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 Deb Curtis, Margie Carter (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)
Pankcake Pie -- by Sven Nordquist (Author) (Book - Child)
"Despite many difficulties, a farmer named Festus is determined to celebrate his cat's birthday by baking a pancake pie." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Houses from the Sea -- by Alice Goudey, Adrienne Adams (Authors) (Book - Child)
"For young shell collectors a picture book with lyrical text, beautiful illustrations, and informations to identify shells." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Brown Cow Farm -- by Dahlov Ipcar (Author) (Book - Child)
"It's wintertime on Brown Cow Farm and all the animals are in the barn. All the better for counting! Here's a near classic counting book that goes from one to ten then on to one hundred by tens." ...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Little Bear -- by Maurice Sendak, Elsa Minarik (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Elsa Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak teamed up to create these simple stories that are deeply comforting and lovingly playful. In one story, "Birthday Soup," Little Bear cannot find his mother...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
