The Golly Sisters Go West
10 best books like The Golly Sisters Go West (Betsy Byars): Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Moffats, Caddie Woodlawn, The Trumpet of the Swan, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mr. Gumpy's Outing, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope, In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church, Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
| Author | Betty MacDonald |
| ISBN | 0064401499 |
At last my 8 year old knows why sometimes I refer to him as Harbin Quadrangle! (The infamous slowpoke of the final chapter!)
This book is light on actual Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle appearances, but heavy on the "cures" for some very bad habits, including bullying, gossiping, and being a slowpoke. (If you...
| Author | Richard Atwater |
| ISBN | 0316058432 |
The single greatest book of my childhood. (Nerd alert warning)...This will explain how much I enjoyed this book. When I first read it, I had inherited a copy from one of my older siblings. They had written their name in the front of it, because our mother has a weird obsession with putting our names on everything...
| Author | Eleanor Estes |
| ISBN | 0152025413 |
The Moffats, who live in the same town as the owners of Ginger Pye, are a close-knit family of four children and a hard-working seamstress mother, whose bust "Madame" occupies a central position in the family's little brown house. Although the children are essentially good-hearted, they get into an...
| Author | Carol Ryrie Brink |
| ISBN | 1416940286 |
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the neighbors -- neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don't understand her at all. Caddie is brave,...
| Author | E.B. White |
| ISBN | 0064408671 |
Swan Song
Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.
Louis tries...
| Author | Betty MacDonald |
| ISBN | 0064401480 |
Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house and smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen...
| Author | John Burningham |
| ISBN | 0805013156 |
Mr. Gumpy's Outing is a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner and an American Library Association Notable Children's Book. In England, illustrator John Burningham, with Mr. Gumpy's Outing, became the first artist ever to win England's Kate Greenaway Medal twice.
Mr. Gumpy lives by a river....
Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God, a Broken Mother's Search for Hope
| Author | Christopher Yuan |
| ISBN | 0307729354 |
Coming out, Then coming home. "'Christopher, you must choose! You must choose the family or choose homosexuality.' He looked at me and said, 'It's not something I can choose. I am gay. If you can't accept me, then I have no other choice but to leave.'"
Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants,...
| Author | Gina Welch |
| ISBN | 0805083375 |
An undercover exploration of the world of evangelicals, offering an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the faithful
Ever since evangelical Christians rose to national prominence, mainstream America has tracked their every move with a nervous eye. But in spite of this vigilance,...
Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!
| Author | Rachel Macy Stafford |
| ISBN | 0310338131 |
Discover the power, joy, and love of living "hands free" from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford. Hands Free Mama is the digital society's answer to finding balance in a media-saturated, perfection-obsessed world.
If technology is the new addiction, then multi-tasking...
Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches
| Author | Rachel Jankovic |
| ISBN | 1591280818 |
From the author: "I didn t write this book because mothering little ones is easy for me. I wrote it because it isn t. I know that this is a hard job, because I am right here in the middle of it. I know you need encouragement because I do too. "This is not a tender reminiscence from someone who had children so long...
| Author | Shirley Hershey Showalter |
| ISBN | 0836196260 |
Little Shirley Hershey, named for a movie star, grew up with her nose pressed to the window of the glittering world. Three locations shaped her-a family farm, a country school, and Lititz Mennonite Church. She later became a college president and then a foundation executive, but the rosy-cheeked,...
| Author | Jill Barklem |
| ISBN | 0001983679 |
Brambly Hedge is my ideal world. The way the mice live is completely natural, which is how I think life ought to be. They appreciate and use everything that grows around them. Theirs is a loving, caring society, but the mice are not just serious and worthy. They have FUN! The much-loved Brambly Hedge mice...
| Author | Jim LaMarche |
| ISBN | 0064438562 |
Inspired by various experiences from his childhood, Jim LaMarche, beloved illustrator of A Story for Bear and The Elves and the Shoemaker, brings this touching story about one boy's unexpected summer as a river rat to life with his bold, picturesque paintings.
Nicky isn't one bit happy about...
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
| Author | Leslie Vernick |
| ISBN | 0736918973 |
Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience,...
These ARE My Church Clothes
Set in the heart of Appalachia, where his stories about shootings, baptizing in icy creek waters during a snow storm, people living in an old school bus with no electric, a drunken hero God used to save the preacher's own family from the unthinkable and even the best way to eat the head of a squirrel—Jerry...
The Magic of Motherhood: The Good Stuff, the Hard Stuff, and Everything In Between
| Author | Ashlee Gadd |
| ISBN | 0310084601 |
The Magic of Motherhood celebrates your life as a mom—the good stuff, the hard stuff, and everything in between.
From the writers behind the popular blog Coffee + Crumbs comes a beautiful new book to remind you of your identity, both as a woman and as a mother.
Motherhood can often...
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes
| Author | Kristen Welch |
| ISBN | 1496405293 |
"But everyone else has it." "If you loved me, you'd get it for me!" When you hear these comments from your kids, it can be tough not to cave. You love your children--don't you want them to be happy and to fit in?
Kristen Welch knows firsthand it's not that easy. In fact, she's found out that when you...
