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Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An estimated one in thirty-six children in the United States is diagnosed with autism. New research has shed light on the many factors that determine a child's trajectory-but many parents are still navigating this complex terrain without a road map. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Suzanne Goh has spent decades working with autistic children, and in this practical and research-based guide she shares her renowned and revolutionary model of care: an innovative,...
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, legendary author Jane Yolen gathers the largest single anthology of her poetry celebrating childhood. At home or at school, playing sports or practicing music, enjoying the holidays or delighting in each season, Jane Yolen’s masterful collection shows just how lively it is to be a kid. With whimsical artwork by Cathrin Peterslund, this collection of more than one hundred poems is a classic that children are sure to return to...
3) Anxious
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeously illustrated, sparingly written story about the often complicated feelings brought on by anxiousness, perfect for helping young readers identify this complex emotion. The little girl in this picture book would love to dance, sing, and play with her friends, but she is struggling with anxious feelings that get in the way. Sometimes she feels scared and sometimes she feels shy. Sometimes the world seems too loud, too fast, and everything...
4) I am both
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A picture book inspired by the author's family's journey on the last flight out of Saigon, I Am Both is a compelling exploration of identity, immigration, and family. We zip through the city listening to the music of the street. I hear the swish swoosh of the baskets and the clink clanks of the passing bikes. For Huong, life in Saigon, Vietnam, is mostly normal—at least, as normal as it can be while a war is going on. But when her family decides...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death. For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman,...
Author
Publisher
Avery, Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A new, hopeful pathway to understanding children's trauma and providing effective interventions to build healthier communities Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical...
8) Next door
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this wordless picture book, a Deaf child and his mother set out on a walk through their neighborhood. When they return home, they visit the family in the apartment next door who are newcomers to the country. A friendship blooms between the boy and his new neighbor, a young Syrian girl. Although they speak different languages, ASL and Arabic, they find a point of connection without using their voices. This tender tale about communication, connection...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and routines, and back home living with their parents. Now many...
11) How we play
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Series
Publisher
Little Feminist
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Play is powerful! Featuring beautiful photos of all the inclusive ways kids and families play (like using imagination, adaptive devices, sports equipment, and musical instruments), How We Play shows us there are so many ways to play."--
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Set to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus," this sweet and funny board book shows how mommies keep their kids entertained on the bus! While a child might only think of how a bus's wheels go round and round, round and round, round and round, mommies know to be prepared with "snacks, snacks, snacks." And she'll have to remind her child "here's our stop, here's our stop, here's our stop!"--
13) Mix a pancake
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated board book version of poet Christina Rossetti's simple classic rhyme encourages young learners to actively follow along as a pancake is made. Includes a basic recipe"--
Author
Series
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest, or largest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos, and a fun activity, beginning readers will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet"--
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Babies and toddlers will learn to say "Mama!" with this adorable and fun-to-read board book written by an early speech expert! Each page features: Simple words and "Mama" phrases that are easy for little ones to imitate, and can be used and practiced throughout daily routines Rhythm and rhyme to encourage repetition and help keep babies engaged, even before they can understand the text Real photographs that model correct mouth positions and support...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Babies and toddlers will learn to say "Dada!" with this adorable and fun-to-read board book written by an early speech expert! Each page features: Simple words and "Dada" phrases that are easy for little ones to imitate, and can be used and practiced throughout daily routines Rhythm and rhyme to encourage repetition and help keep babies engaged, even before they can understand the text Real photographs that model correct mouth positions and support...
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