Round Trip -- by Ann Jonas (Author) (Book - Child)
"A visual stunner...The format is wonderfully inventive--once the traveler arrives in the city, the book is flipped over and read back to the beginning with the black and white pictures taking on new...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Roll Over!: A Counting Song -- by Merle Peek (Author) (Book - Child)
"Illustrated editions of single songs provide toddlers with a delightful introduction to books. The artist features soft blues, candlelight golds, and shadowed browns to create a nighttime mood in...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Cognitive Development: Its Culture and Social Foundations -- by Aleksandr Luria (Author) (Book)
"In the early 1930s, Alexander Romanovich Luria set out with a group of fellow Russian psychologists for the steppes of central Asia. Their mission: to study the impact of the socialist revolution on...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Stupids Step Out -- by Harry Allard (Author) (Book - Child)
"Even the Youngest listeners will laugh with smug superiority as they follow these good natured dummkopfs from departure to journey's end." From Review
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Teach Your Child How to Think -- by Edward De Bono (Author) (Book - Parent)
Some parents may be confused by this busy primer, while others will agree with the author's premise that creative thinking skills can be directly taught. De Bono, a business and educational...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Designs for Living and Learning : Transforming Early Childhood Environments -- by Margie Carter, Deb Curtis (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Drawing inspiration from a variety of approaches, from Waldorf to Montessori to Reggio to Greenman, Prescott, and Olds, Designs for Living and Learning outlines hundreds of ways to create healthy and...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Tell Me a Trudy -- by Lore Segal (Author) (Book - Child)
"In these three zany stories about Trudy, brother Jacob and their parents, a close-knit family with a well-defined sense of the ridiculous copes--somehow--with the vagaries of everyday life." From...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Brothers: A Hebrew Legend -- by Florence Freedman (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hard times on adjoining farms bring about parallel acts of kindness and a celebration of 'how good it is for brothers to live together in friendship." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Oliver Button Is a Sissy -- by Tomie de Paola (Author) (Book - Child)
"Everyone calls Oliver a sissy because he doesn't like to do just what everyone else expects. He does like to tap dance and doesn't let his friends' teasing stop him. Not exactly a happy ending. He...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Bored-Nothing to Do -- by Peter Spier (Author) (Book - Child)
"On a lazy afternoon, two bored brothers keep themselves busy by building and flying an airplane." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
