Most Popular Books by Elizabeth Pantley

A cozy mystery.When Hayden was a child, she lost her cat. Adults told her the cat has escaped the house and ran away, but she knew the truth. The mirror had taken her. Hayden knew this because the mirror had given her a glimpse of an alternate world, and it had nearly pulled her in, so she was certain the cat had suffered that fate.Twenty years later Hayden discovers the true secret of the mirror when she is thrust into it by a mysterious villain. She learns of a world she never knew existed, and a family she never knew she had. But danger brought her here, and it followed her. And now, Hayden is on a mission to see that the threat is removed so that she can begin her magical, meaningful new life in this enchanted world.

When danger appears in Hayden''s life, she learns that it threatens the safety of her entire family in Destiny Falls. She discovers that it''s related to the disappearance of her mother, Emily, and a shift in the entire community that occurred just weeks after Hayden''s birth. Can she identify and eliminate the threat before another person in her life is stolen away?

In this book, the Searses bring the reason and common sense of their philosophy of parenting to the hurdles of raising the older child. Attachment parenting is not just for babies; as children grow, they need to expand the web of their secure attachments to friends, teachers, community and the wider world. As there is no single plan for any one family, the Searses show a range of ways a parent can retain a child''s trust and wield a positive influence as their child matures. By following the advice laid out in this book, parents can see that the bonds they have nurtured since infancy will provide the anchor that will ground their children through the challenging teen years to adulthood.

Solutions sans pleurs pour les séparations de 6 mois à 6 ans. Il pleure toutes les larmes de son corps quand son papa le dépose le matin. Elle panique dès que sa mère n''est plus en vue, même si elle est dans la pièce à côté. Accroché à la jupe de sa maman, il refuse de la laisser partir. Elle refuse tout net de participer au voyage scolaire. De la séparation du soir pour la nuit jusqu''au divorce, en passant par l''école ou les voyages professionnels des parents, les occasions de séparation sont nombreuses, et pas toujours simples ! Les larmes des enfants lors des premières séparations brisent le cour des parents. Elizabeth Pantley déculpabilise et tranquillise ces derniers en expliquant clairement ce qu''est l''anxiété de la séparation. L''auteure aide les parents à distinguer le normal du pathologique et surtout elle apporte des solutions simples, pratiques et opérationnelles pour des séparations non seulement sans larmes, mais dans la tendresse. Elle évoque toutes sortes de situations qui posent problème aux parents et pour chacune, elle offre des idées originales pour apaiser l''enfant. Le soir au coucher, le matin avant de partir pour l''école, les moments difficiles sont passés en revue et Elizabeth Pantley qui trouve les mots justes pour calmer les angoisses des tout petits comme des plus grands dont l''anxiété revient. Comment prendre son temps sans s''éterniser, les phrases qui augmentent l''angoisse et celles qui la dissipent, les jeux qui préparent la séparation. L''auteur nous présente aussi une merveilleuse trouvaille : le bracelet magique, chargé de câlins, que l''enfant peut porter au poignet. Se séparer avec le sourire, oui, c''est possible ! Et pour les parents aussi.

Would you join a book club that gets absorbed right into their cozy mysteries? These people did, and now they are hooked on traveling into books to become the amateur sleuths! In this journey, the book club travels to the Kingdom of Everglow, where the royal family is rocked to the core when a key staff member falls dead at a community event. In the turmoil that follows, any evidence of what happened is destroyed, so they must go by the recollection of witnesses who were too busy enjoying the celebration to offer any valuable testimony. The royal family is further distressed when they return to the castle to see signs of a break in that somehow defied their complex security system. They wake the next day to discover that one member of the royal family has fallen into a deep, deathlike sleep. Can the Snapdragon Inn Book Club uncover the plot behind this attack on the royal family? Can they find the antidote to wake the princess from her supernatural slumber? Can they bring peace back to the worried royal family and the frightened community? Let’s hope they can, since they must solve the mystery and reach The End to get out of the book and back to their home in Colorado.

Paige and her adventurous Aunt Glo inherit a country inn from eccentric GeeGee. They pack up and hit the road, arriving at the charming place they both loved since childhood. Finally! They can get into the secret room in the basement that GeeGee kept locked! They discover it’s a wonderful library filled to the brim with mystery books. But more than the room was a secret – it’s a magical place that houses enchanted books. Paige and Glo find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a murder mystery, along with a motley group of book club friends. The club will need to work together to solve the case in order to get out of the book and back to their home.

Jousting and Justice follows the series format of combining two stories that blend into one. A murder mystery and the island mystery. The Island Mystery: Hayden and all her friends get an invitation to a medieval festival - but it''s on "the forbidden island." It''s too enticing to pass up. Of course, strange things will happen once they get there! . . . You''ll also learn the truth about the witch''s sister! The Murder Mystery: A dead body shows up in the most shocking place. First, they need to figure out who this dead guy is. Then, who killed him and why. There are so many twists and turns on the way to the answers! But we know that Hayden, Latifa, and their family and friends will figure it out and justice will be served.

This book club is whooshed right into the pages of a cozy mystery. The quirky group of brave members must solve the mystery and reach The End to get out of the book. In each book of the series, they travel to a different world and meet paranormal characters. It could be shifters, fairies, genies, ghosts, or anything else! It’s so much fun, you’ll wish for a book club like this! In this book journey, they travel to an enchanted amusement theme park. It’s a magical, wonderful place, but something is disturbing the park. Robberies are occurring from every ride. It began with little things, like props or costumes, but now the stakes are rising. The book club has entered this story so that they can find out who is behind the thefts and stop the problem. Hopefully, they can do it before chaos strikes the entire theme park and closes it down, leaving hundreds of workers jobless and thousands of park visitors disappointed.

Whenever this group chooses a book, magic happens. The mystery comes to life, and they find themselves part of the story. To exit the book and get back home, they need to solve the mystery and reach The End. This time, the club chooses a book set in a mansion atop the mountains of Arizona. They discover a strange antique oil lamp that contains a shocking surprise. Could this enchanted lamp have something to do with their host’s fall from a door to nowhere? Or could he have been pushed out the door by one of the strange people who belong to the quirky group who live here? This brave, crazy, motley group must work together to unravel the mystery in their latest inside-the-book journey.