Books & Recommendations

Below you’ll find an evolving list of recommended books and resources for parents and educators, as well as playthings and book recommendations for children. You can sort using the navigation above. Enjoy!

Check out this whole series by Louise Bates Ames!

The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect

Your Baby Is Speaking to You: A Visual Guide to the Amazing Behaviors of Your Newborn and Growing Baby

Basket of 6 Culturally Diverse Babies

The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents

Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children

Wooden pinch bowls (set of 10)

Spoiled Right: Delaying Screens and Giving Children What They Really Need

Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey into the Science of Attachment

Wooden Penguin Push and Pull Toy

Wooden Chew Beads & Rattle

Shape Sorting Dump Truck

Kalimba Thumb Piano

Organic Muslin Blankie Teether

Child-Sized Table and Chairs

Little Elephant Push Along

Wooden Music/Percussion Set

Set of 12 Small Jars with Screw-On Lids (to stack, explore, manipulate)

Green Toys Recycling Truck

Mini Playground Balls

Wooden Climbing Triangle (Originally Designed by Dr. Emmi Pikler)

Wooden Wobble Balance Board – great in “bridge” position for infants and toddlers to explore

Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

Portable Play Yard for Babies

Green Toys Airplane

Wooden Color Sorting Stacking Rings

Shadow Puppet Bracelet Kit (that can encourage kids to create their own designs)

Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected

The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child

Mothering Boys: A Guide for Moms of Sons

Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

Beyond Behaviors

The Hurried Child

10 piece Mixing Bowl Set (for cooking, sand box, or any kind of play)

Kid-Sized Broom, Mop, Duster

Farm animal set

Pound & Tap Bench with Slide Out Xylophone (can be used in a variety of ways)

11 inch Soft Body Play Dolls – Set of 4

Wooden Push Balance Bike Toy for Toddlers with Rubberized Wheels

Jumbo Nuts Bolts, STEM Toy, Educational Enlightenment Toys, OT Autism – Matching Fine Motor Toy for Toddlers, Preschoolers

Solid-Wood Building Blocks With Wooden Storage Tray (60 pcs)

Wooden baby teether toys 4pk forest animal set

Rattle and Teether Grasping Activity Toy (recommended because babies can SEE how the sounds are made)

The Philosophical Baby

Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life

Mindfulness Tools (to help us recenter in challenging situations)

Cotton lunchbox napkins (recommended as a “first toy” for infants to grasp, wave, explore)

Dump Truck & Loader Wooden Play Set

Animal Upon Animal – Classic Wooden Stacking Game Fun (for ages 3 and up)

Wooden Crocodile Pull Toy for Toddlers

Green Toys WAGON Outdoor Toy

Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child’s Natural Abilities — From the Very Start

Dear Parent: Caring for Infants With Respect

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

CALMS A Guide to Soothing Your Baby

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting

Discovering the Culture of Childhood

It’s No Accident: Breakthrough Solutions To Your Child’s Wetting, Constipation, Utis, And Other Potty Problems

How to Raise an Adult

Snail Wooden Pull Toy

Magnetic Rollers (perfect for grasping, stacking, rolling, etc.), 75 Pack

The Emotional Life of the Toddler

Natural Rubber Star Ball (with holes so infants can grasp)

The Genius in Every Child

Wooden 12 piece Rainbow Stacker

Baby Care Play Mat (Large, Sea Petals – Grey)

Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years

The Case For Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World

The Blessing of a B Minus

The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind

Pets Wooden Peg Puzzle

Infant Clutching Toy

Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving…or Missing Sleep?

Rabbit Wood Stacking Toy

Beeswax Crayons

Taking Back Childhood: A Proven Roadmap for Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids

Sea Turtle Bath Toy

Play Mat Foam Tiles

First Snack/Meal Table for Infants and Toddlers

Stainless Steel Bowls

Toy Storage Basket

Bentwood Multipurpose Table and Chair

6 multi-textured balls for babies

Hollow Oversized Wooden Block Set

Wooden Step Climber and Rocking Boat

Wooden Foldable Dollhouse

First-Years-Stacking-Up-Cups

Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting – Audiobook

100 Piece Colorful Wooden Blocks

No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame – Audiobook

Play Scarves + Storage Bag for Easy Clean Up : Perfect for Kids Pretend and Creative Play , Dress Up and Childhood Fun , 35″ Large Bundle of 6 Bright Colored Silks

Acrylic Storage Canisters, Set of 3: Great for Self-Directed Play

One Dozen Stainless Steel Cups: Great for Self-Directed Play

Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting

No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame

HABA Rainbow Ring Wooden Clutching Toy (Made in Germany)

Hacia otro nivel de cuidado: Guía para la crianza con respeto (Spanish Edition)

Theories of Attachment (An Introduction to Bowlby Ainsworth Gerber Brazelton Kennell and Klause)

Pyramid Clutching Toy

Los niños malos no existen: Disciplina sin vergüenza para los más pequeños (Spanish Edition)

HALO SleepSack 100% Cotton Wearable Blanket, Cream

Learning All The Time

Little Boat Train Bath Toy

Raising Your Spirited Child

Kids Beyond Limits: The Anat Baniel Method for Awakening the Brain and Transforming the Life of Your Child With Special Needs

Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think And What We Can Do About It

Your Child’s Growing Mind: Brain Development and Learning From Birth to Adolescence

Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn–and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less

Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

Touchpoints-Birth to Three

The Parenting Teens Navigation System

Your Amazing Newborn

The Emotional Life of the Toddler

Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers: A Curriculum of Respectful, Responsive, Relationship-Based Care and Education

1,2,3…The Toddler Years: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers