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I Don't Want to Go to School
by Weiss and Bennet
For ages 2+ years
The tough part of separating from parents is serious business (see The Kissing Hand if you need to dive right into the heavy stuff), but the truth is that for many kids, a wonderful preschool is (read more)
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
For ages 2+ years
We must warn you -- you are a stronger person than many of us at the Savvy Source if you can actually make it through this one without choking up. We were sobbing, frankly. And that wasn't just on (read more)
Everyone Poops
by Taro Gomi
For ages 1+ years
It's true, everyone does: elephants, mice, camels, fish, grown-ups and kids too. But do we really need a picture book about it? As it turns out, we do, we really do. You may take this elementary (read more)
A Baby Sister for Frances
by Russell Hoban and Lillian Hoban
For ages 3+ years
There is a new baby badger at Frances's house, and she is none too pleased about it. The baby herself isn't so bad, but everything else is falling apart - Frances's favorite blue dress is in the (read more)
ABC Doctor
by Murphy
For ages 1+ years
This lovely book is a two-for-one delight -- it uses information to demystify a potentially frightening visit to the doctors, and it does so in the format of an ABC learning book. While it doesn't (read more)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
For ages 1+ years
If only you had dinosaurs in your house at bedtime?. Sure, your paint job might take a beating with all those scales and tales, and your downstairs neighbors would really bellow about the footsteps, (read more)
A House for a Hermit Crab
by Eric Carle
For ages 2-6 years
This touching story about moving to a new home will reassure any preschooler facing a big move (as well as her anxious parents). And this moving tale is much more than just a tale about moving; it (read more)
The No-Cry Potty Training Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Child Say Good-Bye to Diapers
by Elizabeth Pantley
For ages 18 months - 3 years
We've all heard parents at the playground tell of the child who magically wakes up one morning and says "Mommy, I don't want to wear diapers anymore, I want to use the potty!" If you are not so (read more)
I'm a Big Brother
by Joanna Cole
For ages
Of all the transformations our little ones go through in their early years, becoming an older sibling is surely one of the most momentous. This sweet and simple book (also available in an I'm a Big (read more)
The New Baby at Your House
by Joanna Cole
For ages
The whole notion that there's a baby inside mommy's tummy is wonderfully abstract to most preschoolers. So as the big day approaches, there's some value to bringing this fuzzy concept into a bit (read more)
Peter's Chair
by Ezra Jack Keats
For ages
Why do children's strong feelings so often center on objects - special toys, blankets, or other things? We don't quite know the answer, but Ezra Jack Keats cleverly taps into this current of emotion (read more)
The Little Yellow Leaf
by Carin Berger
For ages 4-8 years
We're all afraid of change sometimes. And who faces change more often than small children? Can we blame them for clinging, every now and then, to what they know? The little yellow leaf of this story (read more)
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