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Books with author Jessie Ford

  • ABC for Me: ABC What Can She Be?:Girls can be anything they want to be, from A to Z

    Jessie Ford

    eBook (Walter Foster Jr, Oct. 2, 2018)
    ABC What Can She Be? presents a colorful world of possibilities—from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between—for all little girls with big dreams. Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet. In this new title from Walter Foster Jr., ABC What Can She Be?encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere.ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them.
  • My First Toolbox: Press Out & Play

    Jessie Ford

    Board book (Harry N. Abrams, March 13, 2018)
    My First Tool Box features a distressed design to give it a rough-and-tumble feel. Children will be delighted by the removable cardboard elements including:A wrenchA screwdriverA hammer and four cardboard nailsA sawMy First Tool Box also features a tape measure to slide, and screws and nuts to turn. Plus, children can count from one to five! This oversized board book offers a robust introduction to everyday tools, perfect for encouraging lively, interactive play for children and adults!
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  • My First Kitchen

    Jessie Ford

    Board book (words & pictures, May 16, 2019)
    This tactile board book is a fun, engaging introduction to the kitchen. Press-out pieces, including a child-sized knife, fork and spoon, are perfect for encouraging a lively, interactive reading experience for parents and children. Twirl noodles in an oval bowl, slice a round pizza and spread jam on a square piece of bread, with real miniature utensils! As well as helping to develop motor skills, these press-out pieces help foster independence. The accompanying illustrations by award-winning illustrator Jessie Ford encourage children to recognise and reinforce shapes and colours.
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  • Please Tell: A Child's Story About Sexual Abuse

    Jessie

    Paperback (Hazelden Publishing, July 1, 1991)
    Written and illustrated by a girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children by carrying Jessie’s message “It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell."Written and illustrated by a young girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children in a way that no adult can, Jessie's words carry the message, "It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell."This book is an excellent tool for therapists, counselors, child protection workers, teachers, and parents dealing with children affected by sexual abuse.Jessie's story adds a sense of hope for what should be, and the knowledge that the child protection system can work for children. Simple, direct, and from the heart, Jessie gives children the permission and the courage to deal with sexual abuse."Please Tell! is a beautifully simple book with a profoundly important message for children who have been sexually abused: the abuse wasn't their fault. Written and illustrated by Jessie, herself a pre-teen survivor of sexual abuse, it tells kids just what to do to get the help they need." Kristin A. Kunzman, abuse therapist and author of The Healing Way: Adult Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse
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  • My Bunny Puzzle Book

    Jessie Ford

    Board book (Harry N. Abrams, March 1, 2012)
    This springtime board book features animal themes, early-learning concepts, and interactive pop-out puzzle pieces to create an altogether appealing package. Young children will methodically remove one puzzle piece from each spread as parts of the bunny are introduced. By the end, children have pieced together the whole picture! With decorative, textured art and a seasonally tonal palette, this book is both sophisticated and developmental.
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  • ABC for Me: ABC What Can He Be?:Boys can be anything they want to be, from A to Z

    Jessie Ford

    eBook (Walter Foster Jr, Sept. 3, 2019)
    ABC What Can He Be? presents a wonderful world full of possibilities—from Astronaut to Zoo Veterinarian and everything in between. Whether they're fascinated by construction sites, fire trucks, teaching, dancing, music, books, or any other thing, boys can grow up to be whatever they want! ABC What Can He Be? presents a whole alphabet full of exciting, thoughtful, and wonderful things boys can do, including environmental engineering, fashion design, carpentry, quantum physics, and yoga instruction. This book shows that there are no limits to what boys can pursue. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford of Sugar Snap Studio pairs engaging, inspiring illustrations with 26 different career possibilities and empowering text, highlighting careers that are fun, challenging, and impactful. Young readers will learn their ABCs and discover a world of possibility in their future through this fun family read. With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living.
  • My Birdie Puzzle Book

    Jessie Ford

    Board book (Harry N. Abrams, March 1, 2012)
    This springtime board book features animal themes, early-learning concepts, and interactive pop-out puzzle pieces to create an altogether appealing package. Young children will methodically remove one puzzle piece from each spread as parts of the bird are introduced. By the end, children have pieced together the whole picture! With decorative, textured art and a seasonally tonal palette, this book is both sophisticated and developmental.Praise for My Birdie"...the book succeeds."—Kirkus Reviews
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  • Please Tell: A Child's Story About Sexual Abuse

    Jessie

    language (Hazelden Publishing, Dec. 10, 2009)
    Written and illustrated by a girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children by carrying Jessie’s message “It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell."Written and illustrated by a young girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children in a way that no adult can, Jessie's words carry the message, "It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell."This book is an excellent tool for therapists, counselors, child protection workers, teachers, and parents dealing with children affected by sexual abuse.Jessie's story adds a sense of hope for what should be, and the knowledge that the child protection system can work for children. Simple, direct, and from the heart, Jessie gives children the permission and the courage to deal with sexual abuse."Please Tell! is a beautifully simple book with a profoundly important message for children who have been sexually abused: the abuse wasn't their fault. Written and illustrated by Jessie, herself a pre-teen survivor of sexual abuse, it tells kids just what to do to get the help they need." Kristin A. Kunzman, abuse therapist and author of The Healing Way: Adult Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse
  • Betrayed

    Jessie Bradford

    eBook
    A story of life, love and everything that can go wrong within the two. Lies and deceit bring two unlikely people together for the roller coaster they call life.
  • Snowy August

    Jess Ford

    language (, Sept. 6, 2017)
    Emily Brown is a girl without influential name, an orphan since childhood and she is a pupil of the cruel and covetous count Richard Von Gradt. She grewup, not knowing anything about her father and remembering just a little her mother. The mystery of Emily’s originis covered with darkness and is reliably protected by her rigorous guardian.Jonathan and William are two brothers from the very noble Winderbaker family. They are very different, but they have a sincere fraternal love for each other. So it will be until Emily appears in their life by the will of circumstances and then brotherly affection will be subjected to severe tests.Emily, not knowing that she caused the disagreements between two brothers, desperately tries to survive in conditions of discrimination against women of the late 19th and early 20thcenturies. Her complicated and tortuous life is filled with secrets, brutal treatment by lustful men and the humiliation by powerful women from wealthy families. But their roads with the Winderbaker brothers are constantly intersected by the will of fate.
  • The Cabin

    Jessie Bradford

    language (, Sept. 19, 2015)
    Love comes in many forms, sometimes an act of pure evil makes us do the unthinkable for the people we love. Kyle and Sam have been friends for years, on a last chance get-together with friends their friendship is pushed to the limit. Can their friendship blossom into something Kyle’s always wanted or will his forced act push Sam to her breaking point causing Kyle to do the unthinkable?
  • Unlocked Doors: Featuring Raked, The Ride and Clown

    Jessie Bradford

    language (Lastwords187, May 2, 2016)
    Unlocked Doors-Small town in Michigan, winter night on Friday the 13th. Two girls hunkered down ready to have a good scary night filled with movies, however their night takes a turn when they forgot snacks and must go to the store. Forgetting a simple rule as to locking the door when they left could change their lives forever.Raked-A man comes home to find his wife and his wife's lover in bed...this is the story of his revenge.The Ride-Take a ride on the coaster and it'll be your last, of course that is the plan with this special Doctor approved roller coaster for the terminally ill. Follow one mans ride as he tells his tale.Clown-Based on an urban legend...