New Releases by Penny Warner

365 Foolproof Ways to Simplify Life with a Toddler That adorable baby you enjoyed cradling in your arms is suddenly on the move! As the parent of a toddler, you play many roles: nurse, teacher, chef, playmate, and more. Child development expert Penny Warner comes to your rescue with 365 ways to meet everyday challenges. Routines such as “The Monster Zapper” and “Boo-Boo Bunny” are sure to become classics in your home. Along with Warner’s help and guidance, you’ll also find anecdotes from other parents of toddlers. This book is the most comprehensive guide to all facets of parenting toddlers. It provides all the tools you need to: • Give your child proper nutrition. • Support your child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. • Help your child develop motor and language skills. • Promote safety, fun, and learning during play. • Travel stress-free. • Monitor the physical health and hygiene of your child.

Este libro viene a ser una continuación de Tu bebé juega y aprende, que la experta en desarrollo infantil Penny Warner dedicaba a los niños desde el nacimiento hasta los 3 años. En esta ocasión se dirige a los niños de 3 a 6 años, para quienes ha concebido 150 propuestas de juegos y actividades que les proporcionarán muchas horas de diversión, a la vez que les ofrecen nuevas oportunidades de aprendizaje y desarrollo personal. En cada juego y actividad se incluye: una descripción de las capacidades que los niños desarrollan mientras juegan (lenguaje, capacidad mental, habilidad motora, resolución de problemas, imaginación...), instrucciones detalladas, edades recomendadas, materiales necesarios, variaciones sobre los mismos juegos para aumentar la diversión y el aprendizaje, consejos útiles para evitar riesgos, y magníficas ilustraciones en blanco y negro para demostrar gráficamente cómo se juega.

An original baby-care guide, written by child-development expert Penny Warner that not only describes a baby s growth during the first year, but also provides numerous suggestions to help stimulate and monitor the baby s development week by week.

A Helpful Mix of Baby Care Advice from Experts and Experienced Parents This may be the quickest and easiest way to obtain indispensable baby care information. In addition to authoritative tips based on the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, you’ll find numerous “quick tips” from experienced parents who’ve shared what worked for them. This book covers all the important topics, including: • Bonding with your baby • Babyproofing your home • Feeding, bathing, and other baby care basics • Getting your baby to sleep (and back to sleep) • Stimulating your baby’s development • Dealing with illness and accidents • Traveling with your baby • Staying connected with your partner

A fun and creative companion for the 6.5 million children who attend summer camp each year, their parents, and camp counselors.The idea is great: Send a child to a summer camp full of peers and fun activities and no parents to deal with. While many kids have the time of their lives, it''s not always a perfect match. So wouldn''t it be great if kids and parents had a resource to help them find the right camp -- one that ensures an exciting, fun, and positive experience and at the same time shows them how to prepare for it?Parent''s and Kid''s Complete Guide to Summer Camp Fun provides such a tool. Broken into a unique format -- the first half of the book is for parents, the second for kids -- inside is detailed information on how to deal with such issues as: For Parents: -- Finding the right summer camp for your child-- What to pack (including surprises for added fun!)-- How to discuss homesickness and safetyFor Kids: -- Campfire games, stories, and songs-- Nature crafts and survival exercises-- Keeping a journal and ideas for keepsakesIt''s great! Now parents and children can find the perfect summer c

From the author of 30 parenting and kids'' activity books, a collection of easy and imaginative ideas to ensure stimulating summer fun for kids! The fact is, children aren''t as smart at the end of summer as they were at the beginning. It''s true -- children forget up to 50 percent of what they learn in school by the end of summer. Parents are desperate to engage their children in activities that will help bridge the summer educational gap. This creative book is perfect for parents and great for young kids, ages 5 to 12. The 101 activities inside will engage any child''s mind, provide mom and dad with much-needed breaks, and best of all they are easy to organize, inexpensive, and captivating. Activity categories include: -- Everyday or after work activities -- Fun and simple weekend fun -- Nifty nighttime adventures -- Mini-field trips -- Activities for kids on their own -- And much, much more! Parents will cure their kids'' summer blahs and won''t ever again hear the words, "I''m bored!!!"

Four friends search for treasure during a scout outing to California gold rush country.

A fisherman is hired to scatter human ashes found stashed at a storage facility. When he turns up dead, Conner, a hearing-impaired journalist, must navigate mortician politics and skinhead teenagers to find the truth. But someone is determined to make sure that Connor bites the dust, along with the biggest story of the year.

Contains 150 educational games and activities for preschoolers aged 3 to 6. Includes illustrations, safety tips and recommended ages for each activity, as well as materials lists and helpful hints.

C''est au cours des trois premières années de sa vie que l''enfant grandit et se développe le plus rapidement. Spécialiste du développement de l''enfant, Penny Warner nous propose ici 160 jeux et activités convenant à divers groupes d''âge, qui stimuleront et amuseront votre bébé durant des heures. Tous les jeux et activités proposés dans cet ouvrage comprennent : • une indication du groupe d''âge visé ; • une liste d''accessoires faciles à trouver ; • des instructions détaillées ; • des variantes propres à agrémenter le jeu et à stimuler l''apprentissage ; • des mises en garde destinées à empêcher l''enfant de se blesser en jouant ; • une liste des capacités que l''enfant peut développer en jouant.

"160 games and learning activities for the first three years."--Cover.

Warner offers 20 complete birthday party ideas, from the invitations to the food, favors and cake. Themes include: Mother Goose, Teddy Bear picnic, Dolly''s tea party, and more.

Who can alphabetize the most objects in the room in two minutes? Who can decipher eight puzzling codes? Creative games and activities like these will keep kids occupied for hours and away from the television. The tear-out duplicate game sheets are enough for eight players.

Written for adults who want to have inexpensive but fun birthday parties for their children.

"Are we there yet?" If you never ever want to hear your child ask that question again, then this is the book for you. America''s #1 kids'' fun expert, Penny Warner, gives you over 240 easy-to-learn games and activities that make traveling by car, plane, train, boat --or whatever --fun for the whole family. Requiring little preparation and few materials, these great travel games will not only keep kids of all ages involved and entertained, but also exercise their minds. You''ll be surprised at how quickly time flies when you''re playing: - ABC-XYZ - Bridge Words - Eye-Spy - Magazine Scavenger Hunt - Window Watcher - See the USA - And many more! Each game lists the materials and number of players needed, as well as the recommended age ranges appropriate for each one. Penny Warner also offers variations for almost every game so the fun never stops. Turn bored kids into busy kids with "Great Games for Kids on the Go!

Thirty-seven year old journalist, Connor Westphal, has relocated from San Francisco to Flat Skunk, a mining-turned-tourist town in the foothills of the Sierras, to start up her own weekly paper. Suddenly, dead bodies begin turning up in the most unusual places, setting Connor on a hunt for a killer. You might say Connor has a sixth sense when it comes to investigating...but she only has four of the usual five senses. Connor Westphal is deaf. But being hearing impaired doesn''t stop Connor from pursuing the murderer. Without sound to distract her, she attends to subtleties that others overlook and ultimately unravels the mystery. From the Paperback edition.

Presents a variety of games and activities to do in and with water.

175 recipies geared towards children''s parties that have reduced sugar and fat content.

This year-round guide provides fresh new ideas, month by month, for holiday activities the whole family can enjoy together. Ideal for busy parents, the guide organizes every holiday clearly, with detailed "what-you-need" lists and time guidelines for each activity. Illustrations.

Offers invitation ideas, decoration tips, and other advice for planning birthday and anniversary parties, bridal showers, baby showers, retirement parties, and other celebrations.