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Select Bibliographies
Bibliotherapy. 2010. Bibliotherapy: Children's Books About Bullying. best-childrens-books.com

Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. 2010. Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. American Library Association.

Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present. 2010. Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present. American Library Association.

Seuss, Dr. (Theodor Seuss Geisel). 1938-1990. Complete List of Dr. Seuss Books.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Books for Kids - Thematic Book List and Recommended Reading. 2011. Thanksgiving Books for Kids. apples4theteacher.com.

Select Book Reviews
Jenkins, Steve. 2011. Jane Goodall’s Childhood Fascinations. May 12. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Kuchment, Anna. 2012. Kids’ Science Books for Stormy Weather. November 3. Scientific American.

Radford, Tim. 2011. The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins - review: A brilliant introduction to science for children. September 21. Manchester, England: The Guardian.

Select Books
Brown, Margaret Wise, Garth Williams (illus.). 1946. The Little Fur Family. Harper & Brothers.

Brown, Margaret Wise, Garth Williams (illus.). 1947. Goodnight Moon. Harper & Brothers.

Brown, Margaret Wise, Garth Williams (illus.). 1942. The Runaway Bunny. Harper & Row.

de Brunhoff, Jean. 1933. The Story of Babar. New York, NY: Random House.

Demi. 1994. The Magic Tapestry: A Chinese Folktale. Henry Holth & Co.

dePaola, Tomie. 1982. Charlie Needs a Cloak. Aladdin.

Friedman, Ina R. and Allen Say (Illus.). 1987. How My Parents Learned to Eat. Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin.

Gash, Amy (compiler), Pierre Le-Tan (Illustrator), Judith Viorst (Foreword). 1999. What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children’s Books. Algonquin.

Grahame, Kenneth. 1908. The Wind in the Willow. Methuen.

Heine, Helme. 1977. Na Warte Sagte Schwarte. (In German). Middelhauve.

Hoover, Susan Bame with Magige Sykora (illus.). 1995. Faith the Cow. Brethren Press.

Juster, Norton, and Jules Feiffer (illus.). 1961. The Phantom Tollbooth. New York, NY: Random House.

L'Engle, Madeleine (Ellen Raskin, illus., 1960s editions). 1962. A Wrinkle in Time. (... is a science fantasy). New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Leaf, Munro and Robert Lawson (illus.). 1936. The Story of Ferdinand. New York, NY: Viking Press.

Leaf, Munro and Robert Lawson (illus.). 1938. Wee Gillis. New York, NY: Viking Press.

Lionni, Leo. 1967. Frederick. New York, NY: Knopf Books for Young Readers.

Lobel, Arnold. 1970-1979. Frog and Toad.

McBrier, Page and Lori Lohstoeter (illus.). 2001. Beatrice's Goat. Atheneum.

Merberg, Julie and Suzanne Bober. 2002. A Magical Day with Matisse. Chronicle Books.

Milne, A. A. and E. H. Shepard (illus.). 1926. Winnie the Poo. London, UK: Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Phillips, Christopher, and Kim Doner (illus.). 2001. The Philosophers' Club. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, a little division of Ten Speed Press.

Piper, Watty (Mabel C. Bragg?) George and Doris Hauman (Illus.). 1954. The Little Engine That Could. Boston, Massachusetts: Platt & Munk.

Schrock, Jan West and Aileen Darragh (illus.). 2008. Give a Goat. Tilbury House Publishers.

Sendak, Maurice. 1963. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper and Row.

Stevens, Janet. 1995. Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book). Harcourt Children's Books.

Thurber, James. Many Moons.

Watterson, Bill. November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995. Calvin and Hobbes.

White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.

White, E.B. Stuart Little.

White, E.B. Trumpet of the Swans.

Williams, Margery, and William Nicholson (Illus.). 1922. The Velveteen Rabbit he Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real. Avon Books.

Thanksgiving books

Cherry, Lynne. 2003. How Groundhog's Garden Grew. (Illus.). Blue Sky Press.

Quaker-informed kids' books

The Family Story Bible by Ralph Milton

thy friend, obadiah - brinton turkle

each breath a smile - thich nhat hanh and sister susan

dear benjamin banneker  andrea davis-pinkney

we can work it out: conflict resolution for children

young person’s guide to quaker faith & practice

education for liberation: preschool peace education

how is quaker early childhood education a method of social change?

sleepy boy  polly kanevsky

benjamin the meeting house mouse  clifford pfiel

mind the light: forty-five lessons for teaching quakerism

benjamin west and his cat grimalkin marguerite henry

my book of thanks b g hennessy

because of you bg hennessy

faith & practice of friends school of baltimore

no hitting by karen katz

angels watching over me   julia durango

peaceful piggy meditation kerry lee maclean

the other way to listen by byrd baylor

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International Youth Library - Internationale Jugendbibliothek Muenchen. 2011. International Youth Library - Internationale Jugendbibliothek Muenchen. Munich, Germany: International Youth Library - Internationale Jugendbibliothek Muenchen.

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Pritchard, Michael. 2009. Philosophy for Children. Stanford, CA: plato.stanford.edu.

What is Wisdom

Durant, Will. 1957. What is Wisdom?. Will Durant Foundation.

Wisdom. 2007. Wisdom. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.

Wisdom. 2007. Wisdom. CA: Wikipedia.

Select Video and Audio
Brown, Margaret Wise. 1947.. (Read by Harvard Professors Greg Mankiw, Tom Dingman and David Ager). (http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/04/goodnight-moon.html). Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Crimson.

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