Philippa Pearce:The Battle Of Bubble And Squeak
- Paperback 2006, ISBN: 9780140311839
HCI. Good. 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches. Paperback. 2006. 350 pages. Spine chipped. Ex-library.<br>What Any Mother of a Pre schooler Needs (Besides a Week at a Spa!) Does your car CD c… More...
HCI. Good. 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches. Paperback. 2006. 350 pages. Spine chipped. Ex-library.<br>What Any Mother of a Pre schooler Needs (Besides a Week at a Spa!) Does your car CD colle ction range from The Best of Rock-n-Roll Classics to The Best of Barney? Does your idea of a good dinner out mean crayons and pape r placemats for all? Can hearing the words, I love you, Mommy mak e your whole day? Then chances are good that you are not only a m other of a preschooler (or soon-to-be one), but that you are in n eed of some laughter, inspiration and camaraderie from other wome n who've been there. Let's face it: Our little bundles of joy a nd boundless energy don't come with instructions, and every mom u ndoubtedly thinks at one time or another: Am I doing this right?! In this uplifting collection, you'll find true stories about the day-to-day minutiae and miracles of being the mom to a preschool er: from finding peace and purpose in what can seem (and look!) l ike chaos; from solving sibling rivalry to celebrating sibling re velry; from the sorrow of letting go to enjoying some personal in dependence as your big kid goes off to school. Included are stori es from well-known MOPS speakers, Lisa Moffitt and Rochelle Nelso n. In just a few minutes of alone time these stories will give m others of preschoolers a place to release the stresses of their d ay, connect with other moms who they can relate to and evoke much -needed laughter. Like only Chicken Soup can, these stories will rekindle your sense of self and spirit, and remind you how to enj oy this precious period of time in your life. Editorial Reviews About the Author Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Maria Nickless is the NY Times bestse lling coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul. Maria is the former Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Chicken So up for the Soul Enterprises, Inc. Maria oversaw campaigns for ove r 45 Chicken Soup titles, including successfully orchestrating Th e Largest Book Signing Event in History in 1998, as recognized by Guinness Book of World Records. Maria lives in southern Californ ia and is a wife and mother of two young children. Elisa Morgan is the president of MOPS International and a sought-after public speaker to varied audiences. She's a regular contributing editor to Christian Parenting Today and has written five books and coaut hored five books (see below). Elisa received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Texas and a Master of Divinity in Counsel ing from Denver Seminary. She served as Dean of Women at Western Bible College, now Colorado Christian University. She is a licens ed minister who resides in Centennial, Colorado, with her husband , her son and her daughter. Excerpt. ® Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. On Parade Her children rise up and bless h er. -Proverbs 31:28 Daddy's home! Tiny figures stampede past, e ach clamoring to get the first hug, the first kiss, all squawking at once. I want a piggyback ride! Look what I made for you! D id you bring us anything? Daddy throws his arms wide and draws t hree squirming bodies off the floor. Squeals and giggles abound a s he spins them around, returns them to the floor and starts chas ing them in every direction. No more quiet house. No more bathti me. No more Mama. It's as if I've disappeared into the woodwork I 've been trying to find time to clean. He deserves this, I tell myself. He works extra hard so I can stay home with the kids. Thi s is his reward after a long day at the office. Who am I kidding ? It hurts to see them shower affection on David, after I've been here, all day long, changing diapers, wiping noses and mopping s pills. I'm the one who's not allowed to have a complete thought, stay seated through a meal or enjoy an uninterrupted phone conver sation. I'm in charge of work, worry and discipline; he's in cha rge of fun, frolic and fantasy. I'm the maid, the cook, the schoo l marm--and the policeman; he's the grand marshal of the nightly daddy parade. Where's my parade? Of course, we made this decisi on together, putting my career on hold to be here for the kids. I never doubted it was the right choice for us, and I still don't. At times, however, it's hard to watch David shower, dress and di sappear while I stay home, as steady and loyal as a lap dog. Just once, I'd like to walk in the door to shouts of Mommy's home! I know I'm being silly. Think of the things he misses out on, thi ngs I wouldn't trade for the most glamorous job on the planet. He wasn't here for Molly's first joke, when at a year old she reach ed into a basket of toys, pulled out a dumbbell-shaped rattle and held it across the bridge of her nose like Mommy's glasses. He d idn't hear her belly laugh then or mine when Hewson at two strode through the back door naked except for a pair of muddy rubber bo ots-- smiling ear-to-ear--to hand me a bouquet of ragweed. He's n ot here when Molly hurts herself, and before I can reach her, Hal ey has rushed over to console her. Or when I offer Hewson a cooki e, and he won't accept it unless I give him one for each of his s issies as well. I can hear the Daddy Fan Club in the bedroom, fi ghting over who gets to put his shoes in the closet and who may t oss his shirt in the hamper. I don't see anyone wrestling me for my dishrag. But as I clear the table for dinner, I catch glimpses of our day together--masks we constructed from paper plates, flo wers plucked on our morning walk, a mountain of library books bec ause we had to have just one more. Would I trade all of that for a paycheck and a little office camaraderie? As the daddy proces sion heads back my way, I have to admit the trade-offs are worth it. He may have lunch out with coworkers, but I get peanut-butter -and-jelly kisses. He might exchange clever repartee with clients , but I get to snuggle up and read Good Night, Moon just one more time. Let him have his parade. I'll celebrate each day's small joys. After all, those are perks no benefits package can offer. -Mimi Greenwood Knight </div ., HCI, 2006, 2.5, Puffin. Good. 4.45 x 0.24 x 7.13 inches. Mass Market Paperback. 2004. 102 pages. Inscription on ffep.<br>Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the t wo gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A m ajor family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter betwee n Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with 2 gerbils might not be so bad after all. Editorial Reviews About the Author Philippa Pearce is the daughter of a miller and grew up in a mill near Cambridge. The house, the river and the v illage feature in many of her best-loved children's books. She wa s educated at the Perse Girls' School in Cambridge and then at Gi rton College, Cambridge, where she read English and History. In a ddition to writing a great many books, she has also worked as a s criptwriter-producer for the BBC, a children's book editor, a boo k reviewer, a lecturer, a storyteller and as a freelance writer f or radio and newspapers. Her now classic books for Puffin include Carnegie Medal winner Tom's Midnight Garden, What the Neighbours Did and A Dog So Small. The Battle of Bubble and Squeak won the Whitbread Award. ., Puffin, 2004, 2.5<
