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I could have gone to a shrink. But a year in Italy sounded so much more appealing. My fantasy was that by changing my address, my insecurities would vanish, and I would magically become the sexy, sultry, and migraine-free woman I was always meant to be. After 9/11, the stress of daily life in NYC consumed me and everyone else. Throw in a couple of aging parents, two adolescent children, a workaholic husband, and a defective I-can-and-must-do-everything-perfectly gene, and it's probably not unexpected that migraines had become a way of life for me.

When Polly the Penguin realizes that her home is melting away because of climate change, she recruits her friends to help solve the problem. This book introduces young listeners to her dilemma and addresses ways they, too, can combat this threat. The Folly of Polly the Penguin is told in rhyme. It's easy and fun for children and parents. 

A whimsical romp in rhyme through the seasons of the year, Dance of the Seasons is easy and fun to listen to for both children and parents.  

Thrilled with the kite he has bought and put together, Matt takes it out for its very first flight. No sooner is it airborne, than his new toy takes on a life of its own, breaking free, and flying away. As he pursues the naughty kite through town and countryside, Matt learns the importance of perseverance. This wholesome, uplifting, rhyming tale is fun to listen to for both children and parents. Learn that you’re not the only one who encounters difficulties in life and that through persistence, you can win in the end.

In 1920, at the age of eight, Moisye Kaptzan spent months hiding in squalid pigsties and opium dens after Bolsheviks murdered his father and hunted his surviving family members. Three years later, when the Great Yokohama earthquake flattened that city, Moisye was buried under rubble. Trapped in Shanghai as a young man during WWII, he outwitted Japanese occupiers while assisting Jewish refugees running from Hitler. Undaunted by disasters, Moisye Kaptzan relied on his keen understanding of human nature and fluency in multiple languages to thrive throughout these tumultuous times.