Category Archives: Parent’s Shelf
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Juba This and Juba That by Virginia Tashjian
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, fairy tales and folklore, Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, My Favorite, Parent's ShelfSilly rhymes and riddles never go out of style! This book is a fun collection classic chants, poems, stories, and riddles that the whole family can enjoy. Several of them are great to share with a group of children, but many can be enjoyed by independent readers, too. Some of my favorites include the poems [...]
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Playful Learning
Posted on April 15, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Nonfiction, Parent's Shelf>by Mariah Bruehl Mariah Bruehl has worked in education in many different ways – teaching in the classroom, developing curricula, training teachers and more. In Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder, she turns her focus to what parents can do at home. The first section of the book focuses on how [...]
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Princess Recovery
Posted on January 27, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Parent's Shelf>by Jennifer Hartstein, PsyD First of all, don’t let the title fool you – this book offers advice that is just as applicable to little princes as it is to princesses. Entitlement, selfishness, and materialism are certainly not restricted to girls. Some of the other chapters, such as focusing on appearance, expecting someone to rescue [...]
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Drawing Stories from Around the World
Posted on July 15, 2011 by Laura in fairy tales and folklore, Parent's Shelf>by Anne Pellowski This is a unique book for both parents and children to enjoy. It contains drawing stories from countries all over the world, and they are simple enough for children and teens, too. Many of the stories begin with lines and shapes and end up turning into a dragon, a pig, or even [...]
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Beyond Dolls & Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender Bias
Posted on April 23, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Nonfiction, Parent's Shelf, social issuesBy Susan Hoy Crawford Could you define sexism? Could you explain it to someone else? This book offers advice on how to first identify gender bias and then provides ideas and steps to counteract our society’s gender stereotypes. Each point provides ideas and examples to help attain the goal. Many points also have links to [...]
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