Child Development Resources
Fall 2019
Picture Books
Sea Bear
by Lindsay Moore
Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
Look at Me
by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
This book helps readers understand the range of ways animals try to get one another's attention and why.
Tomorrow Most Likely
by Dave Eggers, Illus by Lane Smith
This book explores all of the dreamy, wonderful, strange things the next day might bring for one little boy.
Olive and Pekoe in Four Short Walks
by Jacky Davis & Giselle Potter
A funny and engaging story about two dogs told in four short chapters.
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market
by Raúl the Third
Bilingual fun about Little Lobo and his dog taking supplies to the Mercado.
Night Job
by Karen Hesse; illus by G. Brian Karas
Share the nighttime experience of a father and child in a luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
Child Development
The Montessori Toddler
by Simone Davies
A guide for parents of toddlers looking to bring the principles of Montessori education into their daily lives.
Cribsheet
by Emily Oster
From the author of Expecting Better, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.
Open-Ended Art for Young Children
by Tracy Galuski, PhD and Mary Ellen Bardsley, PhD
Common challenges and practical solutions for practicing open-ended art in early childhood classrooms.
