Washoe County Library System

"In the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us we feel like we've got to get everything exactly right the first time, Dr. Aliza Pressman is the compassionate, reassuring expert we all need—and the one whose advice we can all use. Already beloved by listeners of hit podcast, Raising Good Humans, Dr. Pressman distills it all with a handful of strategies every parent can use to get things right often enough: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation,...

A baby sloth experiences a nighttime tumble and as mama sloth slowly makes her way down the tree, she helps him self-soothe by using his senses. "Baby sloth lives high up in the trees with his mama, where he loves to sleep between her and the moon. But one night he tumbles from her arms to land in a soft patch of leaves far below. "I'll be there soon," Mama sloth calls down to him. But sloths never get anywhere soon. When Baby becomes worried, Mama...

"Celebrate Mom's special day with this inspirational Berenstain Bears gift book—it's perfect for the Mama Bear in your life! Show Mom just how much she means with this sweet and special Berenstain Bears gift book. With fun, colorful illustrations and simple words of wisdom, this charming keepsake is a great way to show parents, grandparents, soon-to-be mothers, aunts, friends, or whomever you call "Mom" just how much you care".--

''A Short Walk Home is a heartfelt and inspirational memoir of a father raising and ultimately losing a child to the neurological disorder adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Exploring the full extent to which a disease like ALD can shape and affect a life, as both David Cry and his family try to come to grips with the inevitable conclusion to their struggles, A Short Walk Home captures the helplessness and anger that every parent feels at being unable to...

"El amor por un hijo o hija es lo más grande que hay, más que una ciudad, que un planeta, ¡o que el universo entero! Un álbum ilustrado para contar a los más pequeños que nada es más grande que el amor que sentimos por ellos. *Libro seleccionado por New York Public Library en la lista de los "Mejores libros para pequeños 2023". Esta es nuestra casa. ¡Es muy grande! Pero no es tan grande como mi amor por ti. Un recorrido por los diferentes...

As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts Mexican Indigenous wisdom of the moon's phases as they relate to our bodies and lives. ''Derived from Mexican Indigenous wisdom, this series of poetic board books center around establishing an authentic, heartfelt connection with and respect for nature. Using Mexican concepts, this poignantly lyrical series invites young children to pay witness to nature, to value it, and to become a steward of the...