Resources for Families
Additional information behind our teaching philosophy and values
The importance of play:
Articles:
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/play
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2017/case-brain-science-guided-play
Books:
The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation, by Carolyn Pope Edwards, Lella Gandini, George Forman
Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner’s Guide for American Teachers, by Julianne Wurm
Social justice in early education:
Articles:
https://www.rethinkingschools.org/articles/embracing-a-vision-of-social-justice-in-early-childhood-education
Books:
Rethinking Multicultural Education: Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice, edited by Wayne Au
Rethinking Gender in Early Education Education, by Glenda MacNaughton
Ethics and Politics Early Childhood Education, by Peter Moss
Rethinking Early Childhood Education, edited by Ann Pelo
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools, by Glenn Eric Singleton and Curtis Linton
Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Early Years Education, by Kath Taylor and Deborah Price
Teaching for Black Lives, edited by Dyan Watson, Jesse Hadopian, Wayne Au
Book selections from our ever-growing school library:
My Name is Maria Isabel, by Alma Flor Ada
Black Is Brown Is Tan, by Arnold Adoff
Thunder Boy Jr., by Sherman Alexie
How Tia Lola Saved The Summer, by Julia Alvarez
Neither, by Airlie Anderson
Hiromi’s Hands, by Lynne Barasch
The Big Umbrella, by Amy June Bates
Ada Twist Scientist, by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Those Shoes, by Maribeth Boelts and Noah Z. Jones
The Problem Of The Hot World, by Pam Bonsper and Dick Rink
The Forest, by Riccardo Bozzi and Violeta Lopiz and Valerio Vidali
The Bee Tree, by Stephen Buchmann
Good Morning, Neighbor, by Davide Cali and Maria Dek
Shin-chi’s Canoe, by Nicola I. Campbell
The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
The Very Quite Cricket, by Eric Carle
The Name Jar, By Yangsook Choi
Crane Boy, by Diana Cohn
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
Carmela Full of Wishes, by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
Last Stop On Market Street, by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
Love, by Matt de la Peña
I love My Purse, by Belle DeMont and Sonja Wimm
Mixed Me, by Taye Diggs and Shane W. Evans
Grandpa’s Corner Store, by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
Lunar New Year, by Hannah Eliot and Alina Chau
We March, by Shane A. Evans
Night Sky Wheel Ride, by Sheree Fitch and Yayo
Wild Berries, by Julie Flett
Diary of a Wombat, by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
Call Me Tree, by Maya Christina Gonzalez
The Honey Bee, by Kristen Hall and Isabelle Arsenault
Come On, Rain!, by Karen Hesse and Jon J Much
Happy To Be Nappy, by Bell Hooks
Homemade Love, by Bell Hooks
Skin Again, by Bell Hooks
My People, by Langston Hughes
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk
The Trip, by Ezra Jack Keats
This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen
Same, Same But Different, by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Waiting For Papa, by René Colato Laínez and Anthony Accardo
Paul Meets Bernadette, by Rosy Lamb
Drawn Together, by Minh Le and Dan Santat
The importance of Anti-Bias Education:
Articles:
https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/topics/Chap1_Anti-Bias%20Education.pdf
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/anti-bias-education/overview
Books:
Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom, by Katie Kissinger
Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide for Change, by Lousie Derman-Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan, and John Nimmo.
Climate justice in early education:
Books:
A People’s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis, edited by Bill Bigelow and Tim Swinhart
Importance of creating trauma sensitive classrooms:
Articles:
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2015/trauma-sensitive-classrooms
Books:
The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching, by Patricia A. Jennings.
Dragons and Daisies: Keys to Resolve Baffling Behaviors In Early Childhood Education, by Letha Marchetti.
The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
Swimmy, by Leo Lionni
Isabel’s House of Butterflies, by Tony Johnston and Susan Guevara
I Walk With Vanessa, by Karascoet
The Snow Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
The Trip, by Ezra Jack Keats
My Princess Boy, by Cheryl Kilodavis and Suzanne DeSimone
A Coyote Solstice Tale, by Thomas King and Gary Clement
All The Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color, by Katie Kissinger
Julián is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love
My Heart, by Corinna Luyken
Blanca’s Feather, by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal and Gerardo Suzan
The Story Of The Blue Planet, by Andri Snaer Magnason
Creekfinding: A True Story, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Claudia McGehee
Over and Under the Pond, by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
Be Kind, by Pat Zeitlow Miller
Pablo’s Tree, by Pat Mora
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin, by Julie Finley Mosca and Daniel Rieley
Zen Shorts, by Jon J Muth
Thunder Rose, by Jerdine Nolen
Sitti’s Secrets, by Naomi Shihab Nye and Nancy Carpenter
One Plastic Bag, by Miranda Paul
P. Zonka Lay’s an Egg, by Julie Paschkis
My Brother Charlie, by Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Holly Robinson Peete
Once Upon a Northern Night, by Jean E. Pendziwol and Isabelle Arsenault
All Are Welcome, by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
A Different Pond, by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
The Paperboy, by Day Pilkey
Mrs Katz and Tush, by Patricia Polacco
Miss Hazeltine’s Home For Shy and Fearful Cats, by Alicia Potter and Birgitta Sif
Creepy Carrots, by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
Bayou Magic, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson
Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold
Bear and Wolf, by Daniel Salmieri
Jerome By Heart, by Thomas Scotto and Oliver Tallec
I Have The Right To Be A Child, by Alain Serres and Aurélia Fronty
Green, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Where The Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
Mom And Mum Are Getting Married, by Ken Setterington and Alice Priestley
I Love You, Little One, by Nancy Tafuri
Little You, by Richard Van Camp
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
7 Sector 7, by David Wiesner
A Chair For My Mother, by Vera Williams
The Day You Begin, by Jaqueline Woodson
