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Recommended Reads

  • A Manual for Parents and Professionals, edited by Magda Gerber (published by Resources for Infant Educators)​

 

  • ​A Warm and Gentle Welcome: Nurturing Children From Birth to Age Three, Compiled from the work of the WECAN RIE/Pikler Working Group (The Gateways Series Five)​

 

  • Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers – Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Principles into Practice, edited by Stephanie Petrie, and Sue Owen

 

  • Before the Basics by Bev Bos​

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  • Bringing Up and Providing Care for Infants and Toddlers in an Institution by Pikler-Lóczy Társaság, Budapest 2007, edited by Anna Tardos

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  • Dear Parent: Caring for Infants With Respect by Magda Gerber, edited by Joan Weaver

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  • Don't Move the Muffin Tins: A Hands-Off Guide to Art for the Young Child by Bev Bos

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  • Sensory Awareness Foundation Bulletin – Emmi Pikler (1902-1982, November 14, Winter 1994)

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  • The Origins Of Free Play by Éva Kálló, Györgyi Balogh 

 

  • Together We’re Better: Establishing a Coactive Learning Environment by Bev Bos

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  • What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children's Lives by Rae Pica

 

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  • 105. Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling by John Holt, and Pat Farenga

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  • 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do: Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books by Tom Butler-Bowdon

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  • A Better World for Our Children: Rebuilding American Family Values by Dr. Benjamin M. Spock

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  • A Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play by Vivian Gussin Paley

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  • A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

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  • A Parent’s Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders by Lisa J. Bain, forward by C. Everett Koop, M.D. (The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

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  • A Parent's Guide To Autism: The Essential Handbook for Understanding All of Your Child’s Needs by Charles A. Hart

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  • A Short History of Rudeness: Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America by Mark Caldwell

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  • ADHD & Teens: A Parent's Guide to Making It Through the Tough Years by Colleen Alexander-Roberts, forward by Paul T. Elliott, M.D.

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  • American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie by Mary Kay Blakely

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  • Answers to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.

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  • Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans, 1995 edition

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  • Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children by Louise Derman-Sparks, and the A.B.C. Task Force

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  • Are They Ready for School? by Lois Robbert

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  • Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers, Resources for Infant Educarers: Principles into Practice, edited by Stephanie Petrie and Sue Owen

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  • Bear's Bargain (Moonbear #7) by Frank Asch

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  • Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child by Betty Frain, PH.D., and Eileen M. Clegg

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  • Between Mother Daughter: A Teenager and Her Mom Share the Secrets of a Strong Relationship by Judy Ford, and Amanda Ford

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  • Big George: Autobiography of an Angel by Phil Reed

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  • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

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  • Born for Love: why empathy is essential - and endangered by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D. Perry, M.D., PhD.

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  • Bring the Outdoors In: Garden Projects for Decorating and Styling Your Home by Shane Powers, with Jennifer Cegielski

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  • Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer

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  • Children's Cognitive Development by Ruth L. Ault

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  • Chosen by a Horse: How a Broken Horse Fixed a Broken Heart by Susan Richards

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  • Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children: Selections from Shakespeare, Twain, Dickens, O.Henry, London, Longfellow, Irving Aesop, Homer, Cervantes, Hawthorne, and More: Specially Arranged for Children 5 to 12 by an Educational Expert by William F. Russell

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  • Conversations About Compassion: Facilitator and Participant Guide (Fetzer Institute)

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  • Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, and Evan McGown

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  • Creative Activities for Young Children by Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld

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  • Curriculum in Early Childhood: A Resource for Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers by Judith A. Schickendanz, Mary Lynn Pergantis, Jan Kanosky, Annmarie Blaney, and Joan Ottinger (Boston University)

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  • Cycle of Life: A Collection of Lectures, edited by Marianne Wolman (Pacific Oaks College, Children’s School)

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  • Dance with me in the Heart: The adults’ guide to great infant-parent partnerships by Pennie Brownlee

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  • Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.

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  • Different Learners: Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Your Child's Learning Problems by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.

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  • Dimensions of Teaching – Learning Environments II. Focus on Day Care by Elizabeth Jones and Elizabeth Prescott

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  • Dimensions of Teaching-Learning Environments: A Handbook for Teachers in Elementary Schools and Day Care Centers by Elizabeth Jones, and Elizabeth Prescott Jones (Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School)

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  • Dollars and Sense: A Middle School Teacher Resource Book (Grades 5-8) by Marge Lindskog

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  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M. Hallowell, and John J. Ratey

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  • Early Childhood Education for a New Era: Leading for Our Profession by Stacie G Goffin

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  • Early Violence Prevention: Tools for Teachers of Young Children by Ronald G. Slaby, Wendy C. Roedell, Diana Arezzo, and Kate Hendrix

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  • Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.

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  • Extended Care Programs in Catholic Schools: Some Legal Concerns by Mary Angela Shaughnessy

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  • Fairy Houses . . . Everywhere! by Tracy Kane, photography by Barry Kane

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  • Gestalt Imagery: A Critical Factor in Language Comprehension by Nanci Bell (The Orton Dyslexia Society)

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  • Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids by MaryAnn F. Kohl, and Cindy Gainer

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  • Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities: Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood by Arlyn Roffman, and Loring C. Brinckerhoff, forward by Charles Schwab

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  • Happiness is Running Through the Streets to Find You: Translating Trauma’s Harsh Legacy Into Healing by Holly Elissa Bruno

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  • Hate Hurts: How Children Learn And Unlearn Prejudice – A Guide for Adults and Children by Caryl Stern-Larosa, Ellen Hofheimer Bettmann, and The Anti-Defamation League

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  • Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D., forward by Cardwell C. Nuckols, Ph.D.

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  • Hope Meadows: Real Life Stories of Healing and Caring from an Inspiring Community by Wes Smith

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  • How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much (From Birth to Adolescence) by Ellyn Satter

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  • How to Move Like a Gardener: Planting and Preparing Medicines from Plants by Deb Soule

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  • Hugs for the Heart: A Story Collection That Touches The Heart as only a Hug Can Do by Patsy Claremont, Florence Littaur

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  • Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness by Marie Tourell Søderberg

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  • Hyperactivity: Why Won't My Child Pay Attention? by Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., Michael Goldstein, M.D.

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  • If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul by Cherie Carter-Scott, forward by Jack Canfield

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  • If Wishes Were Horses: Mother Goose Rhymes, illustrated by Susan Jeffers

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  • I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers by Tim Madigan

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  • In Loving Hands: How the Rights for Young Children Living in Children's Homes Offer Hope and Happiness in Today's World by Elsa Chahin, and Anna Tardos

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  • Infant and Toddler Experiences by Fran Hast, and Ann Hollyfield

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  • Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers by Janet Gonzalez-Mena, and Dianne Widmeyer Eyer (Third Edition; also known as Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers: A Curriculum of Respectful, Responsive, Relationship-Based Care and Education)

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  • Instructional Manual for Professional Early Childhood Education Programs by Robert F. O'Connor

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  • Issues in Phonological Awareness Assessment by Patricia C. Lindamood, Nanci Bell, and Phyllis Lindamood (The Orton Dyslexia Society)

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  • It Must Hurt a Lot: A Book about Death and Learning and Growing by Doris Sanford

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  • Joys and Risks in Teaching Young Children, edited by Elizabeth Jones (Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School)

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  • Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie by Maya Angelou

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  • Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children by Joseph Bruchac

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  • Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie, and Charles E. Roth, forward by Edward O. Wilson

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  • Learning at Home – Nourishing Creativity: A Program of Beginning Art Experiences by Gwen Brennick, and Judith Wilson, edited by Ann Pervinker

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  • Locked Rooms Open Doors: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1933-1935 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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  • Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison

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  • Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook by Louise L. Hay, edited by Glenn Kolb

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  • Loving Each Other: The Challenge of Human Relationships by Leo F. Buscaglia

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  • Loving kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg, forward by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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  • Magic Places: The Adults Guide to Young Children’s Creative Art Work by Pennie Brownlee

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  • Magical Child: Rediscovering Nature's Plan For Our Children by Joseph Chilton Pearce

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  • Making Memories: Celebrating Mothers and Daughters Through Traditions, Crafts, and Lore by Joyce Marlow

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  • Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk by David Elkind (Author of The Hurried Child)

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  • More Infant and Toddler Experiences by Fran Hast and Ann Hollyfield

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  • Moving with Pleasure from the Beginning: The Importance of Observation in Early Childhood by Agnes Szanto-Feder

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  • Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough, and Modeling Experiences by MaryAnn F. Kohl

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  • No More Words: A Journal of My Mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh by Reeve Lindbergh

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  • Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn by Cathy N. Davidson

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  • Old Turtle by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Cheng-Khee Chee

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  • On the Growing Edge: Notes from College Teachers Making Changes by Elizabeth Jones (Pacific Oaks College and Children’s School)

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  • One Frog Can Make a Difference: Kermit's Guide to Life in the '90s by Robert P. Riger, edited by Julie Rubenstein, illustrated by Tom Payne

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  • Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart by Opal Whiteley (adapted by Jane Boulton)

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  • Over the Mountain: Impressions by Jack Booth, David Booth, Willa Pauli, and Jo Phenix

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  • Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally E. Shaywitz

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  • Parent Speak: What’s wrong with how we talk to our children - and what to say instead by Jennifer Lehr.

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  • Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Operates the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown, MD with Christopher Vaughan, Founder of the National Institute for Play

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  • Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison

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  • Please Don't Sit on the Kids: A Parent's Guide to Nonpunitive Discipline by Clare Cherry (also known as Parents, Please Don't Sit on Your Kids: A Parent's Guide to Nonpunitive Discipline)

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  • Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying the Technology in Your Life by David Pogue

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  • Promises to Keep: A Call for a New American Revolution by Richard N. Goodwin

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  • Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, incentive plans, A’s, praise, and other bribes by Alfie Kohn

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  • Race, Class, & Gender: An Anthology by Margaret L. Andersen, and Patricia Hill Collins

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  • Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man by Don Elium, and Jeanne Elium

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  • Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall, and Phillip Berman

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  • Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

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  • Roots, Shoots, Buckets Boots: Gardening Together with Children by Sharon Lovejoy

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  • Sad But O.K.: My Daddy Died Today: A Child's View of Death by Barbara Frisbie Juneau

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  • Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, and Denver Moore, with Lynn Vincent

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  • Scribble Cookies and Other Independent Creative Art Experiences for Children by MaryAnn F. Kohl, illustrated by  Judy McCoy

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  • Separate But Not Equal: The Dream and the Struggle by Jim Haskins

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  • Shiro in Love by Wendy Tokuda, and Richard Hall, illustrated by Karen Okasaki Sasaki

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  • Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lillian Hoban

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  • So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo

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  • Staying Connected: How to Continue your Relationships with Those Who Have Died (Selected talks and Meditations) by Rudolf Steiner, 1905-1924

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  • Study Guide for The World of Abnormal Psychology: A New Way of Teaching about Behavior, edited by Toby Kleban Levine

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  • Taking Care of Me: The Habits of Happiness by Mary Kay Mueller

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  • Teacher Your Own by John Holt

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  • Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman, and Charles Weingartner

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  • Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment by Marianne Williamson

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  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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  • The Best of Wonder Science: Elementary Science Activities by The American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Physics, and the American Mathematical Society

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  • The Caregiver's Companion: Readings and Professional Resources to accompany Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers (7th Edition) by Janet Gonzalez-Mena, and Dianne Widmeyer Eyer

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  • The Celtic Quest in Art and Literature: An Anthology from Merlin to Van Morrison by Jane Lahr

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  • The Comfort of Little Things: An Educator's Guide to Second Chances by Holly Elissa Bruno

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  • The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology by Rebecca Rupp

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  • The Delicate Art of Whale Watching by Joana McIntyre Varawa

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  • The Eagle & the Wren by Jane Goodall, illustrated by Alexander Reichstein

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  • The Explosive Child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children by Ross W. Greene Ph.D

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  • The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

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  • The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman

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  • The Girl with the Brown Crayon by Vivian Gussin Paley

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  • The Great Redwall Feast by Brian Jacques, illustrated by Christopher Denise

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  • The Heart of Goodness: A Radiant Path to a Richer, Fuller Life by Jo Ann Larsen

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  • The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Too Fast Too Soon by David Elkind

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  • The Japanese Way with Flowers by Rachel E. Carr, illustrated by Alain R. Carr

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  • The Journey of Early Adolescence – Volume 14, Number 3 (SAGE Periodicals Press)

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  • The Law of Forgiveness by Connie Domino

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  • The Learning Connection: Effective Answers to Reading and Learning Difficulties by Steven R. Shapiro

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  • The Loving Hands: How the rights for young children living in children’s homes offer hope and happiness in today’s world by Elsa Chahin with Anna Tardos

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  • The Master Library Comprising The Master Scrolls and The Master Books of The Chautauqua Desk Copyright 1931

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  • The Moral Intelligence of Children: How to Raise a Moral Child by Robert Coles

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  • The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine, M.D. (Founder, All Kinds of Minds Institute, and Director, Center for Development and Learning)​

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  • The Politics of Education: Culture, Power and Liberation by Paulo Freire, introduction by Henry A. Giroux, translated by Donaldo Macedo

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  • The Rainbow Goblins by Ul De Rico

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  • The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists by Edward B. Fry, Ph.D., Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D., and Dona Lee Fountoukidis, Ed.D.

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  • The Sacred Urge To Play: Unfolding your child’s intelligence, imagination, creativity and joy for life by Pennie Brownlee with Kimberly Crisp

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  • The Six Stages Of Parenthood by Ellen Galinsky

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  • The Story of the Root Children by Sibylle von Olfers

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  • The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day: Awesome Games and Crafts to Master Your Moods, Boost Focus, Hack Mealtimes and Help Grownups Understand Why You Do the Things You Do by Dayna Abraham

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  • The Tao of Teaching: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Teaching by Greta Nagel, PH.D.

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  • The Touch That Teaches: T.E.A.M. work with Linda Tellington-Jones (An EQUUS Monograph)

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  • The Unmistakable Touch of Grace: How to Recognize and Respond to the Spiritual Signposts in Your Life by Cheryl Richardson

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  • The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith

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  • The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember by Fred Rogers

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  • There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America by Alex Kotlowitz

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  • There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne D. Dyer

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  • Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life by Trevor Blake

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  • Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, edited by Margo Lundell

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  • Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance by David Elkind

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  • Trust the Children: A Manual and Activity Guide for Homeschooling and Alternative Learning by Anna Kealoha

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  • Values: Lighting the Candle of Excellence: A Practical Guide for the Family by Marva Collins

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  • Vanilla Vocabulary, Level 2: A Visualized / Verbalized Vocabulary Book by Nanci Bell, and Phyllis Lindamood

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  • Village School (Fairacre #1) by Miss Read

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  • Visualizing and Verbalizing: For Language Comprehension and Thinking by Nanci Bell

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  • Vulnerability, Coping, and Growth: From Infancy to Adolescence by Lois Barclay Murphy, and Alice E. Moriarty​

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  • What Is Good Preschool Education?: A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Lois Robbert, illustrated by Linda Huss

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  • What's Wrong With Timmy? by Maria Shriver, illustrated by Sandra Speidel

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  • When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving Healing by Marilyn E. Gootman, edited by Pamela Espeland

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  • When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, and Susan McCarthy

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  • When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the Mystery of Auditory Processing Disorder by Teri James Bellis, PH.D.

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  • Where Are My Birth Parents?: A Guide for Teenage Adoptees by Karen Gravelle, and Susan Fischer

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  • White Teacher by Vivian Gussin Paley

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  • Workjobs I; Activity Centered Learning For Early Childhood Education by Mary Baratta-Lorton

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  • Workjobs II: Number Activities for Early Childhood by Mary Baratta-Lorton

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  • Writing to Save Your Life: How to Honor your Story Through Journaling by Michele Weldon

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  • You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay

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  • Your Child's Emotional Health: The essential guide to every facet of a child’s psychological and mental development, from age thirteen to age twenty by Jack Maguire (Philadelphia Child Guidance Center)

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  • Your Sacred Self: Making the decision to be free by Wayne W. Dyer

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  • Zinnia and Dot by Lisa Campbell Ernst

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