Books are helpful for both parents and children. Parents can check the list below to learn more about how children develop or other topics mentioned in this site.
Children may enjoy reading and discussing books about how other children live with their parents. For books like this, go to
Books for Kids. To help your child with reading, go to
Encouraging Early Reading in Your Child. For other book ideas for children, please see our section on
Helpful Tips.
Books for Kids
Developmental Stages
Infant
Toddler
Preschool
Emotional & Behavioral Development
Encouraging Early Reading in Your Child
Foster Care
Parenting
Children with Disabilities and Other Special Needs
BOOKS FOR KIDS
Russell Is Extra SpecialAmenta, C.
When
Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry...Bang, M.
Everett
Anderson's GoodbyeClifton, L.
Darcy and Gran Don't Like
BabiesCutler, J.
My Brother MathewEdwards, B. &
Armitage, D.
My Brother SammyEdwards, B. & Armitage,
D.
Lilly's Purple Plastic PurseHenkes, K.
Joey and
SamKatz, L. & Rivoto, E.
Ian's Walk: A Story About
AutismLears, Mathews & Ritz
Kristy and the Secret of
SusanMartin, A.
The Adventures of IsabelNash,
O.
Having a Brother Like DavidNollete, C.
Thunder
CakePolacco, P.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad DayViorst, J.
Are You Alone On
Purpose?Werlin, N.
The Quarreling BookZolotow,
C.
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES -
InfantBaby SignsAcredolo, L., & Goodwyn,
S.
Baby Mind: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will
LoveAcredolo, L. & Goodwyn, S.
Beyond Baby Talk: From
Sounds to Sentences, A Parent's Complete Guide to Language
DevelopmentApel, K., & Masterson, J.
Infants &
Mothers: Differences in DevelopmentBrazelton, T.B.
How to
Talk to Your BabyDougherty, D.
What to Expect the First Year
Eisenburg, A., Hathaway S., & Murkoff, H.
The Vital Touch:
How Intimate Contact with Your Baby Leads to Happier, Healthier,
DevelopmentHeller, S.
The World of the NewbornMauer,
D. & Mauer, C.
The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide
to Understanding and Nurturing Your BabySears, W.
The Baby
Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age
TwoSears, W.
Your Child at Play: Birth to One
YearSegal, M. & Adcock, D.
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES - ToddlerYour One Year Old:
The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-to 24-Month-OldAmes, L.
Your Two Year
Old: Your Terrible or Tender Ames, L.
Your Three Year Old:
Friend or Enemy Ames, L.
The Emotional Life of the
ToddlerLieberman, A.F.
Me, Myself and I: How Children Build
Their Sense of Self 18 to 36 MonthsPruett, K.
Your Child at
Play One to Two Years: Exploring, Daily Living, Learning and Making
FriendsSegal, M. & Masi, W.
Your Child at Play Two to
Three Years: Growing Up, Language and the ImaginationSegal, M. &
Masi, W.
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES - PreschoolYour Four Year Old: Wild and Wonderful Ames,
L.
Your Five Year Old: Sunny and Serene Ames,
L.
Active Learning for FoursCryer, D.
Your Child at
Play Three to Five years: Conversation, Learning Letters, Words, and
NumberSegal, M. & Masi, W.
EMOTIONAL & BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENTYour One Year Old: The Fun-Loving,
Fussy 12-to 24-Month-Old Ames, L.
Your Two Year Old: Your
Terrible or Tender Ames, L.
Your Three Year Old: Friend or
EnemyAmes, L.
Your Four Year Old: Wild and Wonderful
Ames, L.
Your Five Year Old: Sunny and Serene Ames,
L.
Your Defiant ChildBarkley, R. & Benton, C.
Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral
DevelopmentBrazelton, T.B.
Infants & Mothers: Differences
in DevelopmentBrazelton, T.B.
Your Child's
Self-EsteemBriggs, D.
SOS! Help for Parents: A Practical Guide
for Handling Common Everyday Behavior ProblemsClark, L.
Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler &
Preschool GuidanceCrary, E.
Helping Your Child Sleep Through
the NightCuthbertson, J., & Schevill, S.
The Moral Child:
Nurturing Children's Natural Moral GrowthDamon, W.
Encounters
With Children: Pediatric Behavior and Development Dixon, S., &
Stein, M.
Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with
Special NeedsDurand
The Hurried Child Elkind, D.
Siblings Without Rivalry Faber, A., & Mazlish, E.
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems Ferber, R.
Your
Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities from the
Very StartGerber, M. & Johnson, A.
Emotional
IntelligenceGoleman, D.
Right from the Start: Behavioral
Interventions for Young Children with Autism, A Guide for Parents and
ProfessionalsHarris, Sandra & Weiss, M.
Kids, Parents, and
Power Struggles: Winning for a LifetimeKurcinka, M.
Raising
Your Spirited ChildKurcinka, M.
Redirecting Children's
Behavior Kvols, K.
Learning & Growing Together:
Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Development Learner, C. &
Dombro, A.
Try and Make Me: Simple Strategies That Turn Off The
Tantrum and Create CooperationLeavy, R.
The Emotional Life of
the ToddlerLieberman, A.F.
Behavioral Intervention for Young
Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and ProfessionalsMaurice, C.,
Green, G., & Luce, S.
How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen &
Listen So Your Kids Will TalkMazlish, E., Faber, A., and Coe
K.
Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the
NightPantley, E.
1-2-3 Magic: Training Your Preschoolers and
Preteens to do What You Want Phelan, T.
Me, Myself, and I:
How Children Build Their Sense of SelfPruett, K.
Child Of
Mine: Feeding with Love and Good SenseSatter, E.
How to Get
Your Kid to Eat... But Not Too Much Satter, E.
The Discipline
Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age TenSears,
W.
The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to
Age FiveSears, W.
The Good Kid Book: How to Solve the 16 Most
Common Behavior ProblemsSloane, H.
Normal Children have
Problems Too Turecki, S., & Wernick, S.
The Difficult
Child Turecki, S.
Discipline Windell, J.
8
Weeks to a Well-Behaved ChildWindell, J.
ENCOURAGING EARLY READING IN YOUR CHILD
Phonemic Awareness Songs & Rhymes (Grades PreK-2)
Blevins, W.
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Englemann, S.
Get Ready to Read: A Practical Guide for Teaching Young Children at Home and in School
Gould, T. & Fahrenkopf, J.
Rif Guide to Encouraging Young Readers: a Fun-Filled Sourcebook of over 200 Favorite Reading Activities of Kids and Parents from Across the CountryGraves, R. & Richardson, E.
Reading ReflexMcGuinness, C.
Ready-To-Read, Ready-To-Count Handbook
Savage, T.
Teach a Child to Read With Children's Books: Combining Story Reading, Phonics, and Writing to Promote Reading SuccessThogmartin, M.
The Read-Aloud Handbook (Read-Aloud Handbook, 5th Ed)
Trelease, J.
FOSTER CAREInfants and Toddlers in Out-of-Home
CareCryer, D. & Harms, T.
Facilitating Developmental Attachment: The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children
Hughes, D.
Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families
Levy, T., Orlans, M. & Brohl, K.
The APSAC Handbook on Child
MaltreatmentMyers, J., Berliner, L., Briere, J., Hendrix, C., Jenny, C.
& Reid, T.
Young Children and Foster CareSilver, J.,
Amster, B., & Haecker, T.
Making Managed Health Care Work for Kids
in Foster Care: A Guide to Purchasing ServicesSittenfeld Battistelli,
E.
Managed Health Care Guide for Caseworkers and Foster
ParentsSittenfeld Battistelli, E.
When Love is Not Enough : A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD - Reactive Attachment DisorderThomas, N.
PARENTINGA Parents' and Teachers' Guide to
BillingualismBaker, C.
The Youngest Minds: Parenting and
Genes in the Development of Intellect and EmotionBarnet, A.B. &
Barnet, R.J.
How to Help Your Children Succeed in School Bean,
R.
How to Develop Your Children's Creativity Bean, R.
Working and CaringBrazelton, T.B.
Early Warning Signs- That Your Child or a Child in Your Care May Need Help
California Department of Education & California Child Care Health Program
Know Your Child:
An Authoritative Guide for Today's Parents (The Master Work
Series)Chess, S. & Alexander, T.
Becoming the Parent You
Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies For the First Five Years Davis,
L. & Keyser, J.
Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your
Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through
AdolescenceDiamond, M. & Hopson, J.
Parent's Handbook:
Systematic Training for Effective ParentingDinkmeyer,
P.
Parenting Young Children Dinkmeyer, P., Dinkmeyer, J. &
McKay, G.
Children: The ChallengeDreikurs, R. & Soltz, V.
The Measure of our Success: A letter to My Children and
Yours Edelman, M.
What's Going On In There? How the Brain and
Mind Develop in the First Five Years of LifeEliot, L.
365 Ways
to Help Your Children GrowEllison, S. & Barnett, B.
Your
Guide to a Happier Family Faber, A., & Mazlish, E.
The
Magic YearsFrailberg, S.
Ask the Children: What America's
Children Really Think About Working Parents Galinsky, E.
The
Scientist in the Crib: Minds, Brains, & How Children LearnGoprik,
A.
Prime Times: A Handbook fo Excellence in Infant & Toddler
CareGreenman, J., Stonehouse, A. & Greenman, J.
Growth of
the Mind: And the Endangered Origins of the Intelligence Greenspan, S.I.
& Benderly, B.L.
The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors, &
Educators Can Do to Shape Young BoysGurian, M.
Straight Talk
About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years
Hall, S., Moats, E., Moats, L. & Lyon R.
Smart Moves-Why
Learning is Not All In Your Head Hannaford, C.
Inside the
Brain: Revolutionary Discoveries of How the Mind WorksKotulak,
R.
Your Baby & Child from Birth to Age FiveLeach,
P.
How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & Listen So Your Kids Will
TalkMazlish, E., Faber, A., and Coe K.
It Takes 2 to Talk:
Hanen Parent Guide Book Manolson, A.
1-2-3 Magic: Training
your preschoolers and preteens to do what you want Phelan, T.
Fatherhood: Why Father Care Is As Essential as Mother Care for Your
Child Pruett, K.
Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into
Early DevelopmentShore, R.
Our Babies Ourselves: How Biology
and Culture Shape the Way We ParentSmall, M.
Preventing
Reading Difficulties in Young ChildrenSnow, C., Burns, M.S. &
Griffin, P.
Primed for Learning: The Young Child's
MindStephens, K.
Questions Children Ask & How to Answer
Them Stoppard, M.
Understanding Children: the Guidebook for
Children 0 to 3Wurman, R.
CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDSNegotiating the Special
Education Maze: A Guide for Parents and TeachersAnderson, W., Chirwood,
S., & Hayden, D.
Asperger's SyndromeAttwood,
T.
Sensory Integration and the ChildAyres, A.
Better IEP's: How to Develop Legally Correct and Educationally
Usefuel ProgramsBateman, B. & Linden, M.
Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Browder, D.
SOS! Help for
Parents: A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Behavior
ProblemsClark, L.
Creating a Win-Win IEP for Students with
Autism: A How-To Manual for Parents and EducatorsFouse,
B.
Advocacy, Self-Advocacy and Special NeedsGarner, P., Joss,
R., Sandow, S., & Eds.
Autism Treatment GuideGerlah,
E.
The Child w/ Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual &
Emotional GrowthGreenspan, S.
Families of the Developmentally
Disabled Harris, S.
Right from the Start: Behavioral
Interventions for Young Children with Autism, A Guide for Parents and
ProfessionalsHarris, S. & Weiss, M.
Topics in Autism:
Siblings of Children with Autism, A Guide for FamiliesHarris, S. &
Powers, M.
Developmental Disabilities and Child WelfareHughes,
R. & Rycus, J.
Asperger SyndromeKlin, A., Volkmar, F. & Sparrow, S.
The Out of Synch Child: Recognizing & Coping
with Sensory Integration DysfunctionKranowitz, C.
Brothers,
Sisters, and Special NeedsLabato, D.
Advocacy Manual: A
Parents' How-to Guide for Special Education ServicesLearning
Disabilities Association of America
Behavioral Intervention for Young
Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and ProfessionalsMaurice, C.,
Green, G., & Luce, S.
Brothers & Sisters: A Special part of
Exceptional FamiliesPowell, T. & Ogle, P.
Homework Success for Children with ADHD
Power, T., Karustis, J. & Habboushe, D.
Children with
Autism: A Parents' GuidePowers, M.
Helping Children Overcome
Learning DifficultiesRosner, J.
The World of the Autistic
ChildSiegal, B.
The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for
Your Special Ed ChildSiegel, L.
The Misunderstood Child: a
Guide for Parents of Children with Learning DisabilitiesSilver, L.
Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities
Swanson, H.
Sensabilities: Understanding Sensory IntegrationTrott, M.,
Laurel, M., & Windeck, S.L.
Autism Spectrum
DisordersWetherby & Prizant
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