Books published by publisher Family Communications, Inc.

Dedicated to Princes and Princesses Everywhere. Throughout the pages of this gentle picture book, best-selling author Rachel Ann Nunes and award-winning painter David Lindsley lovingly teach that every girl and boy in this world is a daughter or son of our Heavenly Father–no matter who they are, what they look like, or where they live. Daughter of a King is a book that should be read by children of all ages for its sweet and simple message of love and acceptance.

HCI’s hit self-help book The Velveteen Principles uses the lessons in Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit, the classic story of a toy bunny that learns what it means to be real, to show today’s adults how becoming “real” and embracing their true selves can make them wiser, healthier and best of all happier. This new edition of The Velveteen Rabbit is designed to compliment The Velveteen Principles. It uses the same cover design and interior design iconography. The text uses an airy layout to highlight the wisdom and beauty of Margery Williams’ words. Additional features include the original 1922 illustrations by William Nicholson and a new introduction by Toni Raiten-D’Antonio, author of The Velveteen Principles. Key Features Intimate hardcover package. Full-color throughout. Elegant margin designs. Features the original 1922 illustrations New introduction by the author of The Velveteen Principles.

Self-Esteem expert Jack Canfield and noted educational speaker Miriam Laundry reveal that the biggest bully in a child's world is not lurking around the corner but living inside her head. Words have power. The words others say to us can either lift us as high as the clouds, or drop us down like a crashing plane. But what about the words we tell ourselves? What about that constantly running inner voice? In truth, what we say to ourselves impacts us even more than what others say to us. "Pigtails are for babies!" she snarled at me. Her words hurt more than the time I broke my arm. I quickly untied my hair. I wore my hair down for the rest of the school year. That was the first time I met the Big Bad Bully. . . . She called me names like "fatty," "piglet" and "ugly." Things are worse now that I am in the 6th grade. Even when I don't see her, I can always hear the whispers, the giggles, and the growls. So goes the mesmerizing story of a young girl who grows up with a voice that ridicules and demeans her. In the end, we discover that her tormentor is staring back at her every day in the mirror. Featuring stunning artwork, this small yet profound book is a tool for engaging children, young adolescents, parents, and caring adults about the impressions they make on themselves with their thoughts and self-talk. Included are powerful workbook exercises and resources for implementing healthy self-esteem habits that can last a lifetime.

Perhaps your professional and other life ambitions are simply a means to an end—a way to pay the bills or pursue a lifestyle. But what if there was something more? What if you could have success and fulfillment in equal measure? In response to these fundamental questions, Professors Jeffery A. Thompson and J. Stuart Bunderson draw on research, personal experience, and gospel truths to dispel common myths that can stand in the way of seeking your true calling, the work that brings the greatest meaning and satisfaction to your life. Is there only one true calling for you?Can you still find your calling if you choose to stay at home?What if your calling doesn't pay enough to live on? Discover the answers to these questions and many more as you learn to tap into the spiritual gifts of God and realize how your talents can bring gratification to your life and blessings to those around you. Brimming with practical activities and applications, this guidebook to pursuing your ideal life's work will inspire the confidence you need to translate aspiration into action.

Introduce Vietnamese language and culture the fun and natural way! With 14 traditional and familiar melodies, children will enjoy learning basic vocabulary and pronunciation through popular themes such as numbers, family, animals, colors, and more. You can provide an important head start for children as learning another language has proven to stimulate greater mental development. Authentic black and white illustrations promote understanding of culture and enhance learning. Includes pronunciation guide, English-Vietnamese glossary, and instructional guides. Songs include: 1. Yellow Butterfly (Kia Con Buom Vang) 2. Welcoming Spring (Xuan Ca) 3. We Count Our Steps to School (Em Dem Buoc Den Truong) 4. Who Do you Love (Em Yeu Ai) 5. This is the Way We.. (Em Rua Cai Mat) 6. If You are Happy and You Know It... (Neu Ban Vui) 7. The Cat who Climbed the Betel Tree (Con Meo Cay Cau) 8. Mr Toad (Con Coc) 9. Our House (Cai Nha) 10. Mr. Cuoi (Chu Cuoi) 11. Moon Festival ( Ruoc Den Thang Tam) 12. I See Myself in the Mirror (Em Ngam Minh Trong Guong ) 13. Come Together (Nao Ve Day) 14. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Ngoi Sao Be Ti)

There are many ways to define a woman: daughter, mother, wife, professional, friend, student... We are each special and unique, yet we share a common connection. What bonds all women are our mutual experiences of loving and learning: feeling the tenderness of love; forging lifelong friendships; pursuing a chosen career; giving birth to new life; juggling the responsibilities of job and family, and more. This shining collection brings you inspiration and comfort in special chapters on marriage, motherhood, aging, bridging the generations, attitude, self-esteem and higher wisdom. Stories honor the strength and reveal the beauty of the feminine spirit. Included are incredible stories from Oprah Winfrey, Leo Buscaglia, Linda Ellerbee, Robert Fulghum, Kathie Lee Gifford and many others. Whether you are a career woman or a stay-at-home mom, a teenager or a senior, a young woman just starting out or a woman of the world, this delightful book will be a treasured companion for many years to come.

Whether single, separated or someone's spouse, everyone wants to find and keep this elusive thing called love. Bestselling author and foremost relationship expert Barbara De Angelis teams up as a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, a collection of heartwarming stories about how real people discovered true love with the person of their dreams. With chapters on finding each other, intimacy, commitment, understanding, and overcoming obstacles, readers will find inspiration whether they're beginning a new relationship, hoping to work through a difficult one, or trying to recognize extraordinary moments in their lives. A sweet spoonful of this enchanting Chicken Soup collection will warm the hearts of the romantic readers everywhere.

For pure exhilaration and drama, there's nothing quite like sports: It's the crack of the bat as it connects with the baseball, hurtling it into the bleachers for a home run; the swish of the basketball as it drops into the net for a three-point play at the buzzer; the roar of the crowd as the quarterback delivers a perfect spiral pass for the winning touchdown. Most importantly, sports bring out the best in the human spirit. There is an intensity and a richness inherent in every sporting experience that amplifies our emotions and our connection with the moment and, indeed, with ourselves. This latest collection of Chicken Soup honors all that is good in the world of sports. From major leaguers to little leaguers, from hockey stars to figure skaters, and from horseracing to mushing, the stories in this book highlight the positive and transformative nature of sports. Readers will come to see sports as one of our most important and powerful teachers. They can teach us to focus and stay the course, or to develop a new strategy and rededicate ourselves to a goal. They can teach us to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. They can teach us the importance of teamwork and remind us that we must strive to give our individual all. At their best, sports will build us up and they will wear us down; they will build character and teach us to overcome adversity. This book is for anyone who has ever enjoyed watching or participating in any sport, from the professional athlete to the weekend warrior, from the soccer mom to the diehard sports fan, from the marathon runner to the neighborhood jogger.

One of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves is rethinking what we've been taught, because thoughts become behaviors. The same mind that gets us stuck is the same one that can set us free. It's time to rip up the script society hands us, breathe deep, and reclaim a healthy definition of success that doesn't compartmentalize your mind, body and soul. We need a new organizing framework that allows more flexibility and moral grounding—one that lets science, emotion and spirit to fuse. Too often, life's disorienting moments can leave us tumbling into messy, downward spirals. We lose clarity, and are held hostage by blind spots that keep us from thriving. We fall into common mindless behavioral traps which lead to perpetual patterns of shutting down, numbing out, binding up and staying stuck. In this uniquely liberating book, Dr. Kristen Lee teaches us how to apply a process of behavioral change using a series of different lenses, to steer our brains to overcome blind spots and cultivate Upward Spiral habits. A leading expert on resilience and behavioral science, Dr. Kristen Lee developed this new psychology of thinking model from over twenty years of clinical practice, the latest neuroscience, and her own research findings. Mentalligence [men-tel-i-juh-ns] is a sage guide that will help you build meta-awareness by emphasizing an impact-driven rather than a performance-obsessed mindset, and adopt a model of 'collective efficacy' that is less I-focused and more we-focused, to facilitate positive social impact at a time when it's desperately needed. This is what psychologists call 'The Good Life'—living mindfully and consciously. Rather than falling for predominant definitions of 'success' that leave us boxed in, depleted, and oblivious to ways we can work together, Mentalligence helps us find the thinking and behavioral agility to work towards better outcomes for all.

Have you ever wondered which college major is best for you? With hundreds of possibilities and with the costs of attending college, many students face a great deal of stress related to making this choice. This book can help you in understanding how to choose your college major. It can help to give you a focus for your future. In the process, it can lessen your stress about what you are going to do next in your life. For more than 20 years, as a professional counselor, I have helped students plan their future. This book contains a self-scoring, easy-to-use Aptitude Test that can help you better understand which college major best matches your interests and abilities. The easy-to-understand Aptitude Test in this book is based on similar tests that I developed and that have been used by more than 1 million students. In addition to showing you which college major best matches your interests and abilities, this book goes a step further and shows you a list of careers that best match your strengths. Everything you need to complete and understand the Aptitude Test is provided in the book. You will find the test questions and a section on how to understand and score your answers. In addition you will find charts listing hundreds of college majors, and there will be easy-to-understand instructions on which of these college majors best matches your results on the Aptitude Test. Finally, you will be provided with lists of hundreds of up-to-date career lists, and once again easy-to-use instructions will show you how your results on the Aptitude Test best match a group of possible careers for you. The results you receive on the Aptitude Test can help to point you in the right direction for your future. They can also be an excellent resource that you can refer to if you meet with a counselor, career advisor, or a college mentor/advisor. This book can help you to answer the questions, "Now what? What am I going to do next with my life?"