Literacy and Books

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Books for Children and Caregivers

	Title	Summary
	Children's Books - All-Time Favorites!	Children's books, a glorious variety of them. Here are some books that Summer recommended as her favorites for the early care setting.
	Caregiver Book Resources	Recommended resources for Teachers, Parents and Caregivers! These are Summer's favorites.
	Using The RIE Philosophy in a Child Care Setting	I was educated and trained in the RIE philosophy during my years working with infants in a child care setting. It took some getting used to this way of caring for infants. Part of the philosophy felt a bit forced as I was used to more mainstream strategies for dealing with children but most of the time it felt instinctual and good. Now that I have my own infant, the RIE philosophy and its principals have been a wonderful tool in this parenting journey. And I can recognize the benefits that come along with following it’s principals in a group care setting.
	A Tribute to Maurice Sendak	A tribute to the author of Where the Wild Things Are and many other great books by Maurice Sendak. Easy access to links of some of my favorites.
	Multicultural Book List	This Multicultural Book List was provided by the Learning Care Group, at the CCFP Roundtable Conference 2011. For multicultural activities also provided by Learning Care Group, click h..
	Potty Training Books	Great list of potty training books for children interested in using the potty!
	Books About Libraries	National Library Week started in the 1950’s when research showed families were buying more media materials than reading materials. The American Library Association (ALA) created National Libr..
	Poetry and the Young Child	Poetry and the Young Child If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer... If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, ..
	Valentines Day Books	February is of course the month of love, friends and family - so I put together my favorite toddler to pre-k Valentine books. Enjoy reading them with your little ones!
	Dr. Seuss Books - Read Across America	All Dr. Seuss is the best! Here are some books that Summer recommended as her favorites for the early care setting.
	Classic Fairy Tales	Why are Fairy Tales so important to the young child? Summer tells you in her blog post, here! Prefer a printable, clickable list? This PDF is for you! Summers Classic Fairy Tale B..
	Fall/Thanksgiving Day Books	Thanksgiving day books for the kids! Focused toward a Toddler to Pre-K age group. Enjoy reading these with your kids!
	Fall/Halloween Books	My favorite list of books for the month of October to read and enjoy with the children!
	Winter/Holiday Books	Children's books for the holidays: Great story-time read-alouds, books about reindeer, books recommended by the community and books recommended by Summer our ECE expert.