The
Adding Wisdom Award
Holiday Gift Guide

Happy New Year! Here is the ANNUAL Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award Holiday Gift Guide for 2007! These winners were chosen from a long list of submissions because they are exceptional in some way and will bring joy to you, your family or other special people in your life, or perhaps teach you something valuable applicable to your current situation.

This is our SEVENTH annual Holiday Gift Guide and we are quite pleased at the select few whom have garnished a spot in this very special area.

You may be able to find a little something for everyone in your family. Others will be added in our updated second edition -- so check back!

NOTE: To be fair to all winners, the 2007 BEST OF THE YEAR AWARD CATEGORIES and the TOP 50, 20 and 10 will be posted in the THIRD ANNUAL LAST MINUTE SHOPPING HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! Please check back.

Thank you for your time, patience, continued support and awesome feedback on our award program and helpfulness/courtesy of our team members!

~ THE PARENT TO PARENT ADDING WISDOM AWARD SUPPORT TEAM

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Books - General

Postmark Paris, by Leslie Jonath - The colorful world-within-a-world of postage stamps illustrates this lyrical account of a young girl's experiences in Paris. When she and her family move to the city for a year, one of the first places her father takes her is to the stamp market. Her adventures are magically captured in the dainty images of the postage stamps she collects. Young readers will delight in this uniquely told story of a girl finding her own place in a world far from home. See Buy it on Amazon!

Answers is an unprecedented book that is part journal, part memoir prompting parents and guardians to share advice and inspirational anecdotes on a variety of topics. It's perfect in creating lasting memories and impressions for children and guides journal keepers in sharing the treasure of parental guidance and wisdom. See http://www.joanneckinganswers.com for more details.

Books - Humor

All I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat (And Then Some): Double-Platinum Collector's Edition - In the years since we first published All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat , with over 2 million copies in print and the fastest-selling book in Workman’s history, one thing hasn’t changed—people are still starved for wisdom. Few oracles have dispensed as much common-sense truth as Binky, Suzy Becker's cat. "It's O.K. to wear the same thing every day." "Know all the sunny places." "Flaunt your hair loss." "Get mad when you're stepped on." Life lessons such as these and dozens of others propelled the book like a champagne cork to the top of The New York Times bestseller list.

Now, to celebrate the book's double-platinum milestone, there's a new edition: the original book, in a fresh cover, plus 48 new pages, including the Are You a Cat Person? quiz. The cat, Binky, is perspicacious and profound; the artist, Suzy, is utterly delightful; and the combined effect is one of immense and irresistible charm. Every cat fancier will recognize the book's timeless take on grooming, health, relationships, boundaries, and, above all, how to live in the moment. With new entries like "Be good at hellos. Don't drag out goodbyes," "Don't think too far beyond your next meal," "Celebrate the days you can open the windows," and "First one in has to warm up the bed," these teachings may very possibly change your life. Or at least let you know that there's always time for a nap. Buy it on Amazon!

Butt Rot & Bottom Gas - Seventh-grade language arts teacher Eric Groves Sr. has spent years listening to his students giggle after he used words like thespian, coccyx, and masticate. Now he has compiled hundreds of these foul-sounding terms into a delightfully innocent dictionary, complete with illustrated definitions of their true meanings. From air cock (a valve on a boiler) and bushmaster (a large venomous snake) to cummingtonite (a mineral) and beyond, Butt Rot and Bottom Gas is a wonderful reference for word lovers and the snickering seventh grader in all of us. Buy it on Amazon!

Guide to Pirate Parenting, by Tim Bete
Guide to Pirate Parenting showcases' Bete's warped, yet lovable, creativeness that makes this book a must-read for parents trying to escape the overwhelming trials of everyday life. See http://www.pirateparenting.com for more details.

Hugs, Hope and Peanut Butter
This unique and often humorous book of essays, written by Hugs and Hope Club founder, Marsha Jordan, will lift your spirit, strengthen your faith, and warm your heart. This wonderful mix of the serious and the zany will encourage anyone who has faced disappointment -- which is EVERYone!

Jordan's thought-provoking essays are illustrated with drawings created by children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. www.HUGSandHOPE.org

Just Because Your Kids Drive You Insane...Doesn't Mean You Are A Bad Parent! If your kids drive you batty, don't worry! It could very well mean you’re an INVOLVED parent—a scar-bearing member of the Parent Corps—and your greatest ally is a good sense of humor as well as the ability to laugh at, and make light of, the challenges of parenting. Barker's hilarious stories will make parents laugh out loud and remind them that there is a lighter side to parenting. Buy it on Amazon!

Books - Inspirational/Christian

In Jesse's Shoes, Appreciating Kids With Special Needs, by Beverly Lewis - A tender story about appreciating and befriending children with special needs.
Buy it on Amazon!

52 Family Time Ideas, by Timothy Smith - Draw closer to your kids as you draw your kids closer to God!
Buy it on Amazon!

Meet Mr. Smith - Meet Mr. Smith is a funny, fresh, romantic conversation about the true nature of love and sex.

For singles 18 to 32 who aren't squeamish about learning countercultural truth, Meet Mr. Smith offers a radical alternative to the over-romanced, casual-sex lifestyle popular in today's world. Re-awakening the ancient ideas of sacred sex, purity, and holy love, relationship experts Eric and Leslie Ludy introduce a new language and framework for our sex-in-the-city culture. Meet Mr. Smith exposes and tackles hot topics like

What does God think about pre-marital sex?
What about oral sex and self sex?
Why would God give me a sex drive if He didn't plan on me using it?
Is homosexuality really wrong?

Buy it on Amazon!

Itty Bitty Bible - Itty Bitty Bible - Carry the complete Bible with you always. Credit card sized to fit in a wallet or purse, the Itty Bitty Bible™ contains the complete Old and New Testaments of the Bible --- over 1,200 pages reduced 285 times through a special photographic process.

Within its small doors, 21st century technology meets the Holy Scriptures. The doors open to reveal a window housing a 1 1/4" square piece of film that contains every word of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

The Itty Bitty Bible™ can be read word for word using a standard compound microscope but... have faith, it's all in there.

The Itty Bitty Bible™ is $10.00 and is available in both the King James and Catholic Latin version. It makes an ideal gift for family, friends, and all who find comfort in keeping their faith close at hand. http://www.ittybittybible.com

Hallelujah! It's A Mother's Miracle by Lorene Hall - Through God's profound ability to help, one mom's story of incredible faith in how she managed a life-threatening illness with her first born. A must read. Buy it on Amazon!

Books - Action, Adventure, Mystery

Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius (A Stepping Stone Book) by Mary Pope Osborne

Book Description
JACK AND ANNIE are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the Renaissance. This time, Jack and Annie will need more than a research book and a magic wand. They'll need help from one of the greatest minds of all time. What will they learn from Leonardo da Vinci? Ages 4-8. BUY IT AT AMAZON!

Magic Tree House Boxed Set 2,
Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon [BOX SET] (Paperback) by Mary Pope Osborne

Book Description
This Magic Tree House set including the following titles:
Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House, No. 5)
Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, No. 6)
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House, No. 7)
Midnight on the Moon. (Magic Tree House, No. 8)

In this sixth volume of the best-selling audio series, Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Civil War where they meet a famous nurse named Clara Barton; join General George Washington during the Revolutionary War as his army leads a sneak attack against their enemy; attend school in a one-room school house in the 1870s; and experience the famous San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Ages 4-8. BUY IT AT AMAZON!

Books - Parenting

52 Family Time Ideas, by Timothy Smith - Draw closer to your kids as you draw your kids closer to God!
Buy it on Amazon!

The Parent's Guide to Family Friendly Work: Finding the Balance Between Employment and Enjoyment - A career guide to assist you in finding a job that allows a balance between work and family. The book will help you overcome the barriers you might face in your job search, understand flexible work options and supportive benefits, and learn strategies to search for and negotiate an arrangement that works for you and your family.

Written by a human resource management professional, this book provides advice with a clear understanding of the limitations and legal concerns of most employers. If you decide to forgo traditional employment, you'll find here lots of creative ideas on work you can do on your own.

The Parent's Guide to Family-Friendly Work will also show you how to:
* Target family-friendly careers and jobs.
* Improve your resume and assure potential employers of your future success.
* Evaluate the family-friendly claims of a potential employer.
* Negotiate an alternate work arrangement with your current employer.
* Keep your skills sharp if you choose to stay at home.

Buy it on Amazon!

What's Love Got to Do With It: Talking With Your Kids About Sex - Unfortunately, for many parents, the most important conversations are the hardest. Ninety-three percent of adults are dissatisfied with the sex education they received as children, which is precisely why they are so bad at teaching their kids-they have no frame of reference. Renowned Harvard Medical School psychologist and frequent Dr. Phil guest John Chirban helps parents talk to their kids about sex.
Buy it on Amazon!

Why Bad Grades Happen To Good Kids - All parents want their children to succeed in school. But what happens when a child doesn't perform to the expectations set in the classroom? Is it your child's fault—or the grading process itself? And how do you help get him back on track without nagging, blame, and resentment? In this groundbreaking book, Linda Silbert, Ph.D., and Alvin Silbert, Ed.D., not only offer insightful critique of the current educational system, but introduce a practical, proven, and measurable system—the S+T+R+O+N+G method—that any parent can use to get their children on the road to mastery and achievement.
Buy it on Amazon!

Bright Ideas for Busy Moms: 7 Positive Strategies for Raising Great Kids - Known as "The Positive Mom," Karol Ladd gives fresh perspective and practical advice for dealing with the challenges busy mothers face every day. Topics include Bringing Out the Best in Your Child; Discipline with Wisdom, Discernment, and Love; Open Lines of Communication; Teach Character Qualities and Moral Values; Help Your Kids Develop Intimacy with God; Be a Positive Role Model; and Prepare Your Kids for Life.
Buy it on Amazon!

Young Bucks - Young Bucks: How to Raise a Future Millionaire is on the cusp of an important new way of understanding how we earn, keep, and spend money. It is a straightforward, practical, and entertaining manual that debunks a number of parenting myths that work against financial independence, such as allowances. This book also teaches parents how to identify the entrepreneurial skills that, to some degree, every child has and guides them to strengthen those skills.
Buy it on Amazon!

Mama Knows Breast - Best for Babes is dedicated to increasing breastfeeding rates and making breastfeeding mainstream. To accomplish this, BfB is the first and only entity to bring together celebrities, corporations, foundations, fashion, advertising and the media to give breastfeeding a makeover. Our motto is “inspire, prepare, empower”: BfB is providing inspiring images and role-models, smart info on how to avoid the "booby traps," and how to have a game plan for breastfeeding successfully. Our research and experience have convinced us that this strategy is the best antidote to persistently low U.S. breastfeeding rates.
See http://www.mamaknowsbreast.com for more details.

The Baby Care Book - Two leading pediatricians at Toronto's internationally esteemed Hospital for Sick Children (aka Sick Kids) combine their expertise with that of five other pediatricians and a nurse practitioner in this comprehensive guide to the first 12 months of life.
Buy it on Amazon!

One Tough Mother - Moms get a lot of advice from TV shows, magazines, friends, their own mothers, and more. But all of this well-meaning counsel tends to paralyze moms. They worry about their childrens self-esteem, their health, and whether or not their children like them. They even agonize over scrapbooking every moment of development. Julie Barnhill says, Enough already! Unapologetically raucous, slightly irreverent, and refreshingly relevant, One Tough Mother exposes the mind-numbing, brain-draining, confidence-depleting minutia moms get stuck in. With humor and a sharp wit, Julie offers moms a dose of reality and a way to calm their fears about raising children. She encourages moms to straighten up, take back the control from their children, and stand firm on the nonnegotiables. With her help, any mom can become one tough mother. Buy it at Amazon.

Parenting a Defiant Child - Defiant children can be abrasive, irritating, and aggressive, intentionally provoking adults, defying authority, and antagonizing siblings. Children exhibiting defiant behavior exist on a spectrum ranging anywhere from spoiled to those who meet the diagnostic criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder. For the millions of families desperate to fix a situation that is out of control, this book offers supportive and instructive techniques proven to move children from defiance to compliance. Buy it at Amazon.

Better Breastfeeding - Despite a mother's best intentions, breastfeeding can prove to be challenging for both new and experienced mothers. And because many hospitals have reduced or eliminated programs on lactation, many mothers are often left relying on the advice of friends, family or a much too busy obstetrician or pediatrician. In a friendly, informative and easy-to-read manner, Better Breastfeeding addresses the concerns, problems and issues breastfeeding mothers face and answers the most commonly asked questions. Buy it at Amazon.

The Baby Signing Book - Teaches parents 300 developmentally appropriate American Sign Language signs. With clear instructions for every sign, memory aid, song and game, the learning in this program is easy to follow and, most important, fun for all. Language milestones are charted throughout the book so progress can be charted. The book also features a variety of visual highlights that emphasize key concepts and interesting tips. Buy it at Amazon.

Raising Charitable Children (Hardcover)
by Carol Weisman

Book Description
"Raising Charitable Children" provides lots of tips for sharing the gifts of generosity, selflessness and compassion with the children of all ages and from all backgrounds. Adults, who might have little time or money or have a lot of both, and who want to make a difference in a child's life, will welcome this advice. "Raising Charitable Children" will help instill cherished values, and will possibly create a new family tradition or two. And what Weisman hears over and over when people share with her how they have tried to make a difference is, "I'm the one who has benefited from this the most." BUY IT AT AMAZON!

Success Express for Teens
50 Activities That Will Change Your Life
by Roger Leslie

Book Description
Success Express for Teens is the way to get from where you are right now to where you want to be. It shows you that for anything you really want in your life, there is a reality to fill it. Step-by-step you find out exactly how to see your dreams clearly and then how to start making them happen. Great for classroom or individual use! BUY IT AT AMAZON!

Thinking Organized For Parents and Children
Helping Kids Get ORGANIZED
for Home, School & Play
by Rhona M. Gordon, M.S., CCC/SLP

Rhona Gordon has seen firsthand how difficult school can be for many students. Some children have formal diagnoses such as ADD or ADHD, others have simply been labeled lazy, and still others say they "just don't care". Gordon disagrees, "I have never met a student who does not want to succeed in school. Many kids just don't know how to accomplish it."

To teach children new strategies that will help them better plan and complete everyday tasks without stress, Gordon developed the Thinking Organized approach. After helping hundreds of students in her private practice, she compiled her time-tested strategies into a book. Thinking Organized For Parents and Children offers six hands-on planning tools: organization of materials, time management, study skills, memory tools, note-taking, and written language. Each chapter is a step-by-step guide for parents and their children to learn and practice these key skills, which give students the tools to independently manage their personal and academic obligations, laying the groundwork for a successful life. Includes helpful glossary of terms, extensive, detailed resource section. BUY IT AT AMAZON!

The Colors Within: One Rainbow Reclaimed by, Jana Adams Full of beautiful colors, bright, brilliant, and unique-for they represent a small beautiful baby girl. The Colors Within tells the story of a little girl badly hurt by severe childhood abuse and illustrates how it stunted and scarred the woman she became. Share the inspiring journey of Good Maker, the Grownup Woman and the Grownup Man as they set out to restore the little girl's spirit and reclaim her childhood gifts. Celebrate their triumph when she re-connects with her precious human spirit and recovers the "colors" that she believed were lost forever. See www.thecolorswithin.com for more details. Buy it at Amazon.

Mommy Has To Stay In Bed, by Annette Rivlin-Gutman Mommy Has to Stay in Bed is for young children who are faced with the trauma of having a parent on bed rest. In this rhythmic and sensitive story, mother and daughter find ways to cope with feelings of frustration and boredom. Whether the parent is pregnant, has the flu, or is on long-term bed rest, Mommy Has to Stay in Bed brings the brighter side of spending time together in spite of a challenging situation. Perfect for helping to explain things that younger children find puzzling when a parent is bed-ridden. Buy it at Amazon.

The "Frizzamyer" Principle
Envisioning your family at its best! Restoring balance in families and avoiding the epidemic of preschool expulsion without the use of labels or adult medication... http://www.pedsplay.com

In The Beginning There Were No Diapers, by Tim Bete
If you can change a diaper in an airplane lavatory...If you can recite The Cat in the Hat by heart... If you find cookie crumbs in your pocket...Then you're a dad who'll get a good laugh and inspiration from -- "In the Beginning...There Were No Diapers." Tim Bete understands that in the midst of the challenges of parenting there's always a chance to smile and recognize the miracle of the young life that is yours to care for. www.TimeBete.com