paperback, $ 18

Kids Play Games

101 Active Games for Cool Kids

Nonfiction; 204 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-03-1

Contains 110 active games for children ages 6 to 17. The games are classified into groups: Instant Games and Getting-Acquainted Games; Choosing Games; Running , Racing and Chasing Games; Tag Games; Street Games; and Ball Games. Clear instructions for playing many classic games are included -- from Capture the Flag to Prisoner’s Base — as well as 36 original games invented by the author.

paperback, $ 18

New Techniques in Child Maintenance

How to Respond to Problematic Behavior Without Using Force, Rewards, or Punishments

Nonfiction; 204 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-10-4

New in 2007! Child maintenance is the work of keeping a child in optimum condition: giving the child the physical and emotional nourishment that she needs so that she will be able to love, to learn, to play, to appreciate Nature, to create, and to think soundly. This book explains how adults can stop punishing children, and instead discover more life-enhancing and creative methods to relate with kids. A balanced blend of thought-provoking ideas and practical advice.

paperback, $ 18

Dynamite Counselors Don't Explode!

A Complete Survival Course for Child-care Workers and Camp Counselors

Nonfiction; 128 pages; 6" x 9" ISBN: 0-927379-64-3

Now in its 3rd printing, Dynamite Counselors is used by camps, youth programs, and in university courses nationwide! The 20 information-packed chapters comprise a complete course about working with and playing with kids. Writen for counselors and child-care workers, and for Youth Program Directors who need to train their staff.

paperback, $ 18

You're Ugly and Your Mother Dresses You Funny

101 Problems in Child Maintenance for Everyone Who Works With Kids

Nonfiction; 128 pages; 8.5" x 11". ISBN: 0-927379-96-1

You're Ugly teaches the reader the art of Child Maintenance: how to respond non-aggressively, sincerely, and creatively whenever kids misbehave. The book's 101problems are drawn from real life. Written for parents, grandparents, teachers, and youth program directors.

paperback, $ 18

The Ugly Answer Book

Brief Answers to the 101 Problems in You're Ugly and Your Mother Dresses You Funny

204 Pages, Paperback pocket-sized, 4.25" x 6.88"

ISBN: 978-0-927379-95-3

The Ugly Answer Book contains no questions, but all the brief answers to the popular paperback You're Ugly and Your Mother Dresses You Funny. It tells WHIRL (What Happened In Real Life) -- how the parents and child-care workers actually reacted and responded. The book also contains a 6-Step C.A.R.I.N.G. strategy for responding to problematic behavior.

paperback, $ 18

Zen In The Art Of Child Maintenance

and Other Tales

Fiction; 114 pages, ISBN: 0-927379-28-7

Meet the kid who has been sent to the principal's office so many times, they had to put in a revolving door. This short comic novelette portrays the meeting between the beautiful Zenobia Goldbottom (Zen), and a nine-year-old wise-guy named Zerp, who answers you back before you've said anything. Dramatically, the story explains what children need, and how to respond effectively to aggressive kids.

paperback, $ 18

Lark's Magic

a Comic Novel for Children, ages 9 and up

Fiction; 224 pages, ISBN: 0-927379-07-6

Lark's Magic is the story of the four wildest and cleverest kids to romp through the pages of a book since Tom Sawyer, Tom Brown, Alice (of Wonderland) and Huckleberry Finn. Here you will meet Brains, the boy-genius; Zerp, a stick of dynamite on legs; Larquest Nova, who wears a mask to hide a shocking secret; and PDQ, the world's luckiest nincompoop. Mingled with all the fun are the great themes: the value of reading; the meaning of children's friendships; the relationship of kids to the world of nature; and finding courage to follow your own heart.

Above are Paperback books ... below are ebooks.

ebook (PDF download), $ 24.95

Brisk Management

How To Train Your Staff To Take Care of Your Kids

Non-fiction, 56 pages, printable.
ISBN: 978-0-927379-56-4

Updated and expanded in June 2007! ... Written especially for super-busy camp directors and youth program directors, Brisk Management puts essential information at your fingertips to save tons of your valuable time. Staff training is the key to success — Brisk provides tools to train your staff with confidence. The 24 guidesheets cover how to interview and evaluate staff; training staff to care; program planning; and much more!

ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95

Teaching Kindness and Peace

Using Stories to Educate the Imagination and the Heart

Nonfiction; 330 pages. ISBN: 0-927379-33-3

Teaching Children has been written for parents, teachers, and everyone who works with kids. Included in this 330-page work (105,000 words) are 5 complete classic stories, and excerpts from 5 great classic novels. Published in PDF format, this ebook may be printed out and read on paper, or read on-screen using almost any type of computer.

ebook (PDF download), $ 5.95

Instant Drama

How To Lead Improvisational Drama Games With Kids

Nonfiction; 208 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-50-3

What activity do kids love that requires no equipment, can be played anywhere with any number of children, and develops children's creativity and imagination? ... The answer is Improvisational Drama. Instant Drama contains everything you need to lead improvisational drama games with kids. The 36 original scenarios let you begin playing as soon as you read or print the booklet. Updated for 2007 to Version 3.0.

ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95

The Terrible Tale of the Television Baby and the Baby-eating Dog

(and other resources for living with less TV)

Fiction & Nonfiction; 64 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-83-X

The facts are in and indisputable: Television-watching is not only a waste of time, it harms children by exposing them to violence and by reducing their attention spans. This new 64-page ebook offers resources that ease the transition to a new creative life that does not revolve around TV.

ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95

Brain Burners

24 Games & Exercises To Nourish Creativity In Kids

Nonfiction; 38 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-53-8

Brain Burners is a treasure chest of 24 enchanting exercises and games that s-t-r-e-t-c-h young minds and nourish children's creativity. Unleash your wildest imagination and escape from The Treasure Cave of Fu Ling Yu; rescue the fearless bard in The Princess and the Poet; solve the impossibly simple dilemma of Brains's Paradox; and find a way to communicate with The Martian From Jupiter. No answers are given in this booklet; for as the pundit said: “Children should be given problems to solve, not answers to memorize.”

ebook (PDF download), $ 2.95

Summer Camp Jobs USA

How to Find and Get the Best Jobs at American Summer Camps

Nonfiction; 22 pages. Updated for 2005

Summer Camp Jobs is packed with detailed information about how to land a good job at summer camps in the USA. You'll learn how to look for the jobs, how to apply for the jobs, and how to match your unique skills, personality, and interests with the camp that is just right for you. This updated for 2005 edition contains many additional resources.

ebook (PDF download), $ 1.95

Parents and Children, & Education

Two Essays for Children's Rights

Nonfiction; 140 pages. By Bernard Shaw & Bertrand Russell.

Parents and Children, and Education are two classics on the subject of what children need, and how adults can nourish these vital needs. Shaw states, in the play that this essay prefaces: "I tell you, theres a wall ten feet thick and ten miles high between parent and child." ... Russell advocates a new reverence between teacher and child. Both authors won Nobel Prizes for literature for their works.