Research on brain development has documented that the future education and well being of a child is formed very early. The majority of the brain is developed during the first three years of life. Research shows that early experiences and early learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain. Infants and toddlers are pre-programmed to learn but they can only learn from the experiences we provide for them.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Book List

Books can teach so much in certain situations when parents don't have the right words. Here is a list of books that are helpful for certain emotional times during a child's preschool years:

Fears
Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Webster
There's a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
There's An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
Will I have a Friend by Cohen, M
If You Listen by Charlotte Zolotow (Loneliness)
We'll Paint the Octopus Red by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Anger/Loss
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
I Miss You Everyday by Simms Taback
When Sophie Gets Angry, Really Really Angry by Molly Bang
The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow
The Temper Tantrum Book by Preston, EM
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
Are You My Mother by PD Eastman (Parental Loss)
Its Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by Vicki Lansky (Divorce)
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown
If You're Angry and You Know It by Cecily Kaiser

Friendship/Forgiveness/Bullying
The White Marble by Charlotte Zolotow
Homemade Love by Bell Hooks
Stop Picking on Me by Pat Thomas

Security, Love, Self Esteem
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
My Love For You by Sharon Roth
Willie's Not the Hugging Kind by Joyce Barrett
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Goodbye Daddy by Brigitte Weninger
Timothy Too by Charlotte Zolotow
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

Uniqueness/Diversity
Many Colored Days by Dr Seuss
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children's Story about Peanut Allegies by Nicole Smith
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada
Everybody Cooks Rice by Nora Dooley
Family by Isabell Monk (African American)
How Smudge Came by Nan Gregory (Down's Syndrome)
My Sister is Different by Betty Wright (Mental Retardation)
Lisa and Her Soundless World by Edna Levine (Hearing Impairment)
Its OK to be Different by Todd Parr
Things That Make you Feel Good, Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

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