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Our Collection of Books

Hancock County Children's Council maintains an extensive resource library of materials to help parents in their job as loving care providers and teachers of our children.

Included here is a regularly updated inventory of our selections, listed alphabetically by title. 
Last update 07/03/2007.

Books  •  Multimedia

TITLE / DESCRIPTION

PUBLISHER / AUTHOR

1-2-3 MAGIC - Effective Discipline for Children 2-12  (1995)  175 pages   (see video also) Reserve for Class Use only

Phelan, Thomas W., Ph.D.

10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children, The - Parenting from the heart  (1994)  271 pages

Vannoy, Steven W.

12 Steps to Self-Parenting for Adult Children  (1988)  135 pgs

Oliver-Diaz, Philip & O'Gorman, Patricia

125 Most Asked Questions About Adoption, The (and the Answers)  (1993)   144 pgs

Baldwin, Paul

20 Teachable Virtues - Practical Ways to Pass on Lessons of Virtue & Character to Your Children (1995)  232 pgs

Unell, Barbara & Wyckoff, Jerry Ph.D.

365 Ways To Save Time with Kids   (1993)  175 pgs

Hedrick, Lucy H.

365 After-school Activities you can do with your child Ages 5-10  (1999)  382 pgs

MacGregor, Cynthia

40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child   (1996)  152 pgs

Mathias, Barbara & French, Mary Ann

50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save the Earth  (1991)  156 pgs

Earthworks Group, The

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The  (1997) 390 pgs

Covey, Stephen R.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, The  (1998) 268 pgs

Covey, Stephen R.

7 Steps to Bonding with Your Stepchild    (2001)  209 pgs

Ziegahn, Suzen J. PhD

7 Strategies for Developing Capable* Students - * Responsible, Respectful & Resourceful   (1998)  291 pgs

Glenn, H. Stephen & Brock, Michael L.

10,000 Baby Names   (1991 edition)

Lansky, Bruce

Abuse and Neglect-Educator's Guide to Identification & Prevention of Child Maltreatment (2001) 180 pgs Copy #1

Lowenthal, Barbara

Abuse and Neglect-Educator's Guide to Identification & Prevention of Child Maltreatment (2001) 180 pgs Copy #2

Lowenthal, Barbara

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder   (revised edition, 1993)  172 pgs

Hunsucker, Glenn

ADHD Parenting Handbook, The - Practical Advise for Parents from Parents  (1994)  206 pgs

Alexander-Roberts, Colleen

Addiction-Free:  how to help an alcoholic or addict get started on recovery  (2001)  221 pgs

Hawes, Gene & Hawes, Anderson

Adolescence - the farewell to childhood  (1984)  396 pgs

Kaplan, Louise J.

Adolescence - Survival Guide for Parents and Teenagers (1996) 285 pgs

Fenwick, Elizabeth & Smith, Tony Dr.

Adolescent Parent, The  (1982)  142 pgs

Anastasiow, Nicholas J.

Adopting the Older Child  (1978)  308 pgs

Jewett, Claudia L.

Adoption Life Cycle, The - the children & their families through the years  (1992)  209 pgs

Rosenberg, Elinor B.

Adult Children of Alcoholics (1983)  106 pgs

Woititz, Janet G., Ed.D

After School Programs & The K-8 Principal - Standards for Quality School-Age Child Care (1993, 1999)  73 pgs

Natl Assoc of Elementary School Principals

After The Death of a Child - Living With Loss Through The Years   (1996)  273 pgs

Finkbeiner, Ann K.

Aftermath - Survive and Overcome Trauma  (1995)  256 pgs

Hybels-Seer, Mariann, Ph.D.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day  (1972)

Viorst, Judith & Cruz, Ray

All About Attention Deficit Disorder - Symptoms, Development, Treatment (also see 2 videos) (1996,2000) 248 pgs

Phelan, Thomas W., Ph.D.

All Families Are Different  (2000)   64 pgs

Gordon, Sol PhD

Allies in Healing - When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child  (1991)  350 pages

Davis, Laura

Alone After School - a self-care guide for latchkey children & their parents  (1985)  200 pgs

Swan, Helen & Houston, Victoria

Amazing Dad, The - more than 400 ways to wow the kids    (2001)  212 pgs

Livera, Giovanni & Preuss, Ken

America's Children - Powerless and in Need of Powerful Friends  (1983 status report)  99 pgs

Petit, Michael R. (ME DHS)

And Baby Makes Four - Welcoming a Second Child into the Family  (1998)  205 pgs

Wagner, Hilory

And Words Can Hurt Forever - how to protect adolescents from bullying, harrassment, and emotional violence  (2002)  237 pgs

Garbarino, James & deLara, Ellen

Angela's Ashes, A Memoir (1996) 364 pgs

McCourt, Frank

Anticipating Adolescence - How to Cope with Your Child's Emotional Upheaval . . .    (1995)  238 pgs

Gabriel, H. Paul, M.D. & Wool, Robert

are we there yet? A parent's guide to fun family vacations  (1996)  145 pgs

Ogintz, Eileen

Ask the Children - breakthrough study that reveals how to succeed at work and parenting  (1999)  390 pgs

Galinsky, Ellen

Assertive Discipline for Parents  (1982)  205 pgs

Canter, Lee & Marlene

Attention Deficit Answer Book,The - The Best Medications and Parenting Strategies for Your Child  (1998)  154 pgs

Wachtel, Alan w/ Boyette, Michael

Attention Deficit Disorders, A Parent's Guide to    (1991)  216 pgs

Bain, Lisa J./Children's Hospital Phila.

Baby Instruction Guide, Mosby's  - How to Take Care of Your Baby:  The First 18 Months  (1998)   112 pgs

Yelland, Anne etal

Baby Signs - How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk  (1996)  163 pgs

Acredolo, Linda & Goodwyn, Susan Ph.Ds

Baby Sister, The  (1996)

dePaola, Tomie

Babyhood - 2nd edition, revised & expanded   (1983, 1984, 1989)   413 pages

Leach, Penelope

BABYHOOD, second edition - from birth to age two  (1974, 1983)  413 pgs

Leach, Penelope

Battered Wives - Revised, Updated  (1976, 1981)   281 pgs

Martin, Del

Battered Wives (1976, 1983)  292 pgs

Martin, Del

Battered Woman, The  (1979)  270 pgs

Walker, Lenore E.

Battles, Hassles, Tantrums & Tears - Strategies for Coping with Confrlict and Making Peace At Home  (1993) 222 pgs

Beekman, Susan and Holmes, Jeanne

Because I Said So! - 366 Insightful & Thought-Provoking Reflections on Parenting & Family Life  (1996)  368 pgs

Rosemond, John

Becoming Family - How to build a stepfamily that really works  (1999)  192 pgs

Lauer, Robert & Lauer, Jeannette PhDs

Becoming Parents - How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows  (1999)  305 pgs

Jordan & Stanely & Markman

Before It's Too Late - Helping Women in Controlling or Abusive Relationships  (1995)  178 pgs

Ackerman, Robert & Pickering, Susan

Beginning to Heal - A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse  (1993)  107 pgs

Bass, Ellen & Davis, Laura

Being Adolescent - Conflict and Growth in the Teenage Years  (1984)  332 pgs

Csikszenthmihalyi, Mihaly & Larson, Reed

Between Father and Child - How to Become the Kind of Father You Want to Be  (1989)  236 pages

Levant, Dr. Ronald & John Kelly

Between Parent & Child  (1965)  252 pgs

Ginott, Dr. Haim G.

Beyond Shyness, How to Conquer Social Anxieties  (1993)    285 pgs

Berent, Jonathan with Lemley, Amy

Beyond The Best Interests of the Child  (1973, 1979)   203 pgs

Goldstein, Joseph; Freud, Anna, etal

Bonding - building the foundations of secure attachment and independence   (1995)  238 pgs

Klaus, Marshall et al.

Books, Babies and School-Age Parents - How to Teach Pregnant & Parenting Teens to Succeed  (1997)  286 pgs

Lindsay, Jeanne & Enright, Sharon

Boundaries - A Guide For Teens - How to build relationships that protect your personal space (2000) 113 pgs spiralbound

Peter, Val & Dowd, tom

Boys and Girls Book About Step-families, the  (1982)  180 pgs

Gardner, Richard A.

Boys Will Be Men - Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring and Community (1999) 241 pgs

Kivel, Paul

Braille Book - Disney's My Book of ABC (golden board book)  (1995 - 26 pgs)

Seedlings Braille Books

Braille Book - POOH All Year Long (golden board book)  (1995 - 12 pgs)

Seedlings Braille Books

Braille Book - Razzle Dazzle (board) Book "Numbers" by Chuck Murphy  (1997)  10 pgs

Seedlings Braille Books

Braille Book - Razzle Dazzle (board) Book "Shapes" by Chuck Murphy  (1997)  10 pgs

Seedlings Braille Books

Breaking Down the Wall pof Silence - liberating experience of facing painful truth  (1997)  187 pgs

Miller, Alice

Building Healthy Minds - 6 experiences that create intelligence & emotional growth in babies & young children   (1999)  398 pgs

Greenspan, Stanley MD

Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain    (1997)   105 pgs

Romain, Trevor

Business Dad - How Good Businessmen Can Make Great Fathers (and Vice Versa)  (1999)  278 pgs

Hirschfeld, Tom

Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill (1980, 1987, 1995)  222 pgs

Grollman, Earl A.

Caring for Infants and Toddlers (Vol 11 - number 1)  (spring/summer 2001)

Future of Children, The

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child - Birth to Age 5  (revised edition, 1998)  701 pgs

Shelov, Steven P. MD, Ed (AAP)

Caught in the Middle - Protecting the Children of High-Conflict Divorce  (1994) 186 pgs

Garrity, Carla & Baris, Mitchell

Challenging Child, The - A Guide for Parents of Exceptionally Strong-Willed Children  (1995)  172 pgs

Golant, Mitch, Ph.D. & Corwin, Donna

Child Behavior - the classic child care manual   (1981)   360 pgs

Ilg, Ames & Baker (Gesell Institute)

Child of Mine - Feeding with Love and Good Sense  (1983, 1991)  463 pgs

Satter, Ellyn

Child Snatching - How to Prevent It from Happening to Your Child  (1983)  112 pgs spiralbound

Schaefer, Michael W.

Child with Special Needs, The - Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth  (1998)  493 pgs

Greenspan, Stanley & Wieder, Serena

Childhood and Society  (1950)  445 pgs

Erikson, Erik H.

Children Are From Heaven - positive parenting skills for raising cooperative, confident & compassionate children (1999)  357 pgs

Gray, John PhD

Children Learn What They Live - Parenting to Inspire Values  (1998)   224 pgs

Nolte, Dorothy Law

Children of Alcoholics - as Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults  (1981)  204 pgs

Black, Claudia

Children of Trauma, rediscovering your discarded self  (1989)  (185 pgs)

Middleton-Moz, Jane

Children Today  (1995)  686 pgs

Craig, Grace & Kermis, Marguerite

Children with Visual Impairments, A Parents' Guide   (1996)  395 pgs

Holbrook, M. Cay Ph.D. Editor

Children:  The Challenge  (1964, 1990)  335 pgs

Dreikurs, Rudolf & Soltz, Vicki

Choices & Consequences - What to Do When a Teenager Uses Alcohol / Drugs  (1987)  156 pages

Schaefer, Dick

Cinderella Complex, The - Women's Hidden Fear of Independence  (1981)  289 pgs

Dowling, Colette

Codependent No More - How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself  (1992)  250 pgs

Beattie, Melody   (Hazelden)

Co-Dependent Parent, The - Free Yourself by Freeing Your Child  (1991)  260 pages

Becnel, Barbara Cottman

Communication Intervention Birth to Three  (1996)  258 pgs

Rossetti, Louis M.

Communities of Promise 1997-2001 "Build One"  (2001) 

Maine Communities for Children

Communities That Care - Prevention Strategies: A Research Guide to What Works   (1996, 2000)  171 pgs

Developmental Research & Programs Inc.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Parenting a Teenager, The  (1996)  294 pgs

Kelly, Kate

Complete Single Mother, The - Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Concerns  (1995)   411 pgs

Engber, Andrea & Klungness, Leah, Ph.D.

Confident Children - help children feel good about themselves  (1994)  200 pgs

Lindenfield, Gael

Conflict Resolutions Skills for Teens   (1994)  193 pgs

Cowan, Palomares & Schilling

Contemporary Issues in Educational Psychology (2nd edition)  (1974)  727 pgs

Clarizio & Craig & Mehrens

Coping in a Blended Family  (1997)    102 pgs

Hurwitz, Jane

Coping in a Single-Parent Home  (1992, 1995, 1998)   114 pgs

Wagonseller, Ruegamer & Harrington

Coping with a Picky Eater - a guide for the perplexed parent  (1998)  192 pgs

Wilkoff, Will MD

Count Us In - Growing Up with Down Syndrome  (1994)  182 pgs

Kingsley, Jason & Levitz, Mitchell

Courage to Heal, The - A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (3rd Edition)  (1988, 1994)  602 pages

Bass, Ellen & Laura Davis

Creating Partnerships for Learning - Family Literacy in Elementary Schools (2001) 20 pgs

Natl Center for Family Literacy

Creative Grandparenting - How to Love and Nurture a New Generation  (1992)  214 pgs

Schreur, Jerry & Jack

Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights - why your baby is crying and what you can do about it  (1992)  162 pgs

Jones, Sandy

Death, Grief, and Caring Relationships, 2nd ed.  (1985)  350 pgs

Kalish, Richard A.

Debating Sexual Correctness - pornorgraphy, sexual harrassment, date rape, etc (1995) 287 pgs

Stan, Adele M. editor

DEFEND - Preventing Date Rape and Other Sexual Assaults  (1992)  172 pgs

Lena, Dan and Howard, Marie

Difference, The - Discovering the Hidden Ways We Silence Girls:  Finding Alternatives  (1994)  317 pgs

Mann, Judy

Difficult Child, The - understanding and managing hard-to-raise children  (revised ed, 1989)  258 pgs

Turecki, Stanley MD with Tonner, Leslie

Dinosaurs Divorce - A Guide for Changing Families (1986)  32 pgs

Brown, Laurene Krasny & Brown, Marc

Disaster Blasters - a kid's guide to being home alone  (1996)  120 pgs

Kasdin, Karin & Szabo-Cohen, Laura

Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word  (revised)  workshop outline for Parents, Teachers, Caregivers  (1987, 1995)  56 pgs

Birckmayer, Jennifer / Cornell CoopExt

Divorced Parent, The - Success Strategies for Raising Your Children After Separation  (1994)  348 pgs

Marston, Stephanie

Does Wednesday mean Mom's house or Dad's? - Parenting together while living apart (1997)  206 pgs

Ackerman, Marc J., PhD

Don't Stop Loving Me - reassuring guide for Mothers of adolescent daughters  (1991)  228 pgs

Caron, Ann F.

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff … and it's all small stuff  (1997)   248 pgs

Carlson, Richard, PhD

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff with Your Family  (1998)   255 pgs

Carlson, Richard, PhD

Don't Take It Out On Your Kids! - A Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline  (1990, 1994)   152 pgs

Kersey, Katharine C., Ed.D.

Dr. Ruth Talks to Kids - Where You Came From, How Your Body Changes & What sex is all about  (1993)  96 pgs

Westheimer, Dr. Ruth

Double Duty - Help for the Adult Child who is also:  (see cover list)   (1990)  587 pgs

Black, Claudia

Dynamics of Step, The  (1984)  8 pgs

Step Family Foundation

Dyslexia And Other Learning Difficulties - the facts  (2nd edition, 1998)  159 pgs

Selikowitz, Mark

Early Adolescence - understanding the 10 to 15 year old  (1994)  260 pgs

Caissy, Gail A.

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart - Surviving the Death of Your Baby   (1991, 1996)  268 pgs

Davis, Deborah L., PhD

Especially for Parents pamphlet 24 pgs     LIBRARY COPY ONLY

ACT for Kids/Spokane Sex.Assault Ctr.

Especially for Parents of Adolescents pamphlet 32 pgs     LIBRARY COPY ONLY

ACT for Kids/Spokane Sex.Assault Ctr.

Essential Grandparent, The - A guide to making a difference (1996)  226 pgs

Carson, Lillian Dr.

Essential Grandparent's Guide to Divorce, The - Making a difference in the family (1999) 123 pgs

Carson, Lillian Dr.

Essential Grandparent's Guide to Divorce, The - Making a difference in the family (1999) 123 pgs  copy #2

Carson, Lillian Dr.

Every Kid Counts - 31 Ways to Save Our Children  (1993)  204 pgs

Brodkin, Margaret & Coleman Advocates

Every Parent's Guide to the Law  (1998)   408 pgs

Forman, Deborah L.

Everyday Life Skills  (2001)  470 pgs

 

EveryDay Matters - (Reproducible) Activities for You and Your Child in English & Spanish (1997)  110 pgs

AGS - Washburn Child Guidance Center

Everyday Pediatrics for Parents - A Thoughful Guide for Today's Families  (1996)  462 pgs

Grossman, Elmer R., MD

Everything your baby would ask…if only he or she could talk  (1999)  192 pgs

Karmiloff, Kyra & Karmiloff-Smith, Annette

Families Apart - Ten Keys to Successful Co-Parenting  (1993)  349 pgs

Blau, Melinda

Families of Handicapped Children - Needs and Supports Across the Life Span  (1986)  383 pgs

Fewell, Rebecca & Vadasy, Patricia

Family Abduction  How to Prevent an Abduction & What to Do if Your Child is Abducted (1994, 4th ed)  116 pgs

Natl Center Missing & Exploited Children

Family Bed, The   (1987)   159 pgs

Thevenin, Tine

Family Health, new Illustrated Enclopedia of    (Vol 5)  (1988)

Funk & Wagnalls

Fast Girls - teenage tribes and the myth of the slut  (2002)  219 pgs

White, Emily

Father, The (originally published as Earth Father / Sky Father)  (1998)  228 pgs

Colman, Arthur, M.D., & Libby Lee Ph.D.

Fatherneed - Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child  (2000) 244 pgs

Pruett, Kyle D., MD

Fathers' Rights   (1997)  222 pgs

Leving, Jeffery w/ Dachman, Kenneth

Feelings - from sadness to happiness  (2001)  36 pgs

Roca, Nuria & Curto, Rosa M.

Field Guide to Boys and Girls, A - differences, similarities…  (2000)  250 pgs

Gilbert, Susan

Fighting Invisible Tigers - A Stress Management Guide for Teens  (1985)  118 pgs

Hipp, Earl

Finding Your Place - A Teen Guide to Life in a Blended Family  (2000)  64 pgs

Leibowitz, Julie

First Aid Tips for Parents  (2000) 20 pgs

Cronan, Kate & Izenberg, Neil, MDs

First Look At… Don't Call Me Special - a first look at disability  (2000)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… I Miss You - a first look at death  (2000)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… Is It Right to Fight - a first look at anger  (2003)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… My Brother, My Sister, and Me - a first look at sibling rivalry  (2000)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… My Family's Changing - a first look at family break-up  (1998)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… My Friends and Me - a first look at friendship  (2000)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Look At… Stop Picking on Me - a first look at bullying  (2000)  30 pgs

Thomas, Pat

First Teachers - A Family literacy handbook for parents, policy-makers, & literacy providers (1989) 70 pgs COPY#1

Barbara Bush Foundation Family Literacy

First Teachers - A Family literacy handbook for parents, policy-makers, & literacy providers (1989) 70 pgs COPY#2

Barbara Bush Foundation Family Literacy

Free At Last - A History of the Civil Rights Movement - book to go with missing video (1989) 104 pgs

Teaching Tolerance

For Healthcare Professionals:  Guidelines on Prevention/Response Infant Abductions  (2000-6th ed)  74 pgs

Natl Center Missing & Exploited Children

free your mind - The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies (1996) 417 pgs

Bass, Ellen & Kaufman, Kate

Fresh Start, The - Divorce Recovery Workbook (1992, 1998)   291 pgs

Burns, Bob & Whiteman, Tom

Friendship - from your old friends to your new friends  (2001)  36 pgs

Roca, Nuria & Curto, Rosa M.

Frogs into Princes - Neuro Linguistic Programming  (1979)  194 pgs

Bandler, Richard & Grinder, John

From Baby to Toddler - the essential month-by-month guide to your child's first two years  (1988)  368 pgs

Johnson & Johnson/Fisher, John editor

Funny, you don't look CRAZY - Life with obsessive-compulsive disorder  (1993)  128 pgs

Foster, Constance

Funny, you don't look like a Grandmother  (1989)  111 pgs

Wyse, Lois

Future of Children, The - Domestic Violence & Children Vol. 9, #3, Winter 1999  144 pgs

Packard Foundation

Getting Free - You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life   (1982, 1997)  316 pgs

NiCarthy, Ginny MSW

Getting Free - You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life   (1982, 1997)  316 pgs    Copy #2

NiCarthy, Ginny MSW

Getting thru To Kids - problem solving with children ages 6 to 18  (1997)  140 pgs

Mountrose, Phillip

Ghosts in