Beyond the Mommy Years offers fascinating research, helpful advice, and amusing anecdotes to the millions facing this uncertain but potentially enriching stage of life.

Beaver Tales: a Story to Help Children Better Understand Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. H.C. MacArthur, illustrated by Anna Koot, $14.25 (ages 4-9)

From the first signs that showed Howard something about his Grandpa was changing, he chooses to learn about Grandpa’s problem and how to help him.

Caring for Your Parents: the Complete Family Guide. Hugh Delehanty & Elinor Ginzler, $15.50

Caring for Your Parents addresses every aspect of looking after loved ones — without losing sight of yourself. Includes practical ideas on managing sibling conflict, financial planning and care, health care and end-of-life directives.

The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, What Questions to Ask and How to Find Help. Joy Loverde, $22.95

Comprehensive and detailed, this practical book provides tips on prioritizing caregiving tasks, balancing work and family responsibilities, navigating the complex maze of eldercare services along with downloadable forms, checklists, worksheets and action plans.

The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions. Stella Mora Henry, $21.99

In this comprehensive and accessible guide, readers navigate the daunting logistics and powerful emotions of making care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one.

Eldercare 911: the Caregiver’s Complete Handbook for Making Decisions. Susan Beerman & Judith Rappaport-Musson, $32.98

Eldercare 911 offers step-by-step recommendations for over 200 situations, providing family caregivers and professionals with invaluable new insights and guidance for managing eldercare needs. Through a wealth of concrete information and practical, easy-to-follow solutions to nearly every problem, the book includes advice on:

• How to Protect Yourself from “Toxic” Relatives — Learn how to survive the negative impact of know-it-alls, guilt trippers, parents in denial, and disappointers.
• Aging in Place — Step-by-step recommendations to make remaining in the home a safe option, including insights into evaluating parents’ physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs.
• Working Caregivers: A Balancing Act — Reduce stress and maximize time by learning how to prioritize conflicting responsibilities.
• In Case of An Emergency — Learn how to prepare for unexpected problems and react without panic to reduce the stress of a variety of emergency situations.
• Caregiver Voices — Caregivers share their wisdom to help others renew their strength and lighten their hearts.

Emma’s Question. Catherine Urdahl, $9.95 (ages 4-7)

Emma’s grandmother is very sick and needs to stay in the hospital. When Emma comes to visit, she wants to ask her grandmother a very important question — but she’s afraid of what the answer might be.

This simple picture book helps young children address their concerns when a grandparent becomes ill As well it gives adult readers some insight into the emotions and fears illness can raise in children this age.

The Estrogen-Depression Connection: the Hidden Link Between Hormones & Women’s Depression. Karen Miller & Steven Rogers, $18.95

This book uncovers the most recent findings on the role of estrogen in women's depression across the life cycle and then offers advice about treatments for depression related to estrogen fluctuations.

Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer’s: One Daughter’s Hopeful Story. Lauren Kessler, $15.50

Like many children of Alzheimer’s sufferers, Lauren Kessler, an accomplished journalist, was devastated by the disease that seemed to erase her mother’s identity even before claiming her life. But suppose people with Alzheimer’s are not slates wiped blank. Suppose they experience friendship and loss, romance and jealousy, joy and sorrow? To better understand this debilitating condition, Kessler enlists as a bottom-of-the-rung caregiver at an Alzheimer’s facility and learns lessons that challenge what we think we know about the disease. A compelling, clear-eyed, and emotionally resonant narrative, Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer’s offers a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach us and a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love.

Grandpa Has Changed. Pam Pollak, Meg Belviso & Marta Fàbrega, $8.50 (ages 4-8)

When a loved one has Alzheimer’s, we have to learn to deal with our feelings and the changing situation.

How to Care for Aging Parents. Virginia Morris, $23.95

A one-stop resource for all the medical, financial, housing, emotional and practical issues involved in eldercare.

Living with Your Grandchildren: a Guide for Grandparents. Jennifer Lee & Lissa Cowan, $24.95

475,000 Canadian grandparents live with their grandchildren and nearly 57,000 of them are raising these children alone. With chapters on grandparent and grandchild emotions, special needs, health and self-care, as well as an interactive Workbook section, Living with Your Grandchildren is the definitive book for the rising numbers of grandparents who find themselves raising their grandchildren.

Mom Minus Dad: the Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent. Jamieson Haverkampf, $20.95

This helpful guide will help families find the resources and advice they need to help a newly widowed parent while balancing the demands of their own lives.

My Gran’s Different. Sue Lawson, illustrated by Caroline Magerl, $19.95

A story of the love and complete acceptance that only a child can give.

My Grandpa Had a Stroke. Dori Hillestad Butler, illustrated by Nicole Wong, $11.50 (ages 4 – 8)

Ryan loves spending Saturdays with his Grandpa, riding in the truck, stopping at Morrie's Diner for breakfast, and fishing on Hall Lake. But when his grandfather has a stroke, everything suddenly changes. Now Ryan is confused and scared. He's worried about his grandfather. And he missed the special bond they shared.

A comprehensive Note to Parents provides additional guidance, information, and resources.

New Medicine Complete Family Health Guide. David Peters, $29.95

Integrating complementary, alternative and conventional medicine, this is a comprehensive and balanced guide to the best treatments for you and your family.

Our Turn to Parent: Shared Experiences and Practical Advice on Caring for Aging Parents in Canada. Barbara Dunn & Linda Scott, $24.95

No one can anticipate what it will be like for you the day you discover you must become a caregiver for one or both of your parents. As you begin to care for them, you will be filled with questions and looking for advice. Our Turn to Parent shows you how to work with your parent to become their caregiver and their champion, and it provides the tools you need to make decisions and feel confident that you are doing right by your aging parents. Our Turn to Parent also includes a thorough caregivers’ guide to resources available in Canada today.

Remember Me? Alzheimer’s through the Eyes of a Child. Sue Glass, $16.95

A little girl tries to understand what’s wrong with her grandfather – hoping it’s not something she did.

What Every Caregiver Needs to Know About Alzheimer's Disease DVD.  Attainment Company, $84.95 DVD format, 75 minutes

A video-based teaching tool for professional and family caregivers on DVD. Featuring Drs. Kim and Gail Petersen, experts on dementia training.

The video has four sections: MCI, Early, Moderate and Severe Cognitive Disability. Physical changes in the brain, cognitive capabilities and behavioral manifestations are covered. The program includes real family profiles, actors portraying common dementia behaviors, and interviews with real caregivers.

When I’m Gone: Practical Notes for Those You Leave Behind. Kathleen Fraser, $19.95

A fill-in book and resource manual to help family members better handle the details of life when someone dies or has to be away from home for extended periods of time. Includes space to give contact information, location of key documents, wills and living wills, medical records, child and pet care instructions, finances and property, home and vehicle maintenance, computer passwords and special notations.