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Birth to 1 Month: Looking at faces to develop vision and attachment:

*Baby Faces by M. Miller

*Wow! Babies! by P. Gentieu

Padded Board Books: Baby Faces

1 Month: Nursery Rhymes:

*Tomie's Little Mother Goose by T. dePaola

Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes by B. Potter

My Very First Mother Goose by I.A. Opie & RWells

2 Months: Book to prop with simple, high-contrast pictures so baby can practice visual skills:

What Is That? by T. Hoban

*Black on White by T. Hoban

*It Looked Like Spilt Milk by C. G. Shaw

3 Months: A book to prop or a nursery rhyme book:

Humpty Dumpty: And Other Rhymes by I. A. Opie, R. Wells

*Read To Your Bunny by R. Wells

Baby Animals Black and White: Black and White by P. L. Tildes

4 Months: Animal Sounds-focus on listening/hearing:

*Who Says Quack? by J. Smith & P. Dunlap Grosset

Big Red Barn by M. Wise Brown

Animal-Shaped Board Books: Farm Animals by B. Watts & D. Brown

5 Months: Chunky, chubby, cloth or vinyl book for baby to explore and manipulate, single picture on each page:

*Baby's First Words by L. Wik

Baby's Animal Friends by P. Dunn

Padded Board Books: All About Baby by S. Shott

6 Months: Vinyl or cloth book, good for mouthing:

*Red, Blue Yellow Shoe by T. Hoban

Bath Books: Bathtime

Whale Baby by J. Labrack & D. Reagan

Kite In The Park by L. Cousins

7 Months: Small chunky book with brightly colored pictures:

*Farm Animals by P. Dunn

Touch and Feel Baby Animals -DK Books

*Baby! Talk! by P. Gentieu

8 Months: Labeling baby's facial features:

*Smile! by R. Grobel Intrater

Baby Faces by K. Suter

*Peek-a-boo by J.Ormerod

9 Months: Motor development is the focus of the plan:

Grow! Babies! by P.Gentieu

*Baby's 1-2-3 by N. Ricklen

Mommy and Me by N. Ricklen

10 Months: Learning to feed self. Activity is to have baby unwrap a book:

*Pots and Pans by P.Hubbell

*Wrapping Paper Romp by P. Hubbell

Let's Eat by A. Posner & T. Taylor

11 Months: Use the home-made zip-lock bag book; No commercial book is needed for this plan.

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12 Months: Screening is the focus of this plan:

*I See by R. Isadora

*Play Rhymes by M. Tolon Brown

Show Me! By T. Tracy & D.LaBrosse

13 Months: Lift-the-flap, interactive book:

*Where's the Baby? By C. Christian & L. Dwight

*Where's Spot? by E. Hill

Open the Barn Door by C. Santoro

14 Months: Baby faces showing various feelings:

*Pretty Brown Face by A. Pinkney, B. Pinkney & J.B.Pinkney

*Copy Cat Faces by D. Chancellor

Funny Faces by N. Tuxworth

16 Months: Play dough/Stress/Temper tantrums plan:

*I Touch by R. Isadora

You Go Away by D. Corey & D. Paterson

When You're Mad: And You Know It by E. Crary, S. Steelsmith & M. Katayama

17 Months: Story emphasizing feelings:

I Love You Very: A Child's Book Of Love by F. Weedn & L. Weedn Gilbert

I Feel Happy: A Bedtime Book of Feelings by F. Weedn & L. Weedn

Mommy Loves Me by D. Warren & B. Lanza

Daddy Loves Me by D. Warren & B. Lanza

18 Months: Activity is a pretend play picnic. Choose a book about foods, mealtime, picnics:

Hide-And-Seek Picnic by T. Speer

Blues #1 Picnic by B. Yablonsky & K. Craig

Boom, Baby, Boom, Boom! by M. Mahy & P. MacCarthy

19 Months: Sounds. Book which includes pictures of things that make sounds:

Train Song by C. Lukas, R. Torrey & R. Torrey

Bananas Gorilla's Sounds by R. Scarry

Bang! Bang! Toot! Toot! by R. Cowley

20 Months: Motor activity: Step, jump, climb. A book about physical development

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by S. Scott

*We're Going On A Bear Hunt by M. Rosen & H. Oxenbury

I Can by H. Oxenbury

21 Months: Make a word book. Read a "word-less" book:

*A Boy, A Dog, A Frog, And A Friend by M.&M. Mayer

*Peter Spier's Rain by P. Spiers

Snow Day by D. Peddle

Bedtime! By A. Kuble

Truck by D. Crews

22 Months: Lift the flap book. Transitions:

*What Happens Next? by C. Christian & L. Dwight

Daddy and Me Lift & Look Board Books

Bug In A Rug by S. Heap

23 Months: Social/Emotional. Beginning conversational skills:

*Busy Bugs, Lazy Bugs by D.A. Carter

*Goodnight Moon by M. Wise Brown

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HUG by J. Alborough

*I Like Me by N.L. Carlson

*Max's Bath by R. Wells

24 months: Screening and visit to the Doctor:

It's Great to be Two by F. Pragoff

*The Berenstain Bears Go To The Doctor by S. & J. Berenstain

Jonathon Goes To The Doctor by S. K. Baggette & W. J. Moriarty

Freddie Visits The Doctor by N. Smee

*Max's Ride by R. Wells

*In and Out, Up and Down by J. Henson

*Opposites by S. Boyton

*Oh My, Oh My, Oh Dinosaurs by S. Boyton

*The Foot Book: Dr. Suess' Wacky Book of Opposites by Seuss

25 Months: Simple counting books and shape matching:

*Let's Look At Sizes: by N. Tuxworth

Bear in a Square by S. Blackstone and D. Harter

One Moose, Twenty Mice by C. Beaton

26 Months: Gross motor and labeling of body parts:

Hop, Skip, Jump by N. Tuxworth

*Froggy Gets Dressed by J. London & F. Remkiewicz

*Eyes, Nose Fingers, Toes by J. Hindley & B. Granstrom

*Uh Oh! I Gotta Go: Potty Tales from Toddlers by B. McGrath & S. Dieterichs

*Going To The Potty by F. Rogers & J. Judkis

27 Months: Colors:

*Let's Look At Colors by L. B. Staff & N. Tuxworth

*Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by E. Carle & B., Jr. Martin

Primary Cats by M. Heatwole

*Keith Haring Big by K. Haring

*I Love Colors by M. Miller

*Baby's Colors by N. Ricklen

28 Months: Feelings, especially night time fears, sharing and bedtime:

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by M. Waddell & B. Firth

*Time For Bed by M. Fox & J. Dyer

*The New Baby by F. Rogers

*Peter's Chair by E. J. Keats

*There's A Nightmare In My Closet by M. Mayer

Go Away, Big Green Monster! by E. Emberly

29 Months: Look and find book:

I Spy Little Book by J. Marzollo & W. Wick

*Each Pear, Peach, Plum by J. & A. Ahlberg

Who Ate It? by T. Gomi

Have You Seen My Duckling? by N. Tafuri

30 Months: Discipline and problem solving:

*I Was So Mad by M. Mayer

*Will There Be A Lap For Me? by D. Corey, N. Poydar & A. Levine

*Swimmy by L. Lionni

*Froggy Goes To School by J. London & F. Remkiewicz

*Good Night Gorilla by P. Rathman

*Let's Go Froggy by J. London & F. Remkiewicz

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31 Months: Blocks and building activity:

Machines At Work by B. Barton

Diggers and Dump Trucks by A. Royston

*Freight Train by D. Crews

*Zoom City by T. Hurd

32 Months: Matching:

*Spot's Big Book of Colors, Shapes and Numbers by E. Hill

Let's Look At Mix and Match by N. Tuxworth

*What Is Round? by R. Kai Dotlich

33 Months: Food and/or cooking:

lunch by D. Fleming

Eat Up, Gemma by S. Hayes & J.Ormerod

Feast For 10 by C. Falwell

ABC Yummy by L. Jahn-Clough

Alligator Arrived With Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast by C. Dragonwagon, et al.

34 Months: Taping parent reading book:

*The Very Busy Spider by E. Carle

*Playtime Rhymes by P. Lamont & S. McKeller

*The Itsy Bitsy Spider by R. Wells

*Alphabears: An ABC Book by K. & M. Hague

*Jamberry by B. Degan

35 Months: Patterning, sequencing and music:

*Very Hungry Caterpillar by E. Carle

The Wheels On The Bus by Raffi & S. Kantorovitz Wickstrom

*Five Little MonkeysJumping On The Bed by E. Christelow

*Roll Over by M. Peek

36 Months: Good preschool literature:

The Runaway Bunny by M. Wise Brown

The Little Engine That Could by W. Piper, G. Haumann & D. Haumann

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Caps For Sale by E. Slobodkina

Three to Five

Art and Construction:

Wonderful Watercolor: **Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by E. Carle & B., Jr. Martin

**My Many Colored Days by Dr. Suess, L. Farcher & S.Johnson

**Planting A Rainbow by L. Ehlert

Scrap Sculpture: **Changes, Changes by P. Hutchins

*Architect Of The Moon by T. Wynne-Jones & I. Wallace

*Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by T. Hoban

The Shape of Things by D. Dodds & J. Lacome

Simple Stitchery: **Charlie Needs A Cloak by T. dePaola

**A New Coat For Anna by H. Ziefert & A. Cobel

*Joseph Had A Little Overcoat by S. Tuback

Bruno the Tailor by L. Klinting

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Blocks:

Building With Blocks Together: **Building a House by B. Barton

*How A House Is Built by G. Gibbons

Building by E. Cooper

Roll and Build (Counting and building): Ten Black Dots by D. Crews

*What Comes In 2's, 3's,& 4's by S. Aker & B. Karlin

123 Yippee by L. Jahn-Clough

Body Awareness:

Identifying Body Parts: **Piggies by A. & D. Wood

The Body Book by S. Rotner & S. Calcagnino

This Is My Body by G. & M. Mayer

The Sense of Touch: **My Hands by Aliki

*My Five Senses by Aliki

Is It Rough? Is It Smooth? Is It Shiny? by T. Hoban

Motor Games for the Body: **Here Are My Hands by B., Jr. Martin T. Rand & J. Archambault

*Clap Your Hands by L. B. Cauley

*From Head To Toe by E. Carle

Emerging Literacy:

Emerging Reading Skills: **I Went Walking by S. Williams & J. Vivas

*Who Is The Beast? by K. Baker

Silly Sally by A. Wood

Emerging Writing Skills: Dear Peter Rabbit by A. Flor Ada, L. Tryon & R. Zubizarreta

Arthur Writes a Story by M. Tolan Brown

A Busy Day at Mr. Kang's Grocery Store by A. Flanagan

Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by R. Schotter & K. Brooker

Listening: Games and Echo reading **We're Going On A Bear Hunt by M. Rosen & H. Oxenbury

*The Doorbell Rang by P Hutchins

Who Stole The Cookie? by J. Moffatt

Everyday Math:

Collections: Classifications: **Gray Rabbit's Odd One Out by A. Baker

*The Important Book by M. Wise Brown & L. Weisgard

Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum by N. Stiles, et. Al

Patterns and Sequences: **The Bag I'm Taking To Grandmas by S. Neitzel & N. Winslow Parker

*The Jacket I Wear In The Snow by S. Neitzel & N. Winslow Parker

*The Napping House by A. & D. Wood

The Three Bears by P. Galdone

Collections: **Button Box by M.S. Reid & S. Chamberlain

*Beep-Beep, Vroom-Vroom by S.J. Murphy & C. L. Demarest

*Sorting: Math Counts by H. Pluckrose

Time Concepts: **Brown Rabbit's Day by A. Baker

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*My First Book Of Time by C. Llewellyn

*Telling Time With Big Mama Cat by D. Harper, B. Moser & C. Moser

Experimenting:

Experimenting With Air: **The Three Little Pigs by M. Zemach

*Air Is All Around You by F. Branley

Feel The Wind by A. Dorros

Water Play: *Who Sank The Boat by P. Allen

*Those That Float, Those That Don't by K.R. Potter, J. Leo, K. Fulk & L. Jana

*Mr. Gumpy's Outing by J. Burningham

Ramp Rolling: How Many Trucks Can A Tow Truck Tow? by C. Pomerantz & R. W. Alley

Simple Machines by D. Hodges & R. Boudreau

What's Faster than A Speeding Cheetah? by R. E. Wells

Mysterious Magnets: What Magnets Can Do by A. Fowler

Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine by R. Scarry & G. Herman

Science With Magnets by H. Edom & S. Abel

Curious Colors: **White Rabbit's Color Book by A. Baker

*Little Blue and Little Yellow by L. Lionni

*Mouse Paint by E. Stollwalsh

**The Rainbow Fish by M. Pfister & J.A. James

Outdoor Fun: **Mirandy and Brother Wind by P. McKissack

A Nest Full Of Eggs by P. Belz Jenkins & L. Rockwell

How A Seed Grows by H.J. Jordan & L. Krupinski

Feelings:

Exploring Feelings: **The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

*Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by J. Viorst & R. Cruz

The Way I Feel by J. Cain

*Bennie's Pennies by P. Brisson & B. Barner

**I Was So Mad by M. Mayer

**On Monday When It Rained by C. Kachenmeister & T. Berthiaume

*Feelings by Aliki

My Many Colored Days by Seuss, L. Fancher & S. Johnson

Games:

Board Games: *12 Ways to Get To 11 by E. Merriam & B. Farlin

*How Many Snails? by P. Giganti & D. Crews

*A Pair of Socks by S. Murphy & L. Ehrlert

Gross Motor Games: Clifford's Sports Day by N. Bridwell

Jump Rope Magic by A. Scruggs & D. Diaz

Snow Dance by L. Evans & C. Jabar

Word Games: **The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear by A. & D. Wood

**Each Peach Pear Plum by J. & A. Ahlberg

*Is Your Mama a Llama? by D. Guarino & S. Kellogg

Kitchen:

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**The Very Hungry Caterpiller by E. Carle

*Feast for 10 by C. Falwell

The Seven Silly Eaters by M. Hoberman & M. Frazee

Cooking Up Literacy: **Peanut Butter and Jelly by N. Bernard Westcott

**Pancakes Pancakes by Eric Carle

**It's My Birthday by H. Oxenbury

*Eating The Alphabet by L. Ehrlert

*The Cake That Mack Ate by R. Robart & M. Kovalski

Experimenting with Science in the Kitchen: Strega Nona by T. dePaola

Molasses Man by F. Marshall & K. May

Hold The Anchovies!: A Book About Pizza by S. Rotner & J. Pemberton Hellums

Movement:

Jump and Count: **Hop Jump by E. Stoll Walsh

**Jump Frog Jump by R. Kalant & B. Barton

Twentyfour Robbers by A. Wood

Bearobics: A Hip-Hop Counting Story by V. Parker, E. Bolam & V. Parker

Step and Launch: A Picture Book of Jesse Owens by D.A. Adler & R. Casilla

Color Dance by A. Jonas

Moon Dance by F. Asch

Barn Dance by J. Archambault, et.al.

Animals on the Move: **Rooster's Off To See The World by E. Carle

*Who Hops? by K. Davis

**Chica Chica Boom Boom by J. Archambault, L. Ehrlert & B., Jr. Martin

Music:

Steady Beat: **Humpty Dumpty by D. Kirk

**Humpty Dumpty by K. Eagle & R. Gilbert

The Loudest Fastest Best Drummer in Kansas by M. Davol & C. Bowman Smith

Max Found Two Sticks by B. Pinkney & J.B. Pinkney

Singing and Moving to Music: *Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi & D. Allender

*Down By The Bay by Raffi & N.Bernard Westcoff

*Snake Alley Band by E. Nygaard & B. Lewin

The Farmer in the Dell by A. Wallner

Pretend Play:

Community Helpers: *Amazing Grace by M. Hoffman & C. Binch

*Guess Who? by M. Leonard & D. Handelman

Fighting Fires by S. Kuklin

Community Helpers from A to Z by B. Kalman & N. Walker

Post Office: **Dear Annie by J. Caseley

*Dear Mr. Blueberry by S. James

The Post Office Book: Mail and How It Moves by G. Gibbons

Mail by the Pail by C. Bergel & M. Koenig

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Diversity

Multicultural:

We're Different, We're The Same by B.J. Kate & J. Mathieu

Two Eyes, A Nose and a Mouth by R. Grobel Intrater

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by T. dePaola

Ten Little Rabbits by V. Grossman & S. Long

Pass It On-African-American Poetry For Children by W. Hudson & F. Cooper

Arrow To The Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by G. McDermott

Bein' with you This Way by W. Nikola, L. Bryant & M. Bryant

Potluck by A. Shelby & I. Trivas

Aiko's Flowers by R. Vmezawa & Y. Ando

Chinatown by W. Low

Wake Up World! A Day In The Life Of Children Around the World by B. Hooyer

The Colors of Us by K. Katz

Cajun through and Through by T. Thomassie & A. Glass

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth traditions from Around the World by S.Becker, G.Karas

Beneath the Stone: A Mexican Zapotec Tale by B. Wolf

Hats, Hats, Hats by A. Morris & K. Heyman

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by A. Morris

To Be a Kid by M. Ajmera, J.D. Ivanko & M. Kratt

Welcoming Babies by M. Burnsknight & A. Sibley O'Brien

Forest Singer by S. Sikundar & A. Astill

Anna's Athabaskan Summer by A. Griese & C. Ragins

At The Beach by H.V. Lee

Lotus Seed by S. Garland & T. Kiuchi

The Runaway Rice Cake by Y.C. Compestine & T. Chau

Families:

On Mother's Lap by A. Herbert Scott & G. Coalson

At Daddy's on Saturdays by L. Walvoord Girard, J. Friedman & A. Levine

Our Granny by M. Wild & J. Vivas

All Kinds of Families by N. Simon, C. Rubin & J. Laskar

*A Chair For My Mother by V. Williams

Good-Bye, Daddy by B. Weninger & A. Marks

I Live With Daddy by J. Vigna

Abel's Moon by S. Hughes

For My Family, Love, Allie by E. Senisit & K. Tucker

Catherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Families by C. & L. Anholt

Clams All Year by M. Cocca-Leffler

Tight Times by B. Hazen & T. Hyman

Special Needs:

Why Am I Different? by N. Simon, D. Leder & C. Rubin

Apt. 3 by E. J. Keats

Brian's Bird by P.A.Davis & L. Johnson

I Can! Can You? by C. Adorjan & M. Nerlove

Someone Special, Just Like You by F. Brown, F. Ortiz & T. Ortiz

We Can Do It! by L. Dwight

Extraordinary Friends by F. Rogers & J. Judkis

Friends at School by R. Bunnett & M. Brown

Mori's Story: A Book About A Boy With Autism by Z. Gartenberg & J. Gay

Rolling Along: The Story of Taylor and His Wheelchair by J. Heelan & N. Simmonds

Animals Helping With Special Needs by C. Oliver & S. Morgan

Aaron's Awful Allergies by T. Harrison & E. Fernandes

I'm Tougher Than Asthma by A. Carter, S. Carter & D. Young

Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses by A. Hest & J. Parton

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Luna and the Big Blur: A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses by S. Day & D. Morrris

Animal Signs-A first book of sign language by Debby Slier

A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan

Arnie and the New Kid by Nancy Carlson

Baby's First Words (a Sign and Say book) by Meredith Layton

Even Little Kids Get Diabetes by Connie Pirner

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

My First Book of Sign Language by J Holub

Our Brother Has Down's Syndrome by Shelley Cairo

Shelley , The Hyperactive Turtle by Deborah M. Moss

Simple Signs by Cindy Wheeler

The Lion Who Had Asthma by Jonathon London

Where's Chimpy by Berniece Rabe

Word Signs-A First Book of Sign Language by Debby Slier

Where We Live:

Back Home by G.J. Pinkney & J. Pinkney

Tar Beach by F. Ringgold

The Doorman by E. Grimm & T. Lewin

Barn Savers by L. Oatman & T. Lewin

Down The Winding Road by A. Johnson & S. Evans

Little Country Town by J. Southwell & K Choras

Houses and Homes by A. Morris & K. Heyman

Around Town by C.K. Soentpiet

The Story About Ping by M. Flack & K. Wiese

Building an Igloo by U. Steltzer

Appalachia: The Voices of the Sleeping Birds by G. Rylant & B. Moser

Living in the Mountains by A. Fowler

If You're Not From the Prairie by D. Bouchand & H. Ripplinger

The Shepherd Boy by K.L. Franklin, J. Kastner & A.F. Ada

Alphabet Sea by C. Spencer & D. Harris

Chesapeake Bay Walk by D.O.Bell & J.H. Wharton

The Village of Round and Square Houses by A. Grifalconi

Families

*Bread and Jam for Frances by R & L Toban

*Bigmama's by D. Crews

*I Got a Family by M. Cooper & D. Gottlieb

*Gregory, the Terrible Eater by M. Sharmot, et al

*Koala Lou by M. Fox & P. Lofts

*Loving by A. Morris & K. Heyman

**Mama, Do You Love Me? by B. Joosse & B. Lavallee

*Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by T. dePaola

*Geraldine's Blanket by H. Keller

*Five Minutes Peace by J. Murphy

*Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild by M. Fox & M. Frazee

*So Much by T. Cooke & H. Oxenbury

**Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by N. White Carlstrom & B Degan

*Papa's Song by K & J McMullan

*I Love You With All My Heart by N. Kern

Hello, Lulu by C. Uff

Working Cotton by S.A.Williams, et al

A Carp For Kimiko by K. Roundtree & V.L. Kroll

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One Morning in Maine by R. McCloskey

Momma, Where Are You From? by M. Bradley & C. Soentpiet

Black is Brown is Tan by A. Adoff & EA McCully

Baby Steps by P. McCarty

A Goodnight Kind of Feeling by T. Bradman & C. Scruton

Happy Adoption Day by J.McCutcheon & J.Paschkis

Applesauce by S. Kurtz & C. Benner

The Babies Are Coming by A. Hest & C. Cheese

The Relatives Came by C.Rylant, et al

When I Was Young in the Mountains by C. Rylant & O. Goole

Social/Emotional

**Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day by J. Viorst & R. Cruz (feelings)

*Bedtime for Frances by R. Hoban & G. Williams (fears)

*The Biggest Boy by K. Henkes & N. Tafurui (growing)

*I'm Like You, You're Like Me by C. Gainer (diversity/friendship)

*Owen by K. Henkes (transitional object)

**Leo the Late Bloomer by R. Krauss & J. Aruego (growing)

*Shy Charles by R. Wells (feelings)

**Swimmy by L. Lionni (self-esteem)

*What Makes Me Happy? by C. Anholt & L. Anholt (feelings)

*When I Was Little by J. Curtiss & L. Cornell (growing)

*Where The Wild Things Are by M. Sendak (feelings)

*Yo! Yes? by C. Raschka (friendship)

*Sheila Rae, the Brave by K. Henkes (feelings)

**I Love You Very: A Child's Book of Love by F & L Weedn (feelings)

**When You're Happy: And You Know It by E. Crary (feelings)

**When You're Silly: And You Know It by E. Crary (feelings)

*Owl Babies by M. Waddell & P. Benson (separation anxiety)

*Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go To Sleep by J. Dunbar & D. Gliori (sibling love/bedtime)

**Peter's Chair by E.J.Keats (new baby)

When You're Shy: And You Know It by E. Crary (shyness)

I Love You Just The Way You Are by V. Miller- (security)

Alicia Has A Bad Day by L. Jahn-Claugh (feelings)

Susan Laughs by J. Willis & T. Ross (feelings/special needs child)

Abuela's Weave by O.S.Castaneda (relatonships)

The Big Brag by Dr. Seuss (bragging)

The Boy Under The Bed by P. McClear & N. Dollack (fears)

Boomer's Big Day by C.W. McGeorge & M. Whyte (moving)

Good-bye House by F. Asch (moving)

Crispin the Terrible by B. Morris & D. Ziborova (behavior)

Adoption Is For Always by L. Givard (adoption)

The Day We Met You by P. Koehlr (adoption)

Over The Moon: An Adoption Tale by K. Katz (adoption)

I'm A Big Sister by J.Cole & M.Chambliss (new baby)

I'm A Big Brother by J.Cole & M. Chambliss (new baby)

*Julius, the Baby of the World by K. Henkes (new baby)

A Baby for Grace by I. Whybrow (new baby)

The Baby Sister by T. dePaola (new Baby)

Boomer's Big Surprise by C.McGeorge & M. Whyte (new baby)

The New Baby by F. Rogers & J. Judkis (new baby)

Wemberly Worried by K. Henkes (worry)

I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato by L. Child (preferences)

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Koko Bear's Big Earache: Preparing Your Child for Ear Tube Surgery by V. Lansky (surgery)

Chris Gets Ear Tubes by B. Pace & K. Hutton (surgery)

Blueberry Eyes by M.D. Beatty & Pichel (Eyeglasses/surgery)

Going To The Hospital by F. Rogers & J. Jenkes (hospital stay)

Just Going To The Dentist by M. Mayer (dentist visit)

Kathy's Hats: A Story of Hope by T. Kridher (child wit cancer)

Promises by E. Winthrop & B. Lewin (ill parent)

Paper Chain by C. Blake (ill parent)

Annie Loses Her Leg, but Finds Her Way by S.J.Philipson & R. Takatch (severe illness & recovery)

It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by V. Lansky & J. Prince (divorce)

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by L. Krasny Brown & M. Tolon Brown (divorce)

Let's Talk About It: Divorce by F. Rogers & J Judkis (divorce)

I'll Always Love You by H. Wilhelm (death)

When A Pet Dies by F. Rogers & J. Judkis (death)

Bager's Parting Gifts by S. Varley (death)

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by J. Viorst & E. Blegved(death)

Everett Anderson's Goodbye by L. Clifton & A. Grifalconi (death of a parent)

Bilingual

Spanish/English:

Bopo Joins the Circus/Bopo se une al circo by D & L Rodriguez

My Numbers/Mis Numeros by R. Emberly

My Colors/Mis Colores by R. Emberley

My Opposites/Mis Opouestos by R. Emberly

My Shapes/Mis Formas by R. Emberley

Happy Birthday/Feliz cumpleanos! by M. Risk, et al

**Albertina anda arriba: el abecedario/Albertina Goes Up: An Alphabet Book by N. Tabor

**Cincuenta en la cebra: contando con los animales/Fifty on the Zebra: Counting With Animals by N. Tabor

**Los colores/Colors by C. Beaton

**Los numeros/Numbers by C. Beaton

La familia/Family by C. Beaton

La ropa/Clothes by C. Beaton

**Los contrarios/Opposites by C. Beaton

Quiero mi plantano/I Want My Banana! by M. Risk, et al

A Monster is Hiding by B. Cowen

Con mi hermano/With My Brother by E. Roe, et al

This House is Made of Mud/Esta casa esta hecha de lodo by K. Buchanon, et al

French/English:

Goodnight Everyone=Bonne Nuit a Tous by L. Morton, et al

Happy birthday!=Bon Anniversaire! by M. Risk, et al

Get Dressed, Robbie=Habille-Toi, Robbie by L. Morton

My First French Words To See And Learn by N. Morris & D. Melling

What's For Supper?=Qu'Est-Ce Qu'on Mange Ce Soir? by M. Risk, et al

I Want My Banana!=Je Veux Ma Bananae! By M. Risk, et al

Everyday Words in French by Usborne Books

Family=La Famille by C. Beaton

Clothes=Les Vetements by C. Beaton

Animals=Les Animaux by C. Beaton

Numbers=Les Nombres by C. Beaton

Opposites=Les Contraires by C. Beaton

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

Chinese/English: Tigress by H. Cowcher & M. C. Lee

Count Your Way Through China by J. Haskins, et al

Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes by R. Wyndham, et al

In The Snow by Huy Voun Lee

In The Park by Huy Voun Lee

Happy New Year! Kung-His Fa-Ts'Ai by Demi

Japanese/English:

The Little bitty Snake/Chisana Chisana Hebi by Rodieck

Count Your Way Through Japan by J. Haskins & M. Skoro

Teach Me Japanese: A Musical Journey Through the Day (Book & Cassette) by J. Mahoney

First Thousand Words in Japanese by H. Amery

German/English:

First Thousand Words in German by H. Amery

Everyday Words in German by J. Litchfield, et al

German Picture Dictionary by Berlitz Kids

The Missing Cat (Book & Cassette) by C. Demarest

A Visit to Grandma (Book & Cassette) by C. Demarest

Russian/English:

A Russian ABC by F. Cassen Maurs

Teach Me More Russian: A Musical Journey through the Year (Book & Cassette) by J. Mahoney

Count your Way Through Russia by J. Haskins & V. Mednikov

Spanish Translations

Translations of Classics:

*Buenas noches luna by M. Wise Brown

*Donde viven los monstruos by M. Sendak, et al

Abran paso a los patitos by R. McCluskey, et al

*El conejito andarin by M. Wise Brown

*Siempre te querre by R. Munsch

*Donde esta Spot? by E. Hill

Tu mama es una llama? by D. Guarino, et al

*La oruga muy hambrienta by E. Carle

El cuento de Pedro, el conejo by B. Potter, et al

La casa adormecida by A. Wood, et al

Adivina cuanto te quierro by S. McBrantney, et al. *Corduroy by D. Freeman

Si le das una gelletita a un raton by L. Numeroff, et al

Sali de paseo by S. Williams, et al

*Un sillon para mi mama by V. Williams

*Se venden gorras by E. Slobodkina

*Eres fu mi mama? by P.D. Eastman, et al

*Oso pardo, oso pardo, que ves asi? by E. Carle, et al

*El pez arci iris by M. Pfister, et al

Los tres osos by P. Galdone

Spanish Language Literature for Children:

La mujer que brillaba aun mas que el sol by R. Zubizarreta, et al

El Gallito bossy by L. Gonzales, et al

*El sombrero del tio Nacho by H. Rohmer, et al

Cucu: un cuento folklorico mexicano by L. Ehrlert, et al

Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna by L. Ehrlert,et al

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

Mi Hija, Mi Hijo, el aguila, la paloma: un canto azteca by A. Castillo, et al

Abuelos y los tres osos by J. Tello, et al

El sancocho del sabado by L. Torres

La abuelita Fina y sus sombrillas maravillosas by B. Saenz, et al

*Quien Nacera aqui by A.F.Ada, et al

*Le lagartija y el sol by A.F.Ada, et al

*El Papalote by A.F.Ada, et al

Rhymes and Songs:

*Arroz con leche by L. Delacre

*Diez deditos by J. Orozco, et al

Las nanas de abuelita by N. Jaramillo, et al

My Mexico/Mexico Mio by T. Johnston, et al

Bread is for Eating by D. Gershator, et al

*Tortillitas para mama by B. Cooney

*De Colores by J. Orozco, et al

Labeling:

*Mi mama by D. Bailey, et al

*Mi papa by D. Bailey, et al

Los animales by C. Beaton

*Mi casa by J.M. Parramont, et al

*Mis cinco sentidos by Aliki

*El oido by M. Ruis, et al

Eight animals on the town by S. Eya, et al

Alimentos by K. Bryant Mole

*Mi primera visita al zoo by G. Sales, et al

*El gusto del mercado mexicano by N. Tabor

Concepts:

*Perro grandepero pequeno by P.D. Eastman

Los contarios by C. Beaton

Los numeros by C. Beaton

*Los colores by C. Beaton

*Albertina anda arriba: El abecedario by N. Tabor

*Cincuenta en la cebra by N. Tabor

La historia de los colores by S. Marcos, et al

Diez, nueve, ocho by C. Kohan, et al

*Donde esta el bebe? By C. Christian, et al

Sumemos con el Domino by L. Long

*Mis primeras formas by I. Sanchez, et al

*Mis primeras numeros by I. Sanchez, et al

*El rojo es el meor by K. Stinson, et al

A es para decir Americas by C. Chin-lee, et al

*Llaman a la puerta by P. Hutchins, et al

*Uno, dos, tres by P. Mora

Social-Emotional:

Pelitos by S. Cisneros, et al

Algo especial para mi by V. Williams, et al

El nino de cabeza /The Upside Down Boy by J. Herrara, et al

Beisbol en los Barrios by H. Horenstein

En mi familia by C. Garza

*La pinata vacia by A.F. Ada

*Le hamaca de la vaca by A.F. Ada

*Yo tenia a hipoptamoby by H.V.Lee

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

*Abuela by A. Dorras

Que sorpresa de cumpleanos by L. Lopez

Cuadros de familia by C. Lomas Garza

*Gorrian del metro by L.Torres

*La cucaracha martina by D. Moreton

*Katy no tiene bolsa by E. Payne, et al

Professional

Activities

101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces: At the Doctor's Office, in the Car by C.S. Kranowitz (2001 Conference

Speaker)

Three Minute Games by S. Silberg

Games to Play With Toddlers by J. Silberg

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2001 Edition by J. Oppenheim (2001 Conference Speaker)

Project Spectrum: Early Learning Activities by H. Gardner, et al.

Simple Steps by K. Miller

Adoption

Are Those Kids Yours?: American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries by C. Register

Inside Transracial Adoption by G. Steinberg & B. Hall

Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent by L. Ruskai Melina

Art

Considering Children's Art: Why and How To Value Their Works by B. Engel

Discipline

Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Preschool Behavior Problems

by J. Wychoff, et al.

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline-The Seven Basic Skill for Turning Conflict into Cooperation by B. Bailey

Guiding Young Children's Behavior: Helpful Ideas for Parents and Teachers from 28 Early Childhood Experts by B.

Farber, S. Wolkoff

Love and Limits: Guidance for Creative Parenting by E. Crary

Stop Struggling With Your Child by E. Weinhaus

Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance by E. Crary

Diversity

Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families by M. Alperson

Framework for Understanding Poverty (Currently Back Ordered) by R. Payne

Tomorrow's Children by F. Wardle

Language/Literacy

Emergent Literacy and Dramatic Play in Early Education by J.I. Davidson

Linking Language: Simple Language and Literacy Activities by D. Hoge, et al.

Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children by Comm. on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties

Starting Out Right: Promoting Reading (Currently Back Ordered) by M.S. Burns, et al.

Straight Talk About Reading by S. Hall, et al.

Learning

Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers (Currently Back Ordered) by B. Bowman, et al.

Remote Control Childhood (Currently on Back Order) by D. Levin

Scaffolding Children's Learning (Currently Back Ordered) by L. Berk & A. Winsler

Start Smart: Building Brain Power in the Early Years by P. Schiller

The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn and Flourish by T. B. Brazelton,

S. Greenspan

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

The Parent's and Teachers Guide to Helping Young Children Learn: Creative Ideas from 35 Respected Experts by B.

Farber & N. Balaban

Touchpoints by T. Brazelton

Words, Thoughts and Theories by A. Gopnik & A. Metzoff

Motor: Fine/Gross

Follow Me: A Handbook of Movement Activities by L. Schneider & M. Torbert

Smart Moves: Why Learning is Not All in Your Head by C. Hannaford

Music

Babies Make Music by L. Kleiner

Good Music, Brighter Children: Simple and Practical Ideas to Help Transform Your Child's Life Through the Power

of Music by S. Habermeyer (2001 Conference Speaker)

Kids Make Music (Video) (Currently Back Ordered) by L. Kleiner

Kids Make Music! Babies Make Music Too! by L. Kleiner, et al.

Kids Make Music! Twos and Threes: For Parents and Their Children by L. Kleiner

Kids Make Music: Clapping & Tapping from Bach to Rock! by A. Hart, et al.

The Mozart Effect for Children by D. Campbell

Neuroscience

Building Healthy Minds by S. Greenspan & N. Lewis

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development by J. P. Shonkoff

Magic Trees of the Mind by M. Diamond & J. Hopson

The Scientist in the Crib by A. Gopnik, et al.

What's Going On In There: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years by L. Eliot

Parenting

Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by L. Davis & J Keyser

Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring and Compassionate by P.

Gobenthal

Breastfeeding Naturally: A New Approach for Today's Mother by H. Lothrop

Child Magazine's Guide to Eating: Win the Food Wars by A. LaForge

Feed Me! I'm Yours by V. Lansky

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by A. Faber, et al.

Keeping Your Kids Grounded When You're Flying by the Seat of Your Pants by T. Jordan (2001 Conference

Speaker)

Keys to Parenting Your Five Year Old by M. White

Keys To Parenting Your Four Year Old by M. Wallace

Keys to Parenting Your Three Year Old by S. Gottlieb

Keys to Parenting Your Two Year Old by M. Zweiback

Keys to Toilet Training by M. Zweiback

Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging, Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate by E. Pantley, et al.

Loving Each One Best: A Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings by N. Samalin & C. Whitney

Make Every Step Count: Birth to 1 Year, Developmental Parenting Guide (Currently Back Ordered) by S. Parks

Manual Para Padres by Gail Reichlin

Parenting Your 1 to 4 Year Old by M. Popkin

Practical Parenting Tips: Over 1500 Helpful Hints for the First Five Years by V. Lansky

Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide by L. Calkins & L. Bellino

Raising Your Spirited Child by M. Kurcinka

Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life by C. Ramey & S. Ramey Siblings Without Rivalry:

How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by A. Faber & E. Mazlish

The American Academy of Pediatrics: Caring for Your Baby and Young Child by S. Shelov, ed.

The Baby Book: Everything You need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two by W. & M. Sears

The Challenging Child by A. Greenspan, et al.

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible

Children by R. Greene

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High Need Child From Birth to Age Five by W. & M. Sears

The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver by C. Martin, et al.

The Pocket Parent by Gail Reichlin, Caroline Winkler, Burton L. White

The Preschool Years: Family Strategies that Work from Exerts and Parents by E. Galinsky

The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men by M.

Gurian (2001 Conference Speaker)

Understanding Children by Richard Saul Wurman

What Do We Say? What Do We Do? by D. Rich

Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five by P. Leach

Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year-Discovering the Senses and learning About the World by M. Segal

Your Child at Play: One to Two Years-Exploring Learning, Making Friends and Pretending by M. Segal

Your Child at Play: Two to Three Years-Growing Up, Language, and the Imagination by M. Segal

Your Five-Year-Old: Sunny and Serene by L. Ames, et al.

Your Four-Year-Old: Wild and Wonderful by L. Ames, et al.

Your One-Year-Old: the Fun-Loving, Fussy 12 to 24-month old by L. Ames, et al.

Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant by L. Ames, et al.

Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy by L. Ames, et al.

Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender by L. Ames, et al.

Program Implementation

Home Visiting: Procedures for Helping Families (Currently Back Ordered) by B. Wasik

Home Visiting: Promoting Healthy Parent and Child Development by C. Speekman Klass

Workshop Essentials (Currently Back Ordered) by P.J. Bloom

Relationships

Brothers and Sisters by B.M. Campbell (2001 Conference Speaker)

Singing in the Comeback Choir by B. M. Campbell (2001 Conference Speaker) Successful Women, Angry Men by

B. M. Campbell (2001 Conference Speaker)

Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad by B. M. Campbell (2001 Conference Speaker)

Sleep

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by M. Weissbluth

Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep by W. Sears Sleep: How to Teach Your Child to

Sleep Like a Baby by T. Eberlein

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by R. Ferber

Sweet Dreams: A Pediatrician's Secrets for Baby's Good Night's Sleep by P. Fleiss

Social/Emotional

Children's Social Consciousness by S. Berman

Working With Emotional Intelligence by D. Goleman

Teachable Virtues by B. Unell & J. Wyckoff

I Love You Rituals: Activities to Build Bonds and Strengthen Relationships with Children by B. Bailey

The Emotional Life of a Toddler by A. Lieberman

The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men by M. Gurian (2001 Conference

Speaker)

The Values Book: Teaching Sixteen Basic Values to Young Children by P. Schiller & T. Bryant

Spanish

300 juegos de 3 minutos by J. Silberg

Babies With Down Syndrome by K. Stray-Gunderson

Bebes con sindrome de Down: guia para padres by K. Stray-gunderson, et al.

Claves para convertirse en buen padre by W. Sears

Como entender a su hijo by T. B. Brazelton

Como hablar para que los ninos eschuchen y como eschuchar para que los ninos hablen (Currently B O) by A. Faber

Criando a nuestros ninos: educando a ninos latinos en un mundo bicultural by G. Rodriguez

De ninos a hombres by M. Gurian

PARENTS AS TEACHERS SUGGESTED READING

Excel By 5, Inc.

La lactancia natural by H. Lothrop

Las primeras emociones by S. Grennspan

Los 7 habitos de las familias altamente efectivas by S. Covey

Mama sana, bebe sano: Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby by A. Lifshitz, M.D.

Manuel pediatrico para los duenos del nuevo bebe by H. Weinberg, et al.

Que se puede esperar cuando se esta esperando by A. Eisenberg

Technicas efectivas para los padres de ninos de 1 a 4 anos de edad by M. Popkin

Special Needs

Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by T. Atwood

Children with Autism: A Parents Guide by M.D. Powers

Children with Fragile X Syndrome by J. Weber

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by A. Streissguth

Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs by N. Miller

Special Kids Need Special Parents: A Resource for Parents of Children with Special Needs by J. Lavin

The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth by S. Greenspan & Weider

The Out-of-Sync Child by C. Kranowitz

The Preemie Parents' Companion by S. Madden, et al.

The Special Needs Reading List by W. Sweeney

You Are Not Alone: The NICU Experience by S. Albritton, et al.

Your Child Has a Disability by M. Batshaw

Your Premature Baby and Child: Helpful Answers and Advice for Parents by A. Tracy, et al.

Adolescent Pregnancy by K. Leask Capitulo, et al.

Teen Parents

Baby and Me: A Pregnancy Workbook for Young Women by G. Brinkley

Books, Babies and School-Age Parents: How to Teach Pregnant and Parenting Teens How to Succeed by J. Lindsay,

et al.

Discipline From Birth to Three: How Teen Parents Can Prevent and Deal with Discipline Problems with Babies and

Toddlers by J. Lindsay, et al.

Kids Still Having Kids: Talking About Teen Pregnancy by J. Bode, et al.

Multicultural Counseling With Teenage Fathers: A Practical Guide (Currently Back Ordered) by M. Kiselica

Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month by J. Lindsay & J. Brunelli

Surviving Teen Pregnancy: Your Choices, Dreams and Decisions by P. Bergman, et al.

Teen Dads by J. Lindsay

Teen Dads: Rights, Responsibilities and Joys by J. Lindsay

Teen Fathers (The Changing Family) by S. & P. Lang

Teenage Couple Coping With Reality: Dealing with Money, In-Laws, Babies and Other Details of Daily Life by J.

Lindsay

The Challenge of Toddlers: For Teen Parents-Parenting Your Child from One to Three by J. Lindsay

The Youngest Parents: Teenage Pregnancy As It Shapes Lives by R. Coles, et al.

What it takes: a survival guide for young and teen dads-to-be by C. Nykiel

Young, Poor and Pregnant: The Psychology of Teenage Motherhood by J. Musick

Your Baby's First Year: A Guide for Teenage Parents by J. Lindsay & D. Crawford

Your Pregnancy and Newborn Journey: A Guide for Pregnant Teens by J. Lindsay, et al.

**These books are specifically referred to in the lesson plans.

*These books have appeared on previous PATNC book lists.