Washoe County Library System

"Building on the principles developed during her long career as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Laura issues an important message: If you don't like your life, quit talking about your unhappiness and try to fix it."--Container.

A character enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something.

"For most of her life, Lauren Martin thought that she was the only one who experienced insecurity, inferiority, and self doubt that could detail her entire day. But after a chance encounter with a (beautiful, successful) stranger who revealed that she felt it, too, Lauren realized that she wasn't alone in mood swings. She set out to better understand the hold that her moods had on her, and began to blog about the wisdom she uncovered. Quickly, it...

In this full, bright, and beautiful picture book, many different perspectives around the world are deftly and empathetically explored—from a pair of bird-watchers to the pigeons they’re feeding. Young readers will be drawn into the luminous illustrations inviting them to engage with the world in a new way and see how everyone is connected, and that everyone matters.

*" This amusing picture book is fun for reading aloud." --Booklist (starred review) From Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Bad Seed series, and Tara Lazar, critically acclaimed author of 7 Ate 9, comes Flat Cat, the story of a cool cat who learns that sometimes life is about finding the best of both worlds. Flat Cat was born flat. He wasn't squashed by an out-of-control ice cream truck, or smushed in a waffle iron. He was...

Shy and unsure of herself, Leila discovers all the things that make her special with the loving help of her Naani. A colorful journey of self-discovery and identity follows the experiences of a little girl who visits her grandmother's house for their culturally inspired weekly family dinner, where she learns about her heritage from the art and people of her world.

Joe Lion, desperate to get bigger, acquires a pair of boots that make him taller, but he soon finds that they bring certain disadvantages and that he prefers being himself.

"A picture book about a mermaid named Mabel, who unlike the rest of her family does not have a moustache, and the seven-armed octopus who becomes her friend and helps her see that she is just right the way she is"--

"In this fully revised and updated edition of ACT with Love, therapist and world-renowned acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) expert Russ Harris shows couples how developing psychological flexibility-the ability to be in the present moment with openness, awareness, and focus-can help build more compassionate, accepting, and loving relationships. Readers will also find new information on attachment theory, powerful new mindfulness and self-compassion...

Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.