Books to Grow with: A Guide to Using the Best Childrens Fiction for Everyday Issues and Tough Challenges

by Cheryl Coon

A comprehensive guide for parents, teachers, counselors and librarians to 500 children's fiction books that portray more than 100 common issues kids face, from bullies, siblings and fear of the dark... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974802573
• ISBN13: 9780974802572
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Lutra Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

a smorgasbord of information for the literate parent

Cheryl Coon's book is a smorgasbord of information for the literate parent. I have seen nothing like it in my years as a psychologist for children. It provides a `natural' approach to understanding the myriad situations that a parent and child will, hopefully, face together. Nothing seems to bond a child and parents so much as reading a favorite book together again and again.

Raise A Resilient Child!

This concerned mother has done a massive amount of research that other parents can benefit from. "Books to Grow With" should be endorsed by PTA groups, Parent's magazine, Gerber's, and the Head Start Program, to name only a few..." Cheryls' book will help a child develop resiliency and good coping skills.

A great guide to books that can help kids

You will find countless suggestions for fine picture books that can help kids, and the adults in their lives, deal with sometimes troubling real-life situations. A great guide to good reading!

A Time-saving Resource!

What a time-saving resource! "Books to Grow With" is a wonderful resource for busy parents who want to help their children learn and grow with literature. "Books to Grow With" places the power of good literature at every parent's fingertips. Coon includes only quality fiction books that have literary interest to engage a child's thinking. Themes both ordinary and sensitive - from thumb-sucking and bullies to sickness and death - can be gently introduced to children through stories, creating an opening for further discussion and exploration between parent and child. Homeschooling parents may find this book particularly useful for planning. Coon has done her homework so parents don't have to - book listings are helpfully summarized and include key information to help find a suitable resource for a particular child. She offers practical tips for using literature to help children and includes several indexes to help you find resources quickly. This book is an invaluable reference that belongs on the shelf right next to Jim Trelease's read-aloud books or, if you use books as I do, stuffed in the tote bag, dog-eared, Post-it noted, and ready for the next trip to the library. Where was this book when my children were young? Ann Lahrson-Fisher Author, Fundamentals of Homeschooling: Notes on Successful Family Living Columnist, Home Education Magazine

Books to Grow With: A Guide to Using the Best Children's Fic

Books to Grow With is a wonderful resource for parents with children who are facing difficult situations from bedwetting to new babysitters, from being the biggest child in a group to building new friendships when best friends move away. It is also a good tool for librarians who are faced with perplexed parents and teachers. The list of titles--and the inclusion of how to access the books--are great helps for the librarian.