by Heidi Murkoff (2016)
America's pregnancy bible, guiding parents month by month from conception to postpartum care, offering reassuring medical answers on nutrition, lifestyle, birth plans, and newborn arrival.
Emily Oster
Award-winning health economist Emily Oster applies rigorous data analysis to debunk conventional obstetric pregnancy taboos, evaluating real risks on caffeine, bed rest, wine, and prenatal testing.
Emily Oster
Following Expecting Better, Emily Oster tackles the chaos of early infancy, analyzing data on breastfeeding, sleep training, potty training, and language acquisition to empower relaxed, informed parenting decisions.
Patricia Maclachlan
*My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.* Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah took Anna and Caleb back east, where they would be safe. Papa stayed behind. He would not leave his land. Maine was beautiful, but Anna missed home, and Papa. And as the weeks went by, she began to wonder what would happen if the rains never came. Would she and Caleb and Sarah and Papa ever be a family again? 2nd in the Sarah, Plain and Tall series.
Yona Zeldis McDonough
When World War I breaks out, nine-year-old Anna thinks of a way to save her family's beloved New York City doll repair shop. Includes brief author's note about the history of the Madame Alexander doll, a glossary, and timeline.