Books with author Adrian Johnson

The children storybook is about a macaw parrot and a young boy by the name of John who became friends. It was certainly an exciting experience for these two friends. So they developed a close bond. So everyday John on his way to and from school would make it his duty to visit his new friend. And so the story is about to unfold about two friends and their special remarkable friendship.

Did you know that anger isn't totally bad like we have always been taught?Children from my observation often experience strong and sudden bursts of emotion. Teaching children how to manage their emotions in a healthy way is an essential skill they need to have. This will go a long way to affect their growth and behavior in a positive way.I can assuredly tell you that helping your child navigate their emotions can sometimes feel like an enormous challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. That is the main reason why I wrote this book.In this self-help book for kids, we talk about anger, self-control, and good manners. We show the kids how they can apply this while playing together and tackling common, everyday challenges.The book offers practical solutions for parents on how to calm and redirect their child’s anger, as well as how to help them understand and manage this emotion. Using fun engaging and simple activities, this anger management book for children helps you teach your child how to recognize and cope with anger.While reading together, you will teach your toddler how to manage their anger in a healthy, positive way, and help your child grow confident and self-assured.If you're looking for an activity book for your toddler, preschooler, kindergartner or school-aged child, this cute and positive book helps kids build confidence while inspiring and entertaining them. It’s a fun and mess-free way to engage in emotional regulation for children, 5, 6, 7,8,9, and 10 years old. Children often experience strong and sudden bursts of emotion. Learning to manage their emotions in a healthy way is essential for their social development and for their well-being.Helping your child explore his or her emotions can seem like a huge challenge. From here comes:"I Am Angry" In this self-help book for kids, Timon is a child who is always angry and unable to control his character whenever things go wrong. His parents are tired of his attitude and come up with ways to channel his anger or emotions in different ways, like doing better in class, doing chores in record time, and so on. Whenever Timon does something correct and correctly checks his anger, he receives a gift. But he must also understand why he was getting angry and how to overcome it.The book offers practical solutions for parents on how to calm and redirect their children's anger, as well as on how to help them understand and manage this emotion. Self-regulation and tolerance are essential social skills and will improve the emotional health of the child. This book on anger management for children helps you teach your child how to recognize and deal with anger.

So Charlie left the tree and on the ground he walked until he came across Shirley squirrel and they stopped and talked. Why are you walking if I may ask? Im a squirrel on the ground; this is how I get around. Well, Im Charlie T. Sillygoose I use to live in a tree but, Mr. Robin said, That was not the place for me. Oh you silly Goose Charlie the ground is not for you I think you should be somewhere else thats better for you.

Joshua Wynn is a preacher’s son and a “good boy” who always does the right thing. Until Maddie comes back to town. Maddie is the daughter of the former associate pastor of Joshua’s church, and his childhood crush. Now Maddie is all grown up, gorgeous—and troubled. She wears provocative clothes to church, cusses, drinks, and fools around with older men. Joshua’s ears burn just listening to the things she did to get kicked out of boarding school, and her own home.As time goes on, Josh goes against his parents and his own better instincts to keep Maddie from completely capsizing. Along the way, he begins to question his own rigid understanding of God and whether, as his mother says, a girl like Maddie is beyond redemption. Maddie leads Josh further astray than any girl ever has . . . but is there a way to reconcile his love for her and his love for his life in the church?From the Hardcover edition.

This children's book transforms traditional nursery rhymes into clever sports nursery rhymes with fun illustrations for the entire family to enjoy. You will discover "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" as "Homerun, Homerun, Baseball Star", "Mary Had A Little Lamb" as "Mary Kicked the Soccer Ball", "I'm A Little Teapot as "I'm A Little Hockey Puck" and many more. Homerun, Homerun, Baseball Star(Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Homerun, homerun, baseball star, you hit the ball oh so far.Over the moon in the sky, watch that little baseball fly.Homerun, homerun baseball star, you hit the ball oh so far! This book contains over a dozen sports nursery rhymes which cover 10 different sports. Each sports rhyme has the same number of syllables as the original rhyme so they flow naturally as you read them. You can enjoy these rhymes all day long and before bedtime.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed novel about North Korea, "The Orphan Master s Son, " Adam Johnson is one of America s most provocative and powerful authors. Critics have compared him to Kurt Vonnegut, David Mitchell, and George Saunders, but Johnson s new book will only further his reputation as one of our most original writers. Subtly surreal, darkly comic, both hilarious and heartbreaking, "Fortune Smiles" is a major collection of stories that gives voice to the perspectives we don t often hear, while offering something rare in fiction: a new way of looking at the world. In six masterly stories, Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal. Nirvana, which won the prestigious "Sunday Times" short story prize, portrays a programmer whose wife has a rare disease finding solace in a digital simulacrum of the president of the United States. In Hurricanes Anonymous first included in the "Best American Short Stories" anthology a young man searches for the mother of his son in a Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine follows a former warden of a Stasi prison in East Germany who vehemently denies his past, even as pieces of it are delivered in packages to his door.And in the unforgettable title story, Johnson returns to his signature subject, North Korea, depicting two defectors from Pyongyang who are trying to adapt to their new lives in Seoul, while one cannot forget the woman he left behind. Unnerving, riveting, and written with a timeless quality, these stories confirm Johnson as one of America s greatest writers and an indispensable guide to our new century. Praise for "Fortune Smiles" Masterful . . . Each [story] is a miniature demonstration of why his remarkable novel "The Orphan Master s Son" won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. "The Washington Post" Entrancing. "O: The Oprah Magazine" Audacious . . . These six long, fearless stories explore dangerous territories, both personal and political. "San Francisco Chronicle" Every one [of Johnson s stories] carves out its own little corner of weird, indelible humanity. [Grade: ] A "Entertainment Weekly" [Johnson] is always perceptive and brave; his lines always sing and strut and sizzle and hush and wash and blaze over the reader. "The New York Times Book Review "(Editors Choice) Johnson packs more voice in his stories than most authors do in a novel. "Esquire" A highly literary writer willing to take risk after risk after risk. "The Boston Globe" [Johnson] serves up six sinewy stories that shock and surprise. . . . [They re] compulsively readable tales about characters whose lives are largely ignored, undervalued, or simply uncharted. "Elle" Remarkable . . ."Fortune Smiles"is the best short story collection since"Tenth of December." . . . Johnson is one of America s greatest living writers. "The Huffington Post" Johnson s [stories] will burrow their way into your heart, leaving you shaken but also exhilarated and enriched. . . ."Fortune Smiles"[is] worth treasuring. "USA Today "(four stars) Superb . . . explosive. "The Wall Street Journal""

Joshua Wynn is a preacher’s son and a “good boy” who always does the right thing. Until Maddie comes back to town. Maddie is the daughter of the former associate pastor of Joshua’s church, and his childhood crush. Now Maddie is all grown up, gorgeous—and troubled. She wears provocative clothes to church, cusses, drinks, and fools around with older men. Joshua’s ears burn just listening to the things she did to get kicked out of boarding school, and her own home.As time goes on, Josh goes against his parents and his own better instincts to keep Maddie from completely capsizing. Along the way, he begins to question his own rigid understanding of God and whether, as his mother says, a girl like Maddie is beyond redemption. Maddie leads Josh further astray than any girl ever has . . . but is there a way to reconcile his love for her and his love for his life in the church?