Play and Imagination in Children with Autism -- by Pamela Wolfberg (Author) (Book - Parent)
"This volume aims to offer hope for children with autism by shedding light on theory and practice. It also includes what is known about play with typical populations. The first part, "Perspectives on...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Abby -- by Jeannette Caines (Author) (Book - Child)
"An exuberant African-American child and her family share a very special relationship in 'an effective story about adoption. . . . [The text is] simple, amusing, and disarmingly sweet and natural.'" ...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Sisters -- by David McPhail (Author) (Book - Child)
"First published in 1984 with exquisite pen-and-ink illustrations in black and white, McPhail's small picture book has now been hand colored by John O'Connor in soft-toned watercolors that add gentle...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Golden Egg Book -- by Margaret Brown (Author) (Book - Child)
"Once there was a little bunny. He was all alone. One day he found an egg. He could hear something moving inside the egg. What was it? -- So begins the Golden Easter classic about a bunny - and a...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
I Know A Lady -- by Charlotte Zolotow (Author) (Book - Child)
"If you are lucky you know someone like the elderly lady in this book. Whenever she sees you -- coming home from school, trick-or-treating at Halloween, or walking with your dog in the wood -- she...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Very Shy -- by Barbara Hazen (Author) (Book - Child)
"A very shy little girl, by getting up the courage to speak to a new boy at school, takes the first step toward overcoming shyness." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Gilberto and the WInd -- by Marie Ets (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young boy finds in the wind a playmate of many moods: one that can sail boats, fly kites, blow dirt, and turn umbrellas inside out." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Patrick Goes to Bed -- by Geoffrey Hayes (Author) (Book - Child)
"Patrick finds many excuses to delay going to bed." From Card Catalog description
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
School Bus -- by Donald Crews (Author) (Book - Child)
"A bright yellow school bus is evocative of exuberant kids, gleefully launched spitwads, kind bus drivers, and of course school itself. In Donald Crew's School bus written 'for the buses, the riders,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
First Comes Spring -- by Anne Rockwell (Author) (Book - Child)
"Bear Child notices that the clothes he wears, the things everyone does at work and play, and other parts of his world all change with the seasons." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
