun along the way.

A big sister teaches her younger siblings some important words, like "responsibility, " "perseverance, " and "respect."

A hard-working mother's extraordinary accomplishments are listed by her devoted child.

A four-year-old describes how she has changed since she was a baby.

The antics and adventures of cool boy Earl include riding on the Milky Way, growing a rose from his fingernails, and swinging with gorillas.

A lift-the-flap book showing milestones in a baby's development during pregnancy and the mother's experiences as it grows.