- Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
- NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
- Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential by Eileen Kennedy Moore, PhD Mark S Lowenthal, PsyD
- Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder by Mariah Bruehl
- Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D. & Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D.
- Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five by John Medina
- No Regrets Parenting: Turning Long Days and Short Years into Cherished Moments with Your Kids by Harley Robart, M.D.
- Different Learners: Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Your Child’s Learning Problems by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
- Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross
- Fun On the Run by Cynthia L. Copeland
STAFF FAVORITES:
- Baby 411 by Denise Fields and Ari Brown M.D.
- Toddler 411 by Denise Fields and Ari Brown M.D.
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
- Parenting with Love & Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
- Touchpoints by Brazelton
- Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
- Bright From the Start by Jill Stamm
- Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Cleo’s Color Book by Blackstone, S.
- Whose Baby Am I? by Butler, J.
- Welcome Baby!: Baby Rhymes for Baby Times by Calmenson, S.
- Peek-a-moo! by Cimarusti, M.
- Maisy’s Amazing Big Book of Words by Cousins, L.
- Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems and Lullabies for the Very Young by Dyer, J.
- This is the Baby by Fleming, C.
- The Everything Book by Fleming, D.
- Time for Bed by Fox, M.
- Food for Thought: The Complete Book of Concepts for Growing Minds by Freymann, S.
- As Big as You by Greenstein, E.
- Hush Little Baby by Halpern, S.
- Look at You!: A Baby Body Book by Henderson, K.
- Where’s Spot? by Hill, E.
- Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases by Hindley, J.
- Hands Can by Hudson, C.
- Counting Kisses by Katz, K.
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Martin, B.
- Here are My Hands by Martin, B.
- Splash! by McDonnell, F.
- Wake Up, Me by McGee, M.
- I Kissed the Baby by Murphy, M.
- I Like it When… by Murphy, M.
- The Baby Goes Beep by O’Connell, R.
- Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Prelutsky, J.
- You and Me, Baby by Reiser, L.
- One Naked Baby: Counting to Ten and Back Again by Smith, M.
- How Do You Make a Baby Smile? by Sturges, P.
- My Very First Mother Goose by Wells, R.
- I Went Walking by Williams, S.
- “More, More, More,” Said the Baby by Williams, V.
- Piggies by Wood, A.
- Sleep Rhymes Around the World by Yolen, J.
TEACHER PICKS
- Moo, Baa, La La La by Boynton, S.
- First 100 Words by Priddy, R.
- Toes, Ears & Nose! by Dane Bauer, M.
- Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Katz. K.
- Boynton Rhyming Books by Boynton, S.
- Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
- Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Fox, M.
- Little Gorilla by Bornstein, R.
- Black Dog Gets Dressed by Boyd, L.
- Big Red Barn by Brown, M.
- Cat’s Colors by Cabrera, J.
- From Head to Toe by Carle, E.
- Who Hops? by Davis, K.
- Dog’s Noisy Day by Dodd, E.
- Gossie by Dunrea, O.
- Does a Pig Flush? by Ehrlich, F.
- Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Emberley, E.
- Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Fleming, D.
- Hello, World by Foreman, M.
- Here Come Poppy and Max by Gardiner, L.
- Book! by George, K.
- Is Your Mama a Llama? by Guarino, D.
- Four Friends Together by Heap, S.
- Kiss Good Night by Hest, A.
- Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Ho, M.
- A-hunting We Will Go! by Kellogg, S.
- Whose Mouse are You? by Kraus, R.
- Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Lewis, K.
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Martin, B.
- Giddy-up! Let’s Ride! by McDonnell, F.
- Terrific Trains by Mitton, T.
- Toddlerobics by Newcome, Z.
- Wave Goodbye by Reid, R.
- Down in the Woods at Sleepytime by Schaefer, C.
- Calling All Toddlers by Simon, F.
- A Hat for Minerva Louise by Stoeke, J.
- Silly Little Goose! by Tafuri, N.
- Clarabella’s Teeth by Vrombaut, A.
- Mouse Paint by Walsh, E.
- Hi, Pizza Man! by Walter, V.
- Little White Duck by Whippo, W.
- Silly Sally by Wood, A.
TEACHER PICKS
- Little Blue Truck by Schertle, A.
- Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Boynton, S.
- Bear Snores On books by Wilson, K.
- Octopus Hug by Pringle, L.
- Harold and the Purple Crayon books by Johnson, C.
- Dr. Seuss Books
- The Hat by Brett, J.
- Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by Burningham, J
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Burton, V.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle, E.
- Rainy Day Slug by Colburn, M.
- Planting a Rainbow by Ehlert, L.
- Bark, George by Feiffer, J.
- The Gingerbread Boy by Galdone, P.
- Seals on the Bus by Hort, L.
- Good-Night Owl by Hutchins, P.
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Fox, M.
- If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo by Hendrick, M.
- Chrysanthemum by Henkes, K.
- The Pigs’ Picnic by Kasza, K.
- Pet Show! by Keats, E.
- Tacky the Penguin by Lester, H.
- Swimmy by Lionni, L.
- Froggy Goes to School by London, J.
- What! Cried Granny: an Almost Bedtime Story by Lum, K.
- Blueberries for Sal by McCloskey, R.
- Flashing Fire Engines by Mitton, T.
- Six-Dinner Sid by Moore, I.
- Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs? by Most, B.
- Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? by Nodset. J.
- Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak, M.
- Shark in the Park by Sharratt, N.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout by Sloat, T.
- Caps for Sale: a Tale of a Peddler by Slobodkina, E.
- Pete’s a Pizza by Steig, W.
- Singing Chick by Stenmark, V.
- The Pig in the Pond by Waddell, M.
- A Chair for My Mother by Williams, V.
- Northwest Animal Babies by Wolfe, A.
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Yolen, J.
- Trashy Town by Zimmerman, A.
- Harry and the Lady Next Door by Zion, G.
TEACHER PICKS
- anything Dr. Seuss
- anything Mem Fox
- anything Sandra Boynton
- anything Magic Tree House