Way Books

Enhanced with delightful illustrations by Mits Katayama, What About Me?: Twelve Ways To Get Your Parent's Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister) by clinical psychologist Eileen Kennedy-More is an encouraging collection of creative, fun, and nice ways to approach parents for attention, requests, or complaints. Giving such ideas as helping out, sharing, singing, and so much more, What About Me? provides its young readers with a fun and rhythmic presentation of good and rewardable behavior for a more intimate and loving relationship with parents. An ideal addition to child counselor, family, school, and community library collections, What About Me? is very highly recommended for all little readers -- and their parents hoping to instill responsibility in their children character and conduct.

Kennedy-Moore has written a really useful and entertaining book for children of all ages. My 2-year-old is captured by the rhymes and rhythm on each page and enjoys the illustrations as well. She "reads" the book to herself, using the illustrations to remind her of the "right" ways to get my attention. "What About Me" is among her favorite books, and will be in a place of honor on our bookshelf for years to come!

I loved this book for both the content and the beautiful graphics. I bought it as a gift for a friend and now that my daughter is getting older, I will be buying one for her playgroup interactions, as well as gifts for all my friends who are having their second and third children!

This wonderful book is a great choice for reading to young children! It is educational, of course, offering kids positive ideas for getting attention from Mom and Dad. Most importantly, though, it's also a joy to read - captivating kids with its fun rhymes and cheerful illustrations. A winning combination and a must-have for the bookshelf of every family with young children.

This book is a favorite with my children. It has proven a great conversation starter with them on what is good behavior and it offers "twelve ways" to children on how they can get their parents' attention through positive means. When we read it together they will often say "I do that! I do that!" -- taking pride in their positive behavior.
The pictures and words are simple so that even the younger ones will page through it on their own and try out one of the "twelve ways" with their parents.
I highly recommend this book.

This book does a wonderful job of explaining where babies come from in the context of a loving family. It's written on more than one level for more than one age group, so it can meet the needs of different children and families. This is one of my standard gifts to young families, because the subject always comes up sooner than you would expect, and it's nice to have this on the shelf so you're prepared!

The school teacher of my son recommend it to me. It was so helpful for explain my kid the many ways that the families could be. He feel so comfort to know that he is adoptive at the same time that he is so special for us. A book full of wisdom and love. I really recommend it!!!

We have used this book to help educate and explain the sensitive topic of intimacy and reproduction to 3 of our children. It is the best book we have found on this topic. It is impressive that the book is written and presented in two ways; to be read to younger children, and also for older children to reread on their own.

My only criticism of the book is that, at one point, the book explains that God created us to be like him, then just a bit later, it says that "nobody knows what God looks like". This is a little confusing to children, so we crossed that line out and solved our problem.

We recommend this book to anyone struggling with or unsure about explaining "The Birds and Bees" to their children. We also recommend it as a useful tool for those confident about talking to their children but searching for an appropriate way to explain it to young children.

Hi y'all, I'm StoryMaker. Me and my mom just recently read The Wonderful Way That Babies Are Made and it is simply a wonderful book. It is a christian book about how babies develop. It is made lovingly and is a good approach to the topic. I also like how they have multiple sets of text. One style is sort of poem in a sort of big font. If you're older and can understand more, you can also read the slightly smaller boxed text for more information. The paintings are beautiful, realistic, adorable, and touching. It is completely kid-friendly and great for all ages. If you love God and babies this is highly recommended! Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"

I highly recommend this book for any parent who wants to make Sex-Ed no big deal! I grew up with this book... and it is ***Awesome***!! The illustrations are gorgeous, but more importantly I think it gives enough information without either grossing the child(ren) out... or leaving them wondering. It's from a Christian perspective and it is written in two parts. The main part is in the larger print and is geared for the younger age level, and the smaller print is for the older ones, and goes into a little more detail. The older text it talks about saving intercourse for the person you're married to. The whole subject is framed in the context of creation, creating families and creating babies. It also has a section on adoption and the fact that Joseph adopted Jesus. Momma started reading us the larger print when we were about three or so, and the larger when we got closer to 10-12 years old. When we were little, she treated it like any other bed-time story.... she kept it up on our shelf, and pulled it down every so often to read it to us before bed. Because she kept it such a casual thing... sex was never was a big deal! I definitely plan on purchasing this book, and using it with my future family!!!

Your Life Your Way is a "must read" for all women over 50 or approaching 50 who are desiring to make changes to enhance their lives. (Isn't that really all of us?) As life coaches Lynn Hull and Julie Molner remind us, this time in our lives can be the most exciting and creative part of the journey.

These two remarkable women and coauthors skillfully guide us through the process in taking a closer look at who we are at our core, examining the shifts that we would like to see occur in our lives and the ways to make these changes an adventure. They also remind us to celebrate who we have become and who we continue to become. They encourage us to "walk through the door" to the life we envision.

Their willingness to share stories about their own journeys through life and the experiences of other women over 50 added so much richness and clarity to the content in the book. The exercises included are like having your own personal coach at your fingertips. Your Life Your Way is a book that I will pick up over and over as a wonderful resource. Yes, I believe the best is yet to be.

"Your Life, Your Way: The Essential Guide for Women" by Lynn Hull and Julie Mulner is a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to move forward in their life, and yet stuck and feeling stagnant. Lynn and Julie outline clear, simple avenues on how to live with authenticity and power -- an uplifting recipe for living, with all the essential ingredients given. Despite setbacks in life, this book encourages and shows us how to keep moving forward by tapping into our inner reservoir of strength and knowledge.
Elaine Williams

Lynn Hull and Julie Molner have drawn on their own experiences as women of a "certain age" and those of their coaching clients to demonstrate that being older than fifty can be the portal to a more authentic and enjoyable life. Your Life, Your Way: The Essential Guide for Women is just that, however, a guide for women of any age. It should be particularly effective for anyone who is a "people pleaser," caregiver, or just conscientious in nature.
Their book is divided into four sections. The first serves to define a woman's starting point: in a midlife crisis or an empty nest, in a relationship or not, in sickness or in health. In the second section, the authors explore both physical and spiritual energy, communication, and values. Section three discusses the concept of change. Finally, section four encourages freedom to choose one's path and to celebrate that choice.
Lynn and Julie suggest that readers acquire a journal in which to record answers to the numerous exercise included. Doing so would no doubt take more effort and introspection than many of us wish to put forth, but the resulting document would be invaluable as a starting point and as a reference down the road when some of the same issues, or new ones, come up again.

Lynn Hull and Julie Molner have done a great job in presenting to the over fifty crowd the tools to do something they have never done before in their lives. I encourage you to get this book as you will find out that you will be supported in every step of the way. These ladies are on different sides of the world, but they have managed to give you solid information that will work for everyone. Change is part of our life and will continue to be and if you can step up to the plate and take charge of creating new and different challenges, it will be very rewarding for you. These coaches are there to cheer you on!

Your Life Your Way: The Essential Guide for Women is a wonderful book to help with the question, "What do I want to do with my life?" The book is divided into different parts to help you examine your past, what you like and don't like, and what you always wanted to do. The book is filled with several checklists and questions to ask yourself to determine where you want to go with your life. I would recommend this book for any woman facing a transitional period in her life.

Vickie Dellaquila, author of Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash

It seems to me--and I admit the possibility that I may be wrong--that when I retired back around the turn of the century (1999, to be exact), retirement planning books were mostly about money. Yes, financial planning is very important, but it always seemed to me that by the time you reach retirement, you've done it or you haven't. I'd planned in my own conservative way, so I never read those books.

Today, thanks to the self-help book craze, the scope and number of retirement guides seem to have expanded. I'm not a fan of self-help books in general, and I've been retired quite a while, but I still decided to take a look at one of the retirement guides for the new age.

Your Retirement, Your Way, by Alan Bernstein and John Trauth, is subtitled, "Why it takes more than money to live your dream." In thirteen chapters, including "Preparing Psychologically for Change," "Creating Your NewLife Master Plan Summary," and "Determining How You Want to Be Remembered," Bernstein and Trauth cover many of the retirement concerns I've faced, and they provide common-sense guides for coming to terms with these issues.

The authors of this book invite you to create a "personal, customized NewLife Master Plan . . . through a structured process that will give you the power to take your future life into your own hands and create the best possible retirement lifestyle unique to your own interests, personality, relationships, and situation." A lofty goal, indeed!

I especially like Bernstein's "Who Were You? Who Are You? Who Can You Become?" chapter because the author suggests writing down things such as "What I was doing when I was at my best," "Situations in which I've been at my worst," and many more. I promote the same strategy in a less structured way in my own book, Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors who Want to Write (Infinity, 2007). "Writing to Discover," as I call it, is a great idea! I'm glad to see it included here.

I was also happy to be introduced to the "Birkman personality profile" (copyright Birkman International, Inc.), a somewhat complex but very interesting strategy used by some psychotherapists "to better understand people negotiating complex transitions."

I tried the included "Birkman Interest and Style Summary" to discover my interest and lifestyle colors: Red (Implementer), Green (Communicator), Yellow (Administrator) or Blue (Planner). My result was blue all the way. That means I like to plan activities, deal with abstraction, think of new approaches, innovate, and work with ideas. It also means that I appear perceptive, agreeable, conscientious, reflective, and creative.

Blue means that my interests include abstracting, theorizing, designing, writing, and originating, and that my fields include writing a book, joining a spiritual commuinity, teaching, and volunteering. My style is insightful, relective, selectively sociable, creative, thoughful, emotional, imaginative, and sensitive, and my preferred environment is cutting edge, informallly paced, organized in private offices, low key, and future oriented. With the exception of "joining a spiritual community," these terms fit me perfectly. If I had not pretty much done so already in my own way, I could have gone on with goals, strategies, objectives, and specific activities and tasks to create my NewLife Chart.

There's much more in this book, including one chapter on financial planning, but the emphasis is on self-anaylsis, facing reality, and planning ahead. This book fulfills its stated purpose to "help you recognize and draw on resources that you may never have recognized . . . to create a truly fulfilling life, custom-designed for you and you alone."

I heartily recommend Your Retirement, Your Way to anyone nearing or even beginning to think about retirement. It's a big step; don't take it unprepared.

Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write

During my working years all of my emphasis has been on only one element of retirement, finance's. Certainly it is important but I began to wonder how would I spend my time. How do I give back? Can I add value to my community? What is really important to my family and me in this next life's phase? Will I be able to stay busy and productive or spend the majority of time watching the History Channel? Will I have a reason to get up each morning? Because of this uncertainly I have delayed retirement for the past two years.

Alan Bernstein and John Trauth have given me a process to determine my retirement direction. Although there is much to be done I'm planning on retiring next June. I feel comfortable that retirement is an opportunity to give back and add value. Much to my family's surprise, I'm looking forward to life's next journey. Retirement will only be the beginning not the end and a continuing learning process. Many thanks to "Your Retirement, your Way" for the nudge I needed.

This unique book combines psychological self-testing to better know oneself, (ones needs, interests, dislikes, what one is good at, & less good at,) with a personal strategic planning process resulting in a personalized & updateable action plan to fully live the 50% of ones life ahead that one may have in today's world if we're in the 60 yr old range.
Absolutely great for baby-boomers who believe in themselves & taking charge of their own future!

I loved this book. It was all about ME! This is a wonderful read about what to do before and after retirement - masterfully written with great advice.

To look upon this extraordinary work as a "how-to" book about retirement is to miss the point. Once the reader gets into it just a little way, it becomes apparent that Your Retirement, Your Way, is a tool, potentially immensely useful, for giving thoughtful consideration to the "third chapter in our lives", and then building a personalized `Master Plan'. The plan is comprehensive, in that it includes not only the financial side of things, but also the psychological preparatory work that makes the transition to "retirement" a rewarding experience. In short, this book not only makes you think, but also engages you in a rich, complex and in-depth process which goes far beyond what professional financial advisers will tackle.

The authors recognize that financial planning is only a part of retirement planning. The genius of the book is that it integrates the financial side of things with the personal, psychological issues that merit--but seldom receive--acknowledgement and attention. The reader performs exercises that reveal his or her individual personality profile. This leads to careful consideration of life goals, and the preparation of a meaningful "New Life One-Year Action Plan."

There is an explicit recognition that one's retirement plan is going to involve costs quite different from those that are a part of pre-retirement life. Every aspect of financial planning is covered in clear English. As with the psychological side, the financial parts of the book can easily be understood by anyone.

I mentioned that Your Retirement, Your Way, is `potentially' immensely useful. That's because the reader really must follow through with the exercises that are essential to the process. If you are looking for a quick read to get some facts about retirement and its challenges, this is not your book. If you want a trusted adviser who will help you develop your own, personal approach to retirement over a few weeks, then get the book, and get to work!

As the author of this book, and also as an official member of the Nominating Committee for the Stephen T. Colbert Award for The Literary Excellence (I became a member of this by buying Stephen Colbert's "I Am America (And So Can You!), I can proudly state with 100% truthiness that my book is a nominee for the Stephen T. Colbert Award for The Literary Excellence.

Also, the information contained within will make the world safer for Stephen Jr.

I bought this as a gift for my wife, who just qualified our backyard as a National Wildlife Habitat. It is sensibly organized in five parts:

Part I: Helping Birds at Home

Part II: Enhancing the Natural Habitat of Your Backyard

Part III: Supplementing Backyard Habitat

Part IV: Helping Birds Away from Home

Part V: Helping Birds on a Larger Scale

As experienced bird lovers and supporters, I can readily say that there is a great deal in this book that I was unaware of. Parts III and IV were most interesting to me, and Part V I had never really thought about. If birds are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Earth, then this book, as other reviewers have suggested, of larger importance, but for me, it is quite simply a wonderful selection of 101 useful easy to read ideas that can make a difference.

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I wish I had written this book. I'm a professional bird conservationist, and this book really provides the best introduction to the many ways that our lifestyles impact birds and the environment. Its a beautiful little book, with great ideas, fresh writing, and a cheerful tone. Laura manages to suggest 101 ways to improve your lifestyle, without loading on the guilt. A bible for bird lovers. Very informative, inspiring, and motivating. If you are one of the 50 million Americans who watch birds in your yard, or you just want some practical ideas on how to make your lifestyle more sustainable, do yourself a favor--buy the book, find something new to try, then buy copies of it as a present for those you love.

I love this little book, and find it incredibly useful.

First of all, I don't think I like birders. I recently attended a seminar on reintroducing the Western Bluebirds to the San Juan Islands (where I live) and wasn't there 15 minutes before I had exchanged words with 3 different people, 2 of whom I wanted to poke in the nose.

That said, Laura Erickson's "101 Ways to Help Birds" seems to me a dandy book for birders or non-birders alike. Her suggestions are all practical ones which cover everything from the role of conservation of our natural resources and its impact on bird populations to basic information everyone should know when feeding birds. Her language is clear and precise and she writes with wit as well as authority.

I still rarely meet a birder without wanting to thrust out my foot and watch him or her go tumbling, but I do appreciate a well-written book on ways we can increase bird populations. Nice work, Ms. Erickson!

Andrew Griffiths has written another classic. There are so many simple ideas (actually over 101!!) that will make a difference to my business.

I enjoy Griffiths writing style - he speaks with experience but doesnt talk down to you.

This book deserves a home in every small business owners library

Great for my business, these marketing ideas have helped me set up new ways of building my coaching and training business internationally! Loads of information, easy to read and great examples make this book a MUST for all small business owners!

This book is a simple, thorough, engaging manual of methods people can easily apply immediately to market their business. What I most appreciate are the many unusual ideas - and the passion Griffiths uses as he makes suggestions to the reader.

He has a very engaging, friendly style which any reader would enjoy - it is as if he is sitting beside you, cheering your efforts.

This is one of those books that belongs on the shelf of any business. Those with a limited marketing budget or a SOHO will find it especially helpful.

If you can't get advice from this book - you are not trying! An easy to read guide to marketing - logicial, practical - a common sense guide which can be applied to any business, anywhere. THis book, along with Andrew's other guides to business are written to genuinely help you - not to dewilder you. You never feel as though you are being spoken down to - rather you feel as though these steps are so easy, logical and cost effective they have to work. Highly recommended and congratulations Andrew.

"101 Ways to Market Your Business" by Andrew Griffiths is a sensational tool for any small business owner. It's simple to read and the ideas are easy to implement and best of all, don't cost a great deal of money. As a marketing manager for a shopping centre, we find business owners often need inspiration - and something that will help get them back on track. We buy this book in bulk and hand it out to those who need it - and it's great to see them implement the ideas and to see their businesses ultimately improve.

Collected in 7 Ways for 7 Days is an amazing variety of recipes, from ones for fondly remembered dishes that our mothers and grandmothers set on the table to the latest concoctions dreamed up by today's expert cooks. From simple recipes to gourmet delights, it's easy to find one or more dishes to make any meal a special treat. We salute you, Carole. You have turned out a truly fine collection of recipes for every taste.

Jeannie and Tom Chappelle

This book is very well written and the format is easy to follow. The recipes are very consise and well explained that anyone can follow them even a bachelor. There is something here for every taste and many easy and nutritious recipes. I have made many of these dishes and they are fast and the most delightful dishes that I have ever prepared. The many desserts are very tasty, easy to make and look like you have spent a day making them. These dishes and desserts are a huge success...Thank you for writing such a wonderful guide.

I love this cookbook! So many times I purchase items in bulk because of buy one get one free. This book allows my bargins to have unique tastes, because I can prepare them MANY different ways. It also is wonderful when I have food that is soon to expire and I am not quite sure what to do with it. I have so many choices with this well organized cookbook. I know you will find this book and true guide in the kitchen. Enjoy!

Carole has organized this book by "ingredients", so if you find something in your pantry or refirgerator and can't remember what you were going to do with it, add this book to your shopping cart! There are seven ways to prepare each ingredient, from appetizer to dessert. Some of my favorites are: "Potato Chip Chicken", "Bryna's Pork Chops" (I still can't believe there is 1/2 cup of peanut butter in this), and "Jean's Death by Chocolate". A great everyday reference to add to any kitchen.

Carole has done a lovely and complete job of organizing recipes to make this a cookbook that will surely become a family favorite. The regular user will become regarded as both a creative cook and, more importantly, a good cook. You can't go wrong.

I picked up this book simply because I have enjoyed Benjamin Lloyd as an actor. I never expected that he would also be a wonderful writer. In addition, Lloyd provides an insight into the joys and struggles of an actor and will help anyone contemplating a career as an artist. It should also be a must read for the parents, spouse or friend of the "struggling artist". ( And, almost by definition, they all must have their struggles. )

Fortunately, no one need struggle as they read this book. It will capture you from the first through the last page! I loved it.

Duane Malm

Acting and teaching acting is revealed in an unusual form: fictional letters between a struggling New York City actor and his Quaker grade-school acting teacher. In adopting the letter format, the pitfalls of an actor's life and the realities of success are more easily captured. It's rare to see such a blending of fiction and fact, but The Actor's Way: A Journey Of Self-Discovery In Letters provides an excellent, realistic survey in a form students can more easily digest.

This riveting book using the letters of the 2 main characters wonderfully developes the interplay between acting, openness, fragility and trust. Using the theater metaphor, lloyd details feelings, emotional interplay, and community building as the constant themes of bringing the "spirit"and "life" into our temporal life. His chosen world of acting and directing demonstrate the ephemeral in our concrete denotative world,AND also brings out the eternal through the incorporation of the impact of art on the observer and the participant. Poetry, music, and drama become meaningless exercises without the emotional and spiritual transportation of performer and audience to a new "weltanschaung".
The specific techniques described are beyond my experience but resonate clearly with similar techniques of relating and isolating specific aspects of relationships in my medical career. I was always amazed by the change in surgeons personalities when they were wearing a mask and when they "out of costume". No question that the mask provided a screen for their persona. The arrogant but friendly and understanding selves disappeared behind the mask replaced by the distant focused martinet.
Most beautifully handled is the spiritual growth within a community that is open and loving and unavailable in a solo setting. "Alice" "walks the talk" and the handling of her "Spiritual Inventory" as she accepts her death while remaining involved in her community. Community, to me, is where someone lives that I am uncomfortable with. The fictional letters create the "uncomfortable" person as part of each character. The modulation of the uncomfortable actions become facets of each person, preserving the "whole" of the person as loving person with demons not seen by others. The curse of secrecy, hiding the "wounded" parts leading to community and personal diminishment. This love of secrecy is the basis of the innate mistrust of most people to Scorpios. The Scorpio demands loyalty but needs his chamber(cave) private, precluding open communication without advance contemplation and strategic analysis, Iago is a classic example of a Scorpio knowingly headed into destructive course aware that he will be destroyed as well.
The incorporation of the Quaker blend of high abstract intellect welded to a belief based on an emotional/spiritual experience (The Gathered Meeting) adds the necessary "vertical plot" necessary for living characters facing life each day.
Many thanks to B. Lloyd for writing such a clear loving book.

I can't stop reading this book! I'm not an actor or a theatre teacher, but I love going to the theatre and try to imagine all the work that goes into creating the characters that we see up on stage. There is so much art and craft to acting and this book helps you to understand it -- and understand the struggles and the growth in each actor, teacher, and director. It's written in a letters between people format which makes it real and lively. This is a book for everyone! Those who haven't read The Actor's Way have a huge treat in store for you!!

The charactor of Andy was genuine, and masterfully revealed in his correspondence with Alice. The relationship that was driven by their link to the theater was so much more than just theater discussion (which I have no experience in, but learned quite a bit)- it got to the core of why and how one chooses a direction in ones life. A book that should be on the reading list of every college student - not just those majoring in the arts! Ultimately The Actor's Way is about authenticty in ones pursuits in life. Want to know where Andy is now in his life. Next book due out???

This is a wonderful book, pure and simple! I had the distinct pleasure of studying its text in a small group format that, for me, enhanced the message of striving to master the art of mindfulness! As Gary Zukav writes in his endorsement on the cover of this lovely book, acquiring the "art" of mindfullness requires a great deal of practice. Dr Dennis' book provides oodles of wonderful mindful practices that help to discipline and shape our unconscious thinking into conscious thought that is ready, willing and able to bring into manifestation all of our heart's desires. From this terrific little book, I learned that my life's purpose is always manifesting, because Life is always manifesting purpose. Purpose is dynamic, not static. It comes from mindful practices intentionally set in motion, moment by moment, day by day. (Easy to write, hard to do, but oh so worth it----just like this book!) Thank you, Dr Dennis Merritt Jones

This book is a wonderful mixture of wisdom stories, common sense, and very practical spiritual teachings/exercises. I work with college age students and I have found a number of things in this book that I can adapt to use with a diverse population - spiritually as well as culturally. The author was ever gracious enough to allow me to adapt one of his stories to use when talking about academic dishonesty. The fact that Dr. Jones responded to me in a very short period of time and is allowing me to adapt one of his stories speaks volumes as to the true goal he had in writing this book. Helping people achieve their highest potential and to be truly happy in life. I believe that anyone, from any religion (or non-religion) or culture can get something very beneficial from this book. I understand from Dr. Jones that there is a a six-week study guide for the book and it is available for free download at his website. [...]. This would be an excellent way to incorporate this book into your book club, or a great way to start a club in your church or work place.

An excellent and practical book. An easy to read guide on living in the present. A must for anyone who wishes to improve their life and live a more spiritually. The easiest reading book I ever read on this subject.

...namely every single vignette.

In a world filled with distractions (or at least potential distractions), author Dennis Jones has assembled 101 peaceful reflections that he uses to help us focus on just being. This delightful book just oozes with a sense of peace and encouragement to be reflective about all that we have been blessed with.

I especially liked the way each vignette was punctuated with a couple of practices for integrating the message of the vignette into our lives.

For me, this is a book to be savored...to absorb one vignette at a time and really reflect on Jones' wisdom. Doing so, as I have been doing over recent weeks, creates a book with the potential to really make a difference in one's life.

I love this book. Triple kudos Dennis Jones.

I have never before been motivated to post a review on Amazon. However, as the facilitator of a series of 6 week book studies on the topic of spirituality, with The Art of Being having been our latest study, I felt motivated to write due to the overwhelming and unified positive response of participants. Previous to this study, we engaged in a 6 week discussion of Eckhart Tolle's book, A New Earth. Since The Art of Being is a collection of essays centered around the topic of being present and living on purpose, it seemed like a natural next title, for Jones's book takes the principles identified so well by Tolle, and applies them, through essays followed by mindfulness practices, to real life. With the language given to us from A New Earth, we joyfully were able to use the essays in The Art of Being to springboard into marvelously rich discussions concerning relevant applications to every day life. The Art of Being allowed A New Earth to come alive for this group. It took principles of being and turned them into practice, and turned our group from being a class, to being a "sangha" (As Jones describes), or a spiritual community. It is a book whose value grew with each visit. In the words of one of the participants, comparing our last two studies, "Reading A New Earth was like enjoying a fine meal. Reading The Art of Being was like finishing with a delectable dessert."

I'm soooo happy that I bought this book! It's a very thorough combination of a library of signs we can use to communicate with infants, beautiful music to use with the signs, and a lot of VERY GOOD ideas for crafts to accompany the related topic. The author was right, "Roll the Ball" is a HIT in any small child class. The book also has an index of related sources, websites and ect for signing for children. Though this book is designed for "babies" I think it's also good for toddlers (or the almost walking age). I mentioned this book on a discussion for small children and the discussion about the book is REALLY picking up!

Tim's Kids
Children's language circle
Japan

I am very excited about this book as I am a music teacher always looking for new things. Although I haven't yet incorporated this in my classes I cannot wait to start as the ideas in this book has given me renewed enthusiasm and I feel energised again.

This book and the music CD is a staple at our house. My daughter has loved all the music since she was under 1, and now she is 2 and still asks to listen to it. My daughter started signing at 7 months and knew more than 25 signs at a year old.... and I owe it all to the Sing and Sign program. It is fantastic! You can't go wrong with this book... especially since it also has a great music CD to listen to anytime.

I am a music therapist in Kansas City and also a mom to a 3 year old and 1 year old. This book gets as much use in the classroom as it does at home!

I teach special needs children ages 3-12 and I have used this book and the accompanying recording in all my classes. Several teachers have purchased the book themselves! My own children love the songs and and the signs. I get frequent requests at school and at home for the Baby Sing and Sign!

I was lucky enough to take this author's class with my son in KC. After a few months of signing to him, he began signing nonstop around age 11 months. It helped immensely to reduce his frustration (and mine!) in communicating his needs and wants. He learned new signs quickly and his vocabulary/recognition of new objects grew immensely in the months to follow. Now that he is 2, his verbal skills are highly advanced (he speaks very clearly and can compose complex sentences), and I firmly believe this is due to the strong language base he started with the signing programs.

The songs and games in this book are still some of his favorites! Glad to see this great resource is available to parents everywhere! Thanks Anne!