New York: Macmillan, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - The true first edition of the Berenstain's first book, a light-hearted but useful guide to living with your new baby, illustrated with their humorous drawings. The Berenstains went on to produce the long-lived and still popular Berenstain Bears series. 92 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1975) dj. Hardcover - Two black psychiatrists address the special challenges facing black parents in a racist society. Suggested readings, index. 406 pp. ISBN: 0-671219022.

Kill Devil Hills, N.C.: Transpersonal Publishing, (2007). SIGNED - "A book which offers strategic information and hope for parents of A.D.D./A.D.H.D. children by taking a holistic, mind-body approach to the disorder. In this second edition, the authors give up-to-date information about current drug therapies with penetrating insights about their use and abuse, challenging readers to either integrate holistic and conventional medical approaches or abandon alopathics for a natural, effective approach for 'moving beyond'." INSCRIBED on the first page by the author, Rita Kirsch Debroitner. Notes, bibliography, index. xviii, 320 pp. ISBN: 978-1929661190.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2013). SIGNED first edition - A memoir which "dives into the difficulties facing women today - Chinese American and otherwise. . [It] combines personal anecdotes and tough love advice for a humorous, provocative look at how our families shape our personal foundations." While Keltner resisted being a Tiger Mom herself, she also writes with humor and understanding about her mother's combination of tough love and high expectations. SIGNED on the title page. 254 pp. ISBN: 978-0062229298.

York Beach, ME: Conari Press, (2004). SIGNED first edition - The basic premise of this book is that parents are doing a better job than they think they are. "Each chapter focuses on one topic and contains stories and vignettes from Kohl's personal experience, relevant statistics and psychological truths, strategies to use, and things to think about or actions to take." Foreword by M. J. Ryan. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Suggested reading, index. vii, 164 pp. ISBN: 1-573249025.

New York: Ig Publishing, (2019). First edition - A collection of 13 essays that explore "what it means to be a black woman in today's turbulent times. Writing with candor, wit and vulnerability on topics including dating after divorce, depression, parenting older children, the Obamas, and the often fraught relations between white and black women, McLarin unveils herself at the crossroads of being black, female and middle-aged, and, ultimately, American." Notes. 189 pp.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, (2018). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Introducing two new pals in a humorous potty-training board book that both parents and kids will love. SIGNED by Sabrina Moyle inside the back cover. Square format, unpaginated (24 pp including covers). ISBN: 978-1419731570.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2009) dj. Hardcover - "Joan Ryan tells the powerful story of how her sonÕs near-fatal accident, and his struggle to become whole again, gave her a second chance to become the mother she had always wished she could be." Despite the generally hopeful tone of this book - and the fact that Ryan recovered far more than first thought possible - this book is a reminder that traumatic brain injuries have a lasting and often unpredictable effect. Photographs. 260 pp. ISBN: 978-1416576525.

Washington, D.C.: Magination Press, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book about emphasizing the positive when you talk to your children - but one that children will also appreciate and enjoy. "Charlie feels like he has a whirling, twirling motor running inside him all the time and sometimes he just cant settle. When his mom wants to talk to him, he figures hes in trouble." Instead she has written a list of all the good things he did that day. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated in full color by Tammie Lyon. Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information on ADHD, behavior management, and helping children focus on the positives. Unpaginated, slightly oversized format. ISBN: 978-1433829369.