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  • The Whole-Brain Child

    Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

    For caregivers · Behavior

    Explains what is happening in a child's brain during big feelings, in plain language.

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  • How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

    Joanna Faber & Julie King

    Children 2–7 · Discipline

    Scripts and examples for the everyday standoffs — shoes, teeth, leaving the park.

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  • Positive Discipline

    Jane Nelsen

    For caregivers · Discipline

    A framework for firm, kind limits without punishment or rewards.

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  • No-Drama Discipline

    Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

    For caregivers · Behavior

    How to connect first and redirect second when behaviour escalates.

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  • The Montessori Toddler

    Simone Davies

    Children 1–3 · Development

    Practical ways to set up your home so a toddler can do more themselves.

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  • Bringing Up Bébé

    Pamela Druckerman

    For caregivers · Parenting

    A readable look at routines, food and patience from a different parenting culture.

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For children

  • Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown

    0–3 years · Sleep

    A short, repetitive text that works well as the last step of a bedtime routine.

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  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Eric Carle

    1–4 years · Feeding

    Food, counting and days of the week in one familiar story.

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  • Corduroy

    Don Freeman

    2–5 years · Emotional Wellbeing

    A gentle story about belonging, good for bedtime and for separation worries.

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  • The Snowy Day

    Ezra Jack Keats

    2–6 years · Activities

    Quiet, wordless stretches that invite a child to describe what they see.

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  • Last Stop on Market Street

    Matt de la Peña

    4–8 years · Family Life

    Opens conversations about noticing, gratitude and the people around you.

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  • Charlotte's Web

    E. B. White

    8–12 years · Emotional Wellbeing

    A first long read-aloud that handles friendship and loss carefully.

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