Research Catalog

Title

Tender topics : picture books about childhood challenges / Dorothy Stoltz, Elaine Czarnecki, and Buff Kahn.

Author

Stoltz, Dorothy

Publication

Chicago : Huron Street Press, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kahn, Buff
• Czarnecki, Elaine M.
• Kahn, Buff.

Description

xv, 176 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Advising parents who are wondering how to talk to their young child about difficult topics such as death, loneliness, or fear, this authoritative collection of appropriate picture books makes broaching the subject easier.

Subject

• Picture books for children > United States > Bibliography
• Conduct of life > Juvenile literature > Bibliography
• Children > Books and reading > United States
• Reading > Parent participation
• Bibliotherapy for children
• Child psychology

Genre/Form

Bibliographies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Helping children develop the love of reading -- Get your kids talking -- What makes a good picture book? -- Friendship -- Resiliency -- Life lessons -- Feelings -- Curiosity and exploring the world -- New baby -- School days -- Physical illness of a child -- Money -- Moving -- Military families -- Adoption -- Learning disabilities and behavior issues -- Diversity -- Vision, hearing, and mobility issues -- Divorce -- Bullying -- Death of a parent or loved one -- Death of a pet -- Mother nature -- God, spirituality, and awe of life.

ISBN

• 9781937589349 (alk. paper)
• 193758934X (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2013005066

OCLC

• 818318490
• SCSB-10608986

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library