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Ages 5-9

  Family Time Fun: Great Stuff To Do With Your Kids, Friedrich (Book, CPH) A collection of activities for families with children ages 4-9, packaged with cookie cutters to make cookies or finger-Jello, shape clay, do tracing activities, etc.

God Made Only One Me, Robinson (Book, CPH) Help kids understand and appreciate their own and others' unique personalities. Show how to resolve personality clashes with others.

Hugs for Our New Baby, Cook (Book, CPH) The expected arrival of a new brother or sister worries Katie and Kara, but their parents assure them that there's always enough love to share.

Mother's Manual for Schoolday Survival, Pee/Mahaffey (Book, Focus on the Family) Over 150 creative, fun, and easy-to-do ideas and activities to help families get through the busy school day, including suggestions for mothers and fathers who work outside the home.

Mother's Manual for Summer Survival, Peel/Mahaffey (Book, Focus on the Family) This book, designed to make summer vacation a celebration rather than a sanity-threatening ordeal, lists 300 activities including simple crafts, games, projects, and field trip ideas.

School-Dazed Parents, Mueller (Book, CPH) Elementary and middle-school teachers join with effective parents from across the country to help parents develop skills for their children's school years. Practical advice and warm storytelling help parents understand "what's normal" in school-aged children's physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development.

What is Family?, Moore (Book, CPH) Familiar examples and colorful pictures help a child learn that there are all kinds of families: families with stepparents, families with adopted children, and even families without children. All began with the same promise God made to the first family, Adam and Eve.

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