Books

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Child Development

Bookbasket: Keeping impulses in check
(March-April 2008)
These books will help adults and children talk about the hard job of learning to think ahead before acting on impulse
(English and Spanish versions include different books)
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

Bookbasket: Arguments and solutions
(November-December 2007)
Children’s books show a variety of strategies for cooperating to resolve conflicts
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

Bookbasket: Bedtime
(March-April 2007)
Stories in books can help kids and parents talk about their own bedtime issues
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

Kids and TV | pdf version, March-April 2004.
Books can help children take a step back from TV-and discover that real life is more fun.

Emotional intelligence | pdf version, July-August 2002
Stories about children coping with difficult emotions can help parents and children discuss ways of dealing with troubling feelings.

A world of difference, November-December 1998
Using books to help children think about differences in temperament.

Shattering Stereotypes: Courageous Girls, Ballet-Loving Boys, November-December 1997
A roundup of children's books featuring characters in unconventional gender roles.

"Book List: Caring Relationships and Humane Values," September-October 1997
Literature used by the Child Development Project.

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Community Building

Bookbasket: Friendship skills | pdf version, July-August 2005.
These books show children learning to empathize, cooperate, and live happily with others

En español: Libros para los niños: Cómo ser un buen amigo | pdf version, Julio-Agosto 2005.

Bookbasket: Working together| pdf version, March-April 2005.
Stories show kids taking responsibility and cooperating to solve community problems

En español: Libros para los niños: Trabajando juntos | pdf version, Marzo-Abril 2005.

Bookbasket: Kids in communities | pdf version, March-April 2002
Stories about the support children get-and give-in their neighborhoods and circles of friends.

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En español

Libros para los niños: Hablando sobre alimentos
(Noviembre-Diciembre 2006)
Conversaciones sobre qué alimentos son buenos y por qué
versión html en español | versión pdf en español
versión html en inglés | versión pdf en inglés
versión pdf en chino

Libros para los niños: Todos somos diferentes | la versión pdf, Julio-Agosto 2006
Los libros ayudan a niños y adultos a hablar sobre raza y racismo

Libros para los niños: Fiestas del fin del año | pdf version, Noviembre-Diciembre 2005
Cuentos celebran tradiciones que acercan la gente

Libros para los niños: Cómo ser un buen amigo | pdf version, Julio-Agosto 2005.

Libros para los niños: Trabajando juntos | pdf version, Marzo-Abril 2005.

Libros para los niños: Líos en la escuela | pdf version, Noviembre-Diciembre 2004

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Families

Bookbasket: Bedtime
(March-April 2007)
Stories in books can help kids and parents talk about their own bedtime issues
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

Bookbasket: Living traditions | pdf version, July-August 2003
Children's books show how children gain warmth and connections through their families'-and others'-cultures.

Grandparents: best friends | pdf version, July-August 2001
A range of books explore this special relationship.

Elders and kids, March-April 2000
Children's literature explores many dimensions of the bond between children and the elderly.

"Mom's job, Dad's job, and me," November-December 1999
Books for parents and kids open up the discussion of the complicated ways children relate to their parents work

Dads and Kids, July-August 1999
Children's books about the important men in children's lives.

"A Call for Parent Power," September-October 1998
Book Review: The War Against Parents: What We Can Do for America's Beleaguered Moms and Dads, by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel West.

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Health

Bookbasket: Bedtime
(March-April 2007)
Stories in books can help kids and parents talk about their own bedtime issues
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

Bookbasket: Talking about food
(November-December 2006)
These books can help grown-ups and kids start conversations about what foods are good to eat and why
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf

"I like me": Children's books teach positive attitudes that help prevent obesity | pdf version, March-April 2001
Children's books teach positive attitudes that help prevent obesity.

Going to the doctor, November-December 2000
Realistic explanations, stories, and silly rhymes all help kids get comfortable

Food for Thought, May-June 1999
Books about food invite children to dig in.

Growing minds, July-August 1998
Descriptions of children's books with gardening themes.

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Holidays

Bookbasket: Holiday celebrations | pdf version, November-December 2005
Stories from many traditions share themes of celebrating our connection with each other

En español: Libros para los niños: Fiestas del fin del año | pdf version, Noviembre-Diciembre 2005
Cuentos celebran tradiciones que acercan la gente

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Multiculturalism and Diversity

Bookbasket: We are all different | pdf version, July-August 2006
Books help kids and grownups talk about race and racism

En español: Libros para los niños: Todos somos diferentes | la versión pdf, Julio-Agosto 2006
Los libros ayudan a niños y adultos a hablar sobre raza y racismo

Bookbasket: We all look different! | pdf version, November-December 2003
Books can help children and adults -- discuss and celebrate! -- diversity.

Bookbasket: Living traditions | pdf version, July-August 2003
Children's books show how children gain warmth and connections through their families'-and others'-cultures.

Continuing traditions | pdf version, November-December 2001
Stories of Native American children today, along with traditional tales, give children from all backgrounds a glimpse into American Indian life.

One book, two languages, July-August 2000
Bilingual children's books help children share each other's cultures--and send a messsage that the sharing is important.

Beyond Good Intentions: Selecting Multicultural Literature for Children, September-October 1997
Guidelines for choosing children's picture books.

"A Legacy Restored: Historic Black Children's Literature Anthology Published," January-February 1997

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Poverty

Hard Times, May-June 2000
Books about poverty create opportunities for adults and kids to talk about some tough issues.

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Schools

Bookbasket: First day of school
(July-August 07)
The experiences of the characters in books can help a child prepare
English html | English pdf
Spanish html | Spanish pdf
Chinese pdf (coming soon!)

Bookbasket: Trouble in school | pdf version, November-December 2004
These stories show that lots of kids have problems -- and that they can cope with them and thrive

En español: Libros para los niños: Líos en la escuela | pdf version, Noviembre-Diciembre 2004

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Summer

Bookbasket: Summer! | pdf version, July-August 2004.
Books reflect children's varied experiences

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Violence Prevention

Ways to stay safe | pdf version, November-December 2002
Stories of brave and resourceful kids spark conversations about how children can keep themselves safe.

We can work it out, January-February 1999
Using books to discuss conflicts and how to resolve them.

"Book List: Caring Relationships and Humane Values," September-October 1997
Literature used by the Child Development Project.

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