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Our My Works team has put together a list of "our faves" (a.k.a favorite resources) which consists of different books, articles and multi-media sources that contain valuable
information for parents and caregivers of toddlers and preschoolers.
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| A Child's Home Environment (by Barbara Kahn) |
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| Eight Sleep Tips for Every Child (by Elizabeth Pantley) |
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| Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job"! (by Alfie Kohn) |
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| How Handwriting Trains The Brain (WSJ - Gwendolyn Bounds) |
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| What I've Learned About Great Teachers (Parade - B. Gates & P. Tough) |
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| Childhood Vaccines: Tough Questions, Straight Answers (Mayo Clinic) |
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| A Box? Or A Spaceship? What Makes Kids Creative (WSJ - Shellenbarger) |
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| Grown-Up Problems Start At Bedtime (WSJ - Andrea Petersen) |
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| 2011: The Year of the Vegetable (WSJ - George Ball) |
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| On the Virtues of Making Your Children Do the Dishes (WSJ - Shellenbarg) |
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| Another Casualty from the Crisis: Family Time (WSJ - Shellenbarger) |
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| From Children's Grief, Signs of Growth |
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Resource Books
(Parenting, Early Childhood Education & Montessori)
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"Montessori Madness"
A MUST READ for every parent! To purchase a copy visit author Trevor Eissler website at:  |
Trevor Eissler |
| "I Love Dirt" |
Jennifer Ward |
"Last Child In the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder" |
Richard Louv |
"100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families" |
David Niven, Ph.D. |
"Simplify Your Life with Kids" |
Elaine St. James |
"Raising Preschoolers: Parenting for Today" |
Dr. Sylvia Rimm |
"Children:The Challenge" |
Rodulf Dreikurs |
"Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More then I.Q." |
Daniel Goleman |
"Social Intellegence: The Science of Human Relationships" |
Daniel Goleman |
"Parenting with Love and Logic" |
Foster Cline, Jim Fay |
"Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work" |
E.M. Standing |
"Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of
Hyper-Parenting" |
Carl Honore |
| "The Parent's Little Book of Lists" |
Jane Bluestein |
"The Five Love Languages of Children" |
Gary Chapman |
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| Great Reads For Parents of Boys! |
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| "Real Boys" |
William Pollack.Ph.D. |
| "The Wonder of Boys" |
Michael Gurian |
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| Must Read For Parents of Girls! |
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| "See Jane Win" |
Dr. Sylvian Rimm |
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| My Works Children Book Recommendations (Our Favorites!) |
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"The Dot"
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Peter H. Reynolds |
| "White Noise: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages." |
David A. Carter |
"On the Night You Were Born" |
Nancy Tillman |
| "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" |
Eric Carle |
| "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" |
Eric Carle |
| "The Giving Tree" |
Shel Silverstein |
| "Runny Babbit" |
Shel Silverstein |
| "Where the Sidewalk Ends" |
Shel Silverstein |
| "Have you Filled a Bucket Today?" |
Carol McCloud |
"There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System
(Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) |
Tish Rabe and Aristides Ruiz |
| "The Magic Tree House Collection" (6+years) |
Mary Pope Osborne |
| "The Cat and the Hat" |
Dr. Seuss |
| "Oh The Places You'll Go." |
Dr. Seuss |
| "One Fish, two fish, Red fish, Blue fish." |
Dr. Seuss |
| "Green Eggs and Ham" |
Dr. Seuss |
| "Hop on Pop" |
Dr. Seuss |
| "Fox in Socks" |
Dr. Seuss |
| "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories" |
Dr. Seuss |
| "The Important Book" |
Margaret Wise Brown |
| "The Big Red Barn" |
Margaret Wise Brown |
| "Good Night Moon" |
Margaret Wise Brown |
| "Runaway Bunny" |
Margaret Wise Brown |
| "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" |
Laura Numeroff |
| "The Going to Bed Book" |
Sandra Boynton |
| "Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day" |
Richard Scarry |
| "Zen Ties" |
Jon J. Muth |
| "Zen Shorts" |
Jon J. Muth |
| "Guess How Much I Love You" |
Sam McBratney |
| "The Gift of Nothing" |
Patrick McDonnell |
| "Just Like Heaven" |
Patrick McDonnell |
| "Hug Time" |
Patrick McDonnell |
| "Art" |
Patrick McDonnell |
| "Someday" |
Alison McGhee and
Peter Reynolds |
| "Where The Wild Things Are" |
Maurice Sendak |
| "Officer Buckle and Gloria" |
Peggy Rathmann |
| "Owen" |
Kevin Henkes |
| "Sheila Rae, The Brave" |
Kevin Henkes |
| "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" |
Kevin Henkes |
| "Max and Ruby" |
Rosemary Wells |
| "Bunny Cakes" |
Rosemary Wells |
"The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The
Big Hungry Bear"
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Audrey and Don Wood |
| "Jubal's Wish" |
Audrey and Don Wood |
| "The Napping House" |
Audrey and Don Wood |
| "A Mother For Choco" |
Keiko Kasza |
| "Take Time to Relax" |
Nancy Carlson |
| "Me First" |
Helen Lester |
"Elmer"
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David McNee |
| "Blueberries For Sal" |
Robert McCloskey |
| "Miss Rumphius" |
Barbara Cooney |
| "Harold and The Purple Crayon" |
Crockett Johnson |
| "The Story of Ferdinand" |
Munro Leaf |
| "How To Behave and Why" |
Munro Leaf |
| "Manners Can Be Fun" |
Munro Leaf |
