Joey and Sam: A Heartwarming Storybook about Autism, a Family and a Brother's Love -- by Edward Ritvo, Illana Katz (Authors) (Book - Child)
This beautifully illustrated storybook focuses on a loving family with two young sons. Joey, a loving and protective 6-year-old is burdened by conflict around his 5-year-old autistic sibling named...
Ages 8 years - 14 years.
The Conscious ear -- by Alfred Tomatis (Author) (Book - Parent)
This autobiography by the French physician and ear specialist whose work has had a major impact on dyslexia and other learning disorders was originally published in French (1977). The Tomatis Method,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Play and Learn: Puzzle and Fun -- by Debi Perna (Author) (Book - Child)
"The renowned educational theorist Piaget said that "play is the work of children." When children take genuine pleasure in the process of learning, they are really playing. It is indeed how we all...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools -- by Jonathan Kozol (Author) (Book)
"A searing, eye-opening exposé of the inequality built into America's public education system, written by Jonathan Kozol, the National Book Award-winning author of Death at an Early Age. Traveling the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Magic Michael -- by Louis Slobodkin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Michael pretends to be all sorts of animals and things. Funny, lively rhymes and crazy pictures. Present of a bike turns him back into a boy." From "Choosing Books for Kids" by Joanne Oppenheim,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
A Baby for Max -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"A small boy's view of his new baby sister--as told in his own words-- is sure to delight children and parents. Black-and-white photographs throughout." from amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
We Are Having a Baby -- by Viki Holland (Author) (Book - Child)
"A baby boy's arrival into a family is told in photographs from the viewpoint of his four-year-old sister." From amazon.com
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
May I Bring A Friend? -- by Beatrice De Regniers (Author) (Book - Child)
"The King and Queen are most gracious hosts to a certain little boy--and any friend of his is a friend of theirs... The royal pair continue to invite the boy as their guest for tea, breakfast, lunch,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Pet Show -- by Ezra Keats (Author) (Book - Child)
"Archie has the perfect pet to enter in the neighborhood pet show: the stray cat that followed him home. It's sure to win him a prize. But now the cat is missing! What will he do if the cat doesn't...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
When Small is Tall -- by Seymour Reit, William Hooks, Betty Boegehold (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Three of Aesop's fables are retold with rebuses and repeatable refrains." From Card Catalog The three Aesop fables told are "Small Mouse and King Lion" retold by Seymour V. Reit; "Tiny Tortoise and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)