Longwood Pediatrics Recommended Reading

• The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls, Revised Edition (03/26/2012)+
  By Valorie Schaefer and Josee Masse
• Waking Up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting, 2nd Edition (04/10/2015)*
  By Howard J. Bennett
• Caring for Your School Age Child: Ages 5-12 (07/06/1999)*
  By Edward L. Schor
• Touchpoints 3 to 6 (10/15/2002)
  By T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow

• The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls (02/26/2013)+
  By Cara Natterson and Josee Masse
• Caring for Your Teenager (04/29/2003)*
  By Donald Greydanus and Philip Bashe
• What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: Revised Edition (06/06/2007)
  By Lynda Madaras and Area Madaras
• What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: Revised Edition (06/06/2007)
  By Lynda Madaras and Area Madaras
• The Feelings Book (Revised): The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions (02/26/2013)
  By Lynda Madison and Josee Masse
• A Smart Girl’s Guide: Friendship Troubles – Revised (08/01/2013) (additional American Girl – Smart Girl’s Guides recommended)
  By Patti Kelly Criswell and Angela Martini

• The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised Edition (03/14/2000)+
  By Stanley Turecki
• SOS: Help for Parents, Third Edition (10/30/2005)+
  By Lynn Clark
• ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know, 2nd edition (02/13/2011)*
  By Michael I. Reiff
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: What Every Parent Needs to Know (09/26/2012)*
  By Alan I. Rosenblatt & Paul S. Carbone
• Building Resilience in Children and Teens, 3rd Edition (10/21/14)*
  By Kenneth R. Ginsburg
• Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love With Expectations and Protection With Trust (03/24/2015)*
  By Kenneth R. Ginsburg
• The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (updated and revised 05/20/2014)
  By Ross W. Greene
• Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry (08/31/2004)
  By Perri Klass and Eileen Costello
• A Slant of Sun: One Child’s Courage (06/17/1998, for parents)
  By Beth Kephart

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids) (09/15/2005)+
  By Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews
• The Anxiety & Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution (09/08/2011)
  By David Clark and Aaron Beck
• The Bear’s House (03/25/1987, a story about bullies, poverty, and mental illness for ages 8-12)
  By Marilyn Sachs
• The Chalk Box Kid (09/12/1987, topics include depression and sadness for grades 4-6)
  By Clyde Robert Bulla
• The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Program (11/01/2014)
  By William Knaus
• Dear Mr. Henshaw (05/31/2000, topics include divorce, insecurity, and bullying for grades 4-6)
  By Beverly Cleary
• The Emotional Life of the Toddler (05/01/1995)
  By Alicia F. Lieberman
• The Face at the Window (09/09/1998, a story about mental illness for ages 6-10)
  By Regina Hanson
• From Darkness to Light: Teens Write about How They Triumphed over Trouble (05/09/1996, topics include depression, physical illness, and disabilities for ages 12-16)
  By Julie Landsman
• Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety (08/28/2012)
  By Donna B. Pincus
• Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents (12/03/2008)
  By Ronald Rapee, Ann Wignall, Susan Spence, Heidi Lyneham
• Leo the Late Bloomer (04/19/1994, topics include depression and sadness for grades 1-3)
  By Robert Kraus
• Master of Your Anxiety and Worry (03/23/2006)
  By Michelle Craske and David Barlow
• My Sister Then and Now: A Book About Mental Illness (08/1992, ages 8-12)
  By Virginia L. Kroll
• A Parent’s Guide for Suicidal and Depressed Teens: Help for Recognizing if a Child is in Crisis and What to Do About It (03/08/1995)
  By Kate Williams
• The Tub People (10/06/1999, topics include depression and sadness for grades 1-3)
  By Pam Conrad
• The Ugly Duckling (03/24/1999, topics include depression and sadness for grades 1-3)
  By Hans Christian Andersen
• Ups and Downs: How to Beat the Blues and Teen Depression (01/25/1999, ages 13+)By Susan Klebanoff and Ellen Luboversusky
  Wemberly Worried (04/27/2010)By Kevin Henkes
• Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children (10/15/2005)
  By Aureen Pinto Wagner

• Sports Success RX! Your Child’s Prescription for the Best Experience (09/01/2006)*
  By Paul R. Stricker
• Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport (04/05/2007)
  By Cal Ripken and Rick Wolff

• Between Parent and Child (07/22/2003)+
  By Haim G. Ginott
• Talking with Children about Loss (10/01/1999)+
  By Maria Trozzi
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (02/07/2012)
  By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition (07/25/2013)
  By Jim Trelease
• What Else Should I Read? Guiding Kids to Good Books, Vol. 1 (04/01/1995)
  By Matthew L. Berman
• What Else Should I Read? Guiding Kids to Good Books, Vol. 2 (08/15/1996)
  By Matthew L. Berman
• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Life Guides for Families) (04/01/1998)
  By Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown

• Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, Revised and Updated Edition (03/01/2000)+
  By Ellyn Satter
• Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed With Insight, Humor, and a Bottle of Ketchup (02/07/2012)*
  By Laura A. Jana and Jennifer Shu
• Nutrition: What Every Parent Needs to Know (10/01/2011)*
  By William H. Dietz and Loraine Stern
• A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Roadmap to Health (08/01/2006)*
  By Sandra G. Hassink
• How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much (09/01/1987)
  By Ellyn Satter
• Cooking Light Magazine (monthly publication)

• Arthur’s Baby (Arthur Adventures) (11/30/1987)
  By Marc Brown
• Julius, the Baby of the World (09/21/1995)
  By Kevin Henkes
• Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (04/09/2012)
  By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Sickness, Signs, & Symptoms
  Vaccines and Your Child: Separating Fact from Fiction (03/07/2011)+
  By Paul A. Offit and Charlotte A. Moser
• My Child Is Sick: Expert Advice for Managing Common Illnesses and Injuries (07/01/2011)*
  By Barton D. Schmitt
• Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: A Parent’s Guide to Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections, and Sore Throats (03/01/1999)
  By Paul A. Offit
• Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development (11/29/2005)
  By Barton D. Schmitt

• Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems – New, Revised, and Expanded Edition (05/23/2006)+
  By Richard Ferber
• Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know (09/03/2013)*
  By Rachel Moon
• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, 4th Edition: A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night’s Sleep (12/15/2015)
  By Marc Weissbluth
   

+ Longwood Pediatrics favorite publications
* American Academy of Pediatrics publications, available at www.AAP.org

The titles above may be available at your local library, bookstore, or online wherever books are sold.