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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,...
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Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In The Screentime Solution, Emily teaches parents to become "tech-intentional": using screen-based technologies to enhance, nurture, and align with family values while avoiding, delaying, or limiting screentime that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
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...
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Michael Rich, dubbed the 'Mediatrician' thanks to his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children's media specialist, offers a science-backed approach to give parents the confidence they need to raise a child well (and to raise a well child) in the digital age." -- Publisher annotation.
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Teach kids the joy of adventure and exploration. Any conversation about adventure inevitably means having a conversation about the difference between healthy concern and overblown worry. What is adventure? What causes fear? That’s what this book explores—how living a life of adventure means living a life facing your fears."--
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
We are back in the days... when dinosaurs walked the Earth. Smallasaurus is on the hunt for some sweet and juicy ferns. But oh no! Here comes Badasaurus - a great big, meat-eating dinosaur! He's going to catch Smallasaurus and it's going to be a sad and terrible ending... or is it?
7) 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...
10) 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...
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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...
14) 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."--
15) Messy monkeys
Author
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everywhere Macy goes, Messy Monkeys follow her and ruin her day. They don't let her sleep, eat, learn or play! They twist, shake and squeeze Macy in moments when all she wants is peace. What will Macy do to get rid of these pesky, jumpy, Messy Monkeys? It takes quiet strength to learn that we can't force hard emotions away. We have to calmly invite them in."--
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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!"--
17) 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"--
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Series
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Hope is the Thing with Feathers, we follow the story of a little bird who brings joy to everyone through his song. When a storm hits, the little bird's song is diminished, but he never gives up, and when the storm passes he is there to give joy again as people rebuild. Emily Dickinson's beloved poem is beautifully brought to life by bestselling artist Tim Hopgood in this beautiful picturebook that champions poetry and shows that, even in the darkest...
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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"There is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection. Meghan Ashburn, a mother of two autistic boys, and Jules Edwards, an autistic parent, were no strangers to this tension and had an adversarial relationship when they first met. Over time, the two resolved their...
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