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