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Enjoy these new titles specifically for parents! The Philosophical Child by Jana Mohr Lone    108.3 L; Parents Collection Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron, 3rd edition     649.3 Y;  Parents Collection Raising Freethinkers- a practical guide for parenting beyond belief  by Dale McGowan, Molleen Matsumura, Amanda Metskas, and Jan Devor     649.1 M; Parents Collection  Raising My Rainbow: adventures in raising a fabulous, gender creative son by Lori Duron Foreward by Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka   306.874 D; Parents Collection It takes a child to raise a parent: stories of evolving child and parent development by Janis Clark Johnston 649.1  J; Parents Collection

Picture Book Month: A Celebration (November) http://picturebookmonth.com/ This is a blog launched a few years ago in celebration of the picture book.  There is a new post featuring picture books each day during the month of November, Picture Book Month. Picturing Books http://www.picturingbooks.com/ This site is a free resource that began in 1999 by Denise I. Matulka. It includes links to authors/illustrator sites and birthday lists for author/illustrators. The side also has slides that feature a closer look at picture book formats (also see Picture book database).  Check out the historical book timeline ( http://www.picturingbooks.com/slides/picture-book-timeline.html ).

For those of you who love to read blogs about books, check out the following- you'll find interesting tidbits and additional sources for children's books and resources. The Art of Children's Picture Books http://theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.com/ Design of the Picture Book http://designofthepicturebook.com/ Seven Impossible Things before Breakfast http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/ Enjoy!