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Here are a few of my favorite books: some written years ago, but all either still in print or easy to find in libraries. I will add more to this list later, as time allows.

 

Parenting

 

Raising Your Spirited Child

A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, or Energetic

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

 

MegaSkills

Building Childrens Achievement for the Information Age

Confidence, Motivation, Effort, Responsibility, Initiative, Perseverance, Caring, Teamwork, Common Sense, Problem Solving, and Focus

by Dorothy Rich (forward by Barbara Bush)

 

Siblings Without Rivalry:

How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

 

Choices are Not Child's Play

Helping Your Kids Make Wise Decisions

By Pat Holt and Grace Ketterman

 

The Five Love Languages of Children

AreYou Expressing Love in a Language Your Child Understands?

Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell, M.D.

 

Motherhood Stress

Finding Encouragement in the Ultimate Helping Profession

by Deborah Shaw Lewis, Gregg Lewis

 

You Can't Make Me: But I Can Be Persuaded
Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-Willed Child

by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias

 

 

 

Books to Read Aloud to Children

 

Guess How Much I Love You

by Sam McBratney

 

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Audrey Wood, Don Wood (Illustrator)

 

The Ant and the Elephant

by Bill Peet

 

The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury

Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud
by Janet Schulman (Editor), Simon Boughton (Editor)

 

Ira Wordworthy

by Stephen Cosgrove, Wendy Edelson (Illustrator)

 

Yertle the Turtle

& Horton Hatches the Egg

by Dr. Seuss

 

Marriage and Family

 

For Better or Best

by Gary Smalley

 

When Love Dies

by Judy Bodmer

 

Apologetics

(To explore the logic behind the Christian faith.)

 

Mere Christianity

by C.S. Lewis

 

The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict

by Josh McDowell

 

Helpful Resources for Writers


How to Write Irresistible Query Letters
By Lisa Collier Cool

How to Write a Book Proposal
by Michael Larsen, AAR

Writers Market (updated annually)
Writers Encyclopedia
by the editors of Writers Digest

Christian Writers Market Guide
by Sally Stuart

Books on generating quality writing:

Writing a Book That Makes a Difference
By Philip Gerard

Books on marketing/book PR:

WriterSpeaker.com : Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers
by Carmen Leal

You Can Market Your Book: All the Tools You Need to Sell Your Published Book

by Carmen Leal, Sally E. Stuart


The Publishing Game: Bestseller in 30 Days
by Fern Reiss


1001 Ways to Market Your Books
by John Kremer