Books with title One Perfect Day

In this Michael L. Printz Honor Book, Lily wishes she could be like the other girls in her class. But how can she? As the only sensible person in her family, she never has time to hang out with friends. Someone has to stay home to look after her brother. Maybe she should fall in love! What could be less sensible that that? When her grandmother invites the whole family to a party, Lily cannot imagine how they will make it through the day. Her mother is always bringing home strange people. Lily doesn't even know her father . Her grandfather has disowned her brother. Her brother has a new girlfriend that no one has met. To top it all off, that day when her eye caught Daniel Steadman's just for a moment, she felt all woozy inside. If that was love, she isn't sure she likes the feeling. As the party approaches, all Lily can hope for is one whole and perfect day. Is it too much to ask?

Luke 2:52 says, “So Jesus grew both in height and in wisdom, and he was loved by God and by all who knew him”. (NLT) What can we learn from the ordinary life of a perfect little boy who was predestined to save the world? Kathy Samuels and Rich Marks have crafted a delightful and beautifully illustrated story that takes you by the hand and walks you through the unknown early years of this living, breathing miracle named Jesus. He is a baby who learns to speed-crawl in Egypt, a three-year-old who loves to splash in puddles and catch raindrops on his tongue, and a five-year-old who helps his earthly father in the carpenter shop in his hometown of Nazareth. His grandfather adores him and together they plant seeds and carefully prune the grape vines that grow in his arbor. Among his childhood adventures, Jesus and his family camp under the stars on their way to Jerusalem for Passover, and upon arriving there, a mother reluctantly allows her blind son to go with Jesus after he invites him to come and play. On another day, Jesus splashes and plays with friends in the Sea of Galilee. At the turn of each page, Jesus is growing up. Finally, at age twelve, Jesus’ mother realizes with wonderment how fast her son is growing and shares a memorable and touching moment about his birth in a stable. You will be captured with joy and touched by young Jesus as he interacts with the people in his life. Scripture references in the back of this book will help parents and teachers reinforce the message of Christ. For all ages, three to ninety-three. This book can be read as twelve bedtime stories or used as a teaching tool for young students at home or in the classroom.

The path to true love rarely runs smoothly...Teo, a medical student, meets Clarice at a party. Teo doesn’t really like people, they’re too messy, but he immediately realises that he and Clarice are meant to be together. And if Clarice doesn’t accept that? Well, they just need to spend some time together, and she’ll come to realise that too.And yes, he has bought handcuffs and yes, he has taken her prisoner and yes, he is lying to her mother and to his mother and to the people at the hotel he’s keeping her at, but it’s all for her own good. She’ll understand. She’ll fall in love. She’ll settle down and be his loving wife. Won’t she?

Alyssa is not having a good day. She likes third grade. She likes her teacher. She likes reading and playing with her friends. But she doesn't like it when other kids tease her. She wishes for a perfect day when everyone is nice to each other.When her teacher tells the class there is going to be a school writing contest, she decides to enter and writes a story about friendship, learning important lessons about herself and others along the way. **An illustrated edition of this book is also available. See "A Perfect Day (Illustrated)".