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A gorgeous reinvention of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous "Sonnet 43" from the bestselling author of the BabyLit board books and the acclaimed illustrator of Over and Under the Snow. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Whether in soft sunlight or rain-drizzled night or winter's frost-etched breath, three children share the love and joy of friendship while exploring the wonders of nature. Bestselling author Jennifer Adams has reimagined Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved "Sonnet 43," best known by its opening lines, creating a lyrical, evocative ode to the love of family and friends. Christopher Silas Neal brings the poetry to life with his beautiful, imaginative, and whimsical illustrations.
The essays gathered in this volume present multifaceted considerations of the intersection of objects and gender within the cultural contexts of late medieval France and England. Some take a material view of objects, showing buildings, books, and pictures as sites of gender negotiation and resistance and as extensions of women’s bodies. Others reconsider the concept of objectification in the lives of fictional and historical medieval women by looking closely at their relation to gendered material objects, taken literally as women’s possessions and as figurative manifestations of their desires. The opening section looks at how medieval authors imagined fictional and legendary women using particular objects in ways that reinforce or challenge gender roles. These women bring objects into the orbit of gender identity, employing and relating to them in a literal sense, while also taking advantage of their symbolic meanings. The second section focuses on the use of texts both as objects in their own right and as mechanisms by which other objects are defined. The possessors of objects in these essays lived in the world, their lives documented by historical records, yet like their fictional and legendary counterparts, they too used objects for instrumental ends and with symbolic resonances. The final section considers the objectification of medieval women’s bodies as well as its limits. While this at times seems to allow for a trade in women, authorial attempts to give definitive shapes and boundaries to women’s bodies either complicate the gender boundaries they try to contain or reduce gender to an ideological abstraction. This volume contributes to the ongoing effort to calibrate female agency in the late Middle Ages, honoring the groundbreaking work of Carolyn P. Collette.
In this cheerful rhyming picture book, BabyLit author Jennifer Adams bids sweet dreams to the youngest readers who identify as superheroes by day and tender, sleepy children by night. With vibrant art from illustrator Alea Marley, Goodnight, Little Superhero is sure to send little ones flying into dreams of superpowers galore. Goodnight cape and goodnight sidekick. Goodnight mask and badge and tights. Goodnight world outside your window. You are safe and sound tonight.
For some couples, heading to separate beds or rooms is a no-brainer. For others, it can look and feel like the beginning of the end. A ‘Sleep Divorce’ sounds scary, but it doesn’t need to be. Hundreds of thousands of couples across the world have healthy, happy relationships, but they don’t share a bed every night. This book will help you understand why sleep is so important, why you need to prioritise it, how sleep has evolved throughout history and brought us to thinking we must share a bed every night. This is a practical guide, backed by science and first-hand interviews, to help you navigate your way to a great night’s sleep without compromising any aspect of your relationship. A Sleep Divorce promises to help you work with your partner to only ‘divorce’ where you sleep at night, not each other.
A young girl finds strength and courage through her connection to nature, taking care of her mind and body, and treating others with kindness A warrior goddess is strong, powerful, and kind. She’s friends with the sun and the wind. She takes care of her body and mind. She helps others and makes the world a better place. In this empowering tale of a little girl with big dreams, young readers learn how each day is full of opportunities to make a positive impact with ordinary actions. Our heroine is generous, grateful, and fierce. As she connects with the Earth, takes care of her body, and finds strength in kindness, she discovers her inner warrior goddess and inspires young girls everywhere to do the same. The original picture book version of this title has sold 25,000 copies since its release in February 2018.
What is holding you back from your biggest dreams? What steps can you take to overcome your obstacles and reach them? In How High Can You Soar, Jennifer Adams recounts her humble childhood and the challenges she faced as a young girl, and how she overcame them and went on to live the life of her dreams. After experiencing adversity, poverty, and personal tragedy, Jennifer made a decision to transform her life and work toward her deepest aspirations. Learning every step of the way, Jennifer followed the advice of mentors and acted on her own intuition to manifest her goals. Through purposeful steps, bold action, and an unleashed imagination, she built her new life from the ground up. Now, she is the CEO of her own multimillion-dollar lifestyle brand and ready to share the steps she took with readers who long to have the same kind of success. Jennifer shares how she employed Eight Powers to achieve her goals.
The mother-to-be remembers her shower for many years to come. The shower is also an important part of the celebration and ritual of this major turning point in life. From picking the theme, creating a menu, and deciding on favors, every detail should be carefully attended to and executed with love. Get the delightfully straightforward secrets for planning a shower, dozens of creative ideas for decorating, a plethora of recipes, and endlessly helpful advice to throw memorable and personalized showers with this new book that guides even the first-time hostess through the intricate shower-throwing process.
Slice it, dice it, melt it, shred it - or just eat it plain. There's no wrong way to savor the deliciousness that is cheese. But, as Adams and Barlow show, there are plenty of right ways to enjoy it. Bake Gruy re on top of French Onion Soup. Crumble Gorgonzola into Pear and Candied Pecan Salad. Fill Lemon Crepes with mascarpone. Then overload Lasagna with cream cheese, cottage cheese, Parmesan, and mozzarella. Lead your stomach toward bliss with these recipes and more in 101 Things to Do with Cheese. Jennifer Adams has been an editor for many years, specializing in cookbooks. She is a coauthor of 101 Things to Do with Gelatin. She lives in Salt Lake City. Melissa Barlow is the author of Easy Christmas Cut - Up Cakes for Kids and the co - author of 101 Things to Do with a Salad. She and her husband, Todd, currently live in Bountiful, Utah.
Get the delightfully straightforward secrets for planning a shower, dozens of creative ideas for decorating, a plethora of recipes, and endlessly helpful advice to throw memorable and personalized showers with this new book that guides even the first-time hostess through the intricate shower-throwing process.
The perfect gift for Shakespeare fans, Y Is for Yorick is full of witty references to the Bard's unforgettable plots and characters. Readers will love perusing the cheeky illustrations and reading such entries as "J is for Juliet. Juliet teaches all young girls that if you truly love someone, wholly and completely, it will be the death of you." Jennifer Adams works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the author of Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen. Y Is for Yorick is her ninth book. A witty A to Z for Shakespeare lovers.
Slice it, dice it, melt it, shred it - or just eat it plain. There's no wrong way to savor the deliciousness that is cheese. But, as Adams and Barlow show, there are plenty of right ways to enjoy it. Bake Gruy re on top of French Onion Soup. Crumble Gorgonzola into Pear and Candied Pecan Salad. Fill Lemon Crepes with mascarpone. Then overload Lasagna with cream cheese, cottage cheese, Parmesan, and mozzarella. Lead your stomach toward bliss with these recipes and more in 101 Things to Do with Cheese. Jennifer Adams has been an editor for many years, specializing in cookbooks. She is a coauthor of 101 Things to Do with Gelatin. She lives in Salt Lake City. Melissa Barlow is the author of Easy Christmas Cut - Up Cakes for Kids and the co - author of 101 Things to Do with a Salad. She and her husband, Todd, currently live in Bountiful, Utah.
From decade-old classics to modern concoctions, gelatin is an all-American treat that has found its way into practically every home across the country. Easy to make and fun to eat, the treats in 101 Things to Do With Gelatin will add zest to any meal or occasion! Try the delicious Pomegranate Salad, Key Lime Cream Cheese Pie, Cherry Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Pizza, and Sweet-and-Sour Berry Slush! From Fruit Salads to Cakes, Pies, Spoon Desserts, Drinks, and more, 101 Things To Do With Gelatin is G-R-E-A-T great! Jennifer Adams is the author of 5 books: Lion House Weddings, Baby Showers, Wedding Showers, Packing Up a Picnic (co-authored with Rick Walton), and The Night Before Christmas in Idaho, and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Melissa Barlow is the author of Easy Cut-Up Cakes for Kids and the co-author of 101 Things To Do With a Salad. She and her husband, Todd, currently live in Bountiful, Utah.
Jennifer Adams, the author of the bestselling BabyLit series, teams up with Mary Lundquist, author and illustrator of Cat & Bunny, to create an irresistible picture book featuring little ones dressed as animals, from A to Z. Animal babies from Alligator to Zebra play, explore, and wonder in this celebration of children in all their glorious diversity. Alligator baby wants to play. Bunny baby says, “Okay.” Cat baby reads a book. Dog baby sleeps in a nook.
Follow the white rabbit down the hole and drink from the purple bottle to meet an orange cat, a blue caterpillar, a mad hatter with a brown hat, and the queen of red hearts in Alice in Wonderland: A BabyLit Color Primer. Kids will love Alison Oliver’s colorful and cheeky illustrations bringing life to Little Master Carroll’s beloved children’s classic. Jennifer Adams is the author of a dozen books including Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen and the popular Y Is for Yorick: A Slightly Irreverent ABC Book for Grown-Ups. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City. Alison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Alison’s design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, Aerie, as well as Gibbs Smith. She lives in Manhattan.
Baby Lit is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugars Alison Oliver, these books are a must for every savvy parents nursery library.
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