Book Lists

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Book lists

This is a list of book lists (the * means that it is a particularly Christian book)

Parenting in general:
Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp*
How to really love your child Ross Campbell*
every single book by Cynthia Tobias such as You Can't Make me, but I might be persuaded*
Families where grace is in place by Jeff VanVonderen*
Heirs of the covenant by Susan Hunt*
Raising Maidens of Virtue by Stacy McDonald*

Adoption and race for parents:
Toddler adoption the weaver's craft by Hopkins-Best
Taming the tiger while it is still a kitten by Nancy Thomas (the book is not particularly focused on Christians but I hear she is a Christian) I found this book to be a complimentary (the Deborah Gray's book) list of attachment signs to look for and practical ideas for attachment. It is more of a booklet. I do not know anything about her particular theory's as this book does not address that.
Attaching in adoption by Deborah Grey
I'm chocolate you're vanilla by Marguerite A. Wright
Before You were mine (on making a Christian life book)*
Twenty Things Adopted Kids wish their parents knew by Sherrie Eldridge

Adoption for kids:
Emma's Yucky Brother by Jean Little (not a yucky book but a yucky title that I don't favor. For siblings already in the home and pertaining to older child adoption).
Rosie's Family Lori Rosove
I love you like Crazy Cakes by Lewis
Horace by Holly Keller
Who are my real parents by D. L. Fuller
Welcome Home forever child by Christine Mitchell (older child adoption)
Little Miss Spider by David Kirk

Kids Books that talk about race or feature African American persons (because this is important in our family and they are just good books):
Colors come from God Just like me by Carolyn Forche*
Brown Like Me by Noelle Lamperti
Little Bill books by Bill Cosby
He's Got the Whole World in his hands by Kadir Nelson*
Jump at the Sun Bible classics they also make fairy tale classics*
I, Matthew Henson by Weatherford
By my brother's side by Tiki and Ronde Barber
You Can Do it! by Tony Dungy

Ethiopia:
There is no me without you by Melissa Fay Green
The sign and the seal by Graham Hancock

Ethiopia for kids:
Pulling the Lion's whiskers and other Ethiopian tales by Ashabranner and Davis
The storytellers beads by Jane Kurtz
Jane Kurtz books for kids -all of them
The Perfect Orangeby Frank Araujo
Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz

Aspergers:
Asperger's and Girls featuring Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin
Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders By Lori Ernsperger and Danielle Wendel
Parenting Your Asperger Child by Alan Sohn and Cathy Grayson
Oasis guide to Asperger Syndrome by Bashe and Kirby

Aspergers for kids:
All Cat's Have Aspergers by Kathy Hoopmann (kids book)
I am Utterly Unique by Larson (kids book)
Brotherly Feelings by Sam Frender and Robin Schiffmiller (for siblings-kids book)
The Goodenoughs get in sync by Kranowitz (for kids)

Ok for the really big section; I am a conosour of Children's books, this is my list of favorites
Children's books by category:

Grief (for kids mainly):
Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DKlyen (this book is appropriate for ANYONE)
I'll Always love you by Hans Wilhelm

The birds and the bees:
series put out by Navigators a very Christian perspective* God's Design for sx book series.

Christian character and principles:*
Anything by these authors:
Max Lucado (for kids, including the Hermie and friends series)*
R.C. Sproull (for kids)* ( The Lightlings; The King without a shadow; The priest with dirty clothes)
Go away dark night by Liz Curtis Higgs*
Cheer Up Chicken by Bob Hartman*
Dangerous Journey (Pilgrim's Progress for little kids)*
The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt*
The Squire and the Scroll by Jennie Bishop (defending the faith)*
The Princess and the Kiss by Jennie Bishop (purity)*
The Garden Wall by Jennie Bishop (marriage)*
The True Princess by Angela Elwell Hunt (purity)*
I'd Be your princess by Kathryn OBrien*
Cows in the House by Beverly Lewis*
Princess Bella and the red velvet hat by Doreen Gay-Kassel *
Mooki and the too proud peacock by Smalley*

I love you books:Runaway bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
I love you through and through by Rossetti-Shustak
I love you because you're you by Liza Baker
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
No Matter What by Debi Gliori
Mama do you love me by Barbara M. Joosse
Don't forget that I love you by Anna Currey
Guess How much I love you by Sam McBratney
General fun:
Kevin Henkes (Chyrsanthemum; Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse; Sheila the Brave; Owen, etc....)
Jan Brett
Patricia Polacco
Russell Hoban (the Francis books and the Arthur books)
Sandra Boynton (like Barnyard Dance)

Warm Fuzzy Tale by Claude Steiner
The Grump by Mark Ludy and all his other books too
Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day by Judith Viorst
Simon in the land of chalk drawings by Edward McLachlan
The Dandelion seed by Joseph Anthony
Grandpa's teeth by Rod Clement
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs by Judi Barrett
C is for Centennial by Louise Doak Whitney
Alexander and the magic mouse by Martha sanders
When the wind bears go dancing by Phoebe Stone
Little Beaver and the Echo by Amy MacDonald
Andrew Henry's meadow by Doris Burn
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
A child's garden of verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Wynken Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
The Little old man who could not read by Irma Simontron Black
Crafty Chameleon by Mwenye Hadithi
Johnny Appleseed by Will Moses
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Goldilocks by James Marshall (not your standard story)
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel by Lee Burton
Let's talk about__________ books by Joy Berry
Sheep out to eat by Nancy Shaw and all the sheep books
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
The great race by Paul Gobel (others of his too)
The Dragonfly's tale by Kristina Rodanas
How do Dinosaurs ______ by Jane Yolen
We're going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen
Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
The happy man and his dumptruck (golden book)
Nurse Nancy (golden book)
The Marvelous Mud washing machine by?
Ukelele and her new doll by Clara Louise Grant (golden book)
The rainbow dress and other tollush tales By ilse-Margret Vogel
The best loved doll by Rebecca Caudill
The shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide
Kady Did byJean Conder soule
Nancy Plays nurse by Diane Sherman


Books for older kids: (# = fantasy)
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis #
Lord of the Rings series by JR Tolkien (older elementary or Jr. High)#
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull #
Spiderwick series#
Lowthar's Blade series By R. L Lafevers (other books by him are good too)#
Three Investigators books by Alfred Hitchcock (older elementary) mystery
Shoes series by Noel Streatfeild
All of a kind family seriesby Sydney Taylor
American Girl library
Soup books by Robert Newton Peck
Harry Potter books by JK Rowlins (older elementary)#
The Secret Garden; Little Lord Fauntleroy; Coutness Kate; The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
books by Roald Dahl ( I think all of them are great!)
Patty Reed's Doll by Rachel K. Laurgaard
Jane Yolen books, most of the fantasy ones are great -Merlin books, etc.#
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke (older elementary) some other books by her are good too. #
The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper (older elementary)#
Hank the cowdog books by John R. Erickson mystery
Merlin books by T.A. Barron (other books by him are great too) (0lder elementary)#
Redwall series #
Tales from Dimwood Forest (Poppy) and other books by Avi#
Mistmantle series by McAllister#
Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart#
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry (other ones in this series too)#
Kate DiCamillo books
The Boxcar children books
Christmas Books:

Other holiday books:

Coming later: