Books with author Thomas

This playful picture book with audio from Jan Thomas features a courageous cowboy who croons to his cows before bed—with just a few fearful interruptions.Join the Brave Cowboy as he tries to sing his young calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night—EEEEEEEK! IS THAT A HUGE HAIRY SPIDER OVER THERE? Oh, it’s just a flower? Well then, back to the lullaby.No one does preschool humor with Jan Thomas’s wit, verve, and bold, snappy color. And her Brave Cowboy and his silly, interrupted lullaby are sure to get everybody singing—before they head off into cozy dreamland…

Steve details his descent from bright star to burnout in this newly repackaged edition of the definitive, highly acclaimed novel from the creator of Veronica Mars and Party Down.Houston, sophomore year: Steve is on top of the world. He and his friends are the talk of the school. He’s in love with a terrific girl. He can even deal with “the astronaut”—a world-famous hero who happens to be his father. San Diego, senior year: Steve is bummed out, drugged out, flunking out. A no-nonsense counselor says he can graduate if he writes a 100-page paper. So Steve starts writing, and as the paper becomes more and more personal, he reveals how a National Merit Scholar has become an under-achieving stoner. And in telling how he got to where he is, Steve discovers how to get to where he wants to be.

Smelly Max Takes a BathThis book is the story of Max. The cute little boy. The only problem is he hates taking baths. He realizes that his friends don't want to play with him. How can he solve this problem??The illustrations are fun, and the message is simple. Good for encouraging children to change themselves in the right way to keep personal hygiene habits to help them stay healthy.

My First Words Feelings and EmotionsMy first words Feelings & Emotions Bilingual is a fun, interactive way to explore the many different ways we feel!The book is designed to help children recognize, understand, and label facial expressions and feelings. With the help of colorful and engaging illustrations, children and adults alike will be able to practice reading facial expressions and expressing emotions more clearly.My first words Feelings and Emotions Bilingual Book vibrantly illustrate the full range of moods we all experience.This book is a great tool to jump-start discussions about feelings with children at a young age on how to name, learn from, and share emotions.

The Ninja Feelings: Children's book about emotions & feelings, kids boys ages 3-5, preschool books boys (Self-Regulation)Are you looking for a way to teach young children to identify and describe feelings and their body language cues? This go-to resource will make it easy and fun with engaging pictures and simple wording!Children will love these easy to use feelings books as they become more comfortable talking about their feelings. By discussing their feelings and learning to identify feelings and emotions in themselves and others, they will develop skills they need to increase their emotional intelligence.The book is perfect for all children, and it comes with colorful illustrations that they will enjoy learning.

Do you struggle with negative self-talk and negative thinking? Positive affirmations are a powerful self-help tool to transform your thinking from self-defeating patterns to empowered ones. The Bible contains many inspiring passages that are perfect for use as affirmations. This book adapts Bible verses into affirmations, transforming the verses into deeply personal statements specific to you. Personalizing scripture in this way is a tool for making the verses more intimate and helping you to feel like God's Word is speaking specifically to your heart.Psalm 139 is an excellent example of Bible verses that are already written like affirmations, and that passage has always been a favorite for Christians. This book takes other passages that are not so personalized and makes them personal. Biblical affirmations may be used for improving self-esteem and motivation, emotional healing, encouragement, spiritual growth, prayer, meditation, and/or as a devotional. The central message is that God's love for you is personal and intimate. Use these positive affirmations from God's Word to help you grow closer to Him and grow in your journey of faith.