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Reading List (continued)
WHEN YOU WERE INSIDE MOMMY
By Joanna Cole
J 612.63 COL
Talks about how children grow inside a
mother and what happens after birth.
TOILET TRAINING: A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME TRAINING
By Vicki Lansky
Parenting Matters!
The Fayetteville Free Library announces a
new section in the Children’s Room called
“Parenting Matters.”
It is a collection of nonfiction and fiction
books designed to help parents educate
their children on a variety of subjects important to parents.
FAYETTEVILLE FREE LIBRARY
Kid’s Corner
Parenting Matters
Reading List
649.6 LAN
When is my child ready? How do I begin?
A guide to toilet training for parents.
ONCE UPON A POTTY: BOY
ONCE UPON A POTTY: GIRL
By Alona Frankel
J 649.82 FRA
Explains with simple text and pictures why
and how boys and girls use the potty.
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU
GO TO THE DOCTOR
By Heidi Eisen Murkoff
J 618.92 MUR
Angus the dog helps kids understand what
to expect when they visit the doctor.
Adoption
Moving
Alzheimer’s
Day Care
Bullies
Doctor visits
New Siblings
Divorce
Toilet Training
Death
Character Development
And more...
JUST LIKE YOU
By Sarah Albee
J E SESAME STREET
Elmo meets a new student in a wheelchair
and learns that she is just like him.
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A selection of the best books on dealing
with adoption, moving, death, toilet
training and more! Please see the
children’s librarian for more information
or the complete list.
Reading List
QUESTIONS CHILDREN ASK AND
HOW TO ANSWER THEM
By Miriam Stoppard
DRY DAYS, WET NIGHTS
By Maribeth Boelts
649.1 STO
How to answer some of the tough questions children ask about birth, safety, differences, and health.
Little Bear wants to stop wetting his bed
at night, and his mother patiently helps
him realize it will happen when the time is
right.
Dinah Bear feels sad and scared when
her parents say they are going to divorce.
JIN WOO
By Eve Bunting
DEALING WITH BULLYING
By Marianne Johnston
SOMETIMES I’M BAMBALOO
By Rachel Vail
J E BUNTING
J 303.69 JOH
J E VAIL
Davey is not sure about having a new
adopted brother from Korea.
What is bullying? This book explains why
bullies act as they do, how to deal with
them, and how to stop being one.
Katie Honors sometimes feels angry and
out of control, and her mom helps her
be herself again.
LET’S TALK ABOUT BEING A
GOOD FRIEND
By Susan Kent
WHEN I FEEL SCARED
By Cornelia Spelman
TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE
NIGHT I WAS BORN
By Jamie Lee Curtis
J E CURTIS
A young girl asks her parents to tell her
again the family story of her birth and
adoption.
THE NEW BABY AT YOUR HOUSE
By Joanna Cole
J 305.232 COL
Describes what happens with a new baby
in the house and the feelings of older
brothers and sisters.
OUR NEW BABY
By Wendy Lewison
J E LEWISON
Pictures and descriptions of what it’s like
to have a new baby in the family.
J E BOELTS
J 177.62 KEN
How can you be a good friend? Talks
about the qualities of a good friend and
the activities and problems in friendship.
JESSE’S DAYCARE
By Amy Valens
MAMA AND DADDY BEAR’S
DIVORCE
By Cornelia Spelman
J E SPELMAN
J E SPELMAN
A little bear talks about fear, what makes
him afraid, how it feels, and how to make
things better.
LET’S TALK ABOUT MOVING TO
A NEW PLACE
By Diana Star Helmer
J E VALENS
J 648.9 HEL
Compares the day of mother & son as one
goes to work and the other to day care.
Talks about the feelings moving causes
and how to adjust.
WHEN DINOSAURS DIE: A GUIDE
TO UNDERSTANDING DEATH
By Laurene Brown
BABY ON THE WAY
By William Sears, MD
J 155.937 BRO
Simply explains death, grief, and honoring
the memory of someone who has died.
J 618.24 SEA
Explains pregnancy for older brothers
and sisters, what happens after birth, and
how an older sibling can help.