Cherokee Parent Book Lending Library

The lending library is ready!  I will be available on Tuesday from 7:15-7:45 and Thursday from 2:15-2:45 for you to browse and check out.  Feel free to email me if you would like a book sent home with your child or would like to have me set aside a book for you.

These are the titles in the library-

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm

Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm

Letters to Sam:  A Grandfather’s Lesson on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life by Daniel Gottlieb

Born on a Blue Day:  A Memoir by Daniel Tammet

It’s All About Attitude:  Loving and Living Well with Autism by Kathy Almeida and Gayle Nobel

Mainstreaming:  Ideas for Teaching Young Children by Judith Souweine, Sheila Crimmins, and Carolyn Mazel

A Mind Apart by Susanne Antonetta

Simple Secrets of Parenting Easy as ABC by John Q. Baucom, Ph.D.

Ready or Not, Here Life Comes by Mel Levine, M.D.

It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend by Richard Lavoie

The Dog Trainer’s Guide to Parenting by Harold R. Hansen

Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin

Chicken Soup for the Preteen a compilation of authors

The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Grandparenting-A New Challenge by Helene Gonski

Family First by Dr. Phil McGraw

What I Wish You Knew from the editors of American Girl

Helping Your Depressed Child by Martha Underwood Barnard, Ph.D.

Learning Disabilities and Your Child by Lawrence J. Greene

You’re a Stepparent… Now What? By Joseph Cerquone

A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine, M.D.

Understanding Dyslexia by Anne Marshall Huston, Ed.D.

Helping Your Anxious Child by Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., Susan H. Spence, Ph.D., Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D., and Ann Wignall, M. Psych

Everyday Parents Raising Great Kids by James D. MacArthur, Ph.D.

Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi

Helping Children Survive Divorce by Dr. Archibald D. Hart

Life Landscapes-Parents Talk About Raising Children with Disabilities The Saskatchewan Family Resilience Project

Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child by Sylvia B. Rimm, Ph.D.

Overcoming Autism by Lynn Kerns Koegel, PH.D and Claire LaZebnik

Worried no More Help and Hope for Anxious Children  Second Edition by Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D.

Behavioral Intervention for young Children with Autism Edited by Catherine Maurice, coedited by Gina Green and Stephen C. Luce

Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD by Steven E. Gutstein & Rachelle K. Sheely

Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome by Kathryn Stewart Ph.D. Leading founder and Executive of the Orion Academy

Do-Watch-Listen-Say  Social and Communication Intervention for Children with Autism by Kathleen Ann Quill

Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs (Raising the Bar of Expectations) by Judy Winter

Love and Logic Solutions for Kids with Special Needs by David Funk

Negotiating the Special Education Maze (Third Edition) A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood, and Deidre Hayden

A Parent’s Guide to Developmental Delays (Recognizing and Coping with Missed Milestones in Speech, Movement, Learning and Other Areas) by Laurie LeComer, M.Ed.

Engaging Autism  by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D

It’s All About Attitude (loving and living well with autism) by Kathy Almeida and Gayle Nobel
Activity Schedules for Children with Autism (Teaching Independent Behavior) by Lynn E. McClannahan, Ph.D. and Patricia J. Krantz, Ph.D.

My Baby Can Dance (Stories of Autism, Asperger’s and Success through the Relationship Development Intervention (RDI Program) Introduction by Steven E. Gutstein Ph.D. Edited by Steven E. Gutstein, Hannah R. Gutstein and Carlotta Band

Children with Autism (A Parents’ Guide) Second Edition Edited by Michael D. Powers, Psy.D. Foreword by Temple Grandin

Let Me Hear Your Voice (A family’s triumph over autism)A universal tale of hope, love, hard work and ultimate triumph by Catherine Maurice

Right from the Start (Behavioral Intervention for young Children with Autism. A guide for Parents and Professionals) by Sandra L. Harris, Ph.D. and Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.d

Helping Your Socially Vulnerable Child (What to do when your child is shy, socially anxious, withdrawn, or bullied) by Andrew R. Eisen, Ph.D. & Linda B. Engler, Ph.D.

Overcoming Autism (Finding the answers, and hope that can transform a child’s life) by Lynn kerns Koegel Ph.D., and Claire LaZebnik

It’s So Much Work to be Your Friend (Helping the child with learning disabilities find social success) by Richard Lavoie

Understanding Autism for Dummies by Stephen M. Shore, MA and Linda G. Rastelli, MA Note: (Free eTips at dummies.com)

The Child With Special Needs by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, P.h.D. with Robin Simons

The Out-of-Sync Child:  Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.

At this time, I am requesting donations to put in the library.  If you have any books at home that you thought were excellent, please consider sharing them with other parents in the Cherokee community.  If you have any recommendations for great books that you can’t part with, email me at jgermain@susd.org with the titles.  Lastly, if you can donate time to monitor the library or money to buy books that aren’t donated, I would appreciate any assistance!