New Releases by Polly Berrien Berends

Eleven-year-old Gilbert, self-styled private eye, takes on his toughest case when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project. In this easy-to-read mystery, "the solution is credible, the plot is fresh, the style casual and natural."--Bulletin, Center for Children''s Books.

The animals in the barnyard discuss the New One that is coming and eventually discover that there is a new baby in the house.

Now in paperback, the contemporary, practical guide to gaining the spiritual awareness that will help readers wake more fully to life from the author of Whole Child/Whole Parent. Berends explores our need for connections and teaches us to redefine that need by learning to connect with our spiritual dimension, by whatever name we choose to call it.

From the author of Whole Child/Whole Parent, a nonsectarian approach to raising questions about religion with children. Includes a collection of prayers, poems, commentaries, stories, anecdotes, and dialogues between parents and children that look at meaningful ways to look at holidays. God, love, death, anger, envy, and much more.

While Dorothy is visiting the magic land of Oz, the royal gardener''s son borrows Queen Ozma''s wand without permission and endangers the Emerald City with uncontrollable spells.

A guide to child rearing from prenatal through preschool days. Includes novel ideas forsupervision and involvement with your child, and sound consumer advice on evaluating a wide range of equipment, play activities, and products.

Ladybug and her friend Dog take her cousins on a nocturnal tour of the farm.

Directions for three ways of choosing "it", and then instructions for eighteen games to play with young children: active games like tag, quiet games like Simon says, and travel games like the alphabet game.