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)
Why Motor Skills Matter: Improve Your Child's Physical Development to Enhance Learning and Self-Esteem -- by Tara Liddle, Laura Yorke (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"According to pediatric physical therapist Tara Losquadro Liddle, playful interaction beginning in infancy is crucial to a child's learning ablilities, language, speech, and overall emotional balance....
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Perfect Parenting -- by Elizabeth Pantley (Author) (Book - Parent)
"From the author of "Kid Cooperation" comes an effective guide to disciplining children ages two to 14, covering parents' most often-asked questions and helping them find the answers they...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Are We Still Best Friends? -- by Carol Barkin, Elizabeth James (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Examines some of the conflicting feelings that can arise in friendships." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Ebbie -- by Eve Rice (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eddie takes steps to convince his family not to call him by his baby name, Ebbie, anymore." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Spectacles -- by Ellen Raskin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Nearsighted Iris Fogel says that she sees a fire-breathing dragon and a giant pygmy nuthatch. Iris finally gets glasses and sees things in a different--and clearer--eay! Four-Color and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Developing Pupils Social Communication Skills: Practical Resources -- by Penny Barratt, Julie Border, Helen Joy (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Learning to communicate with other people is perhaps the most important learning children do. Children with social communication problems may have trouble picking up the crucial skills of interacting...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Development through Life: A Psychosocial Approach -- by Barbara Newman, Philip Newman (Authors) (Book)
"This chronologically organized book integrates the biological, psychological, and societal forces that combine to produce development, balancing the focus on inner characteristics of the person with...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Amos and Boris -- by William Steig (Author) (Book - Child)
"Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Two of Them -- by Aliki Brandenberg (Author) (Book - Child)
"In this moving story of the love between generations, a grandfather and a little girl look after one another from the day she is born until the day he dies." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)