E-Book Recommendations

You can get a FREE online library card to view E-Books.

Check out these Arlington Public Library e-book recommendations for parents and children:

E-Books for Parents

Developing Brains

Book Cover: "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel" with illustration of child's face.

by Daniel J. Siegel

Book Cover: "Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises and Activities to Maximize Your Child's Brain Development from Birth Through Age 5 1/2 by Margaret Sassé , Georges McKail, et al." with photograph of three babies

by Margaret Sassé, Georges McKail, et al.

Managing Behaviors with Positive Parenting

by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.

by Jane Nelson

Book Cover: The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W. Greene Ph.D."
by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

General Parenting

Book Cover: "How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7, by Joanna Faber and Julia King" with illustration of boy standing on top of blocks and painting.
by Joanna Faber & Julia King

Book Cover: "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. Author: Jessica Lahey" with text framed by pencil and one pencil was broken.
by Jessica Lahey

Autism

by Naoki Higashida

E-Books for Children

Feelings

by Todd Parr
(Ages 1-3)

Anxiety/Worry

by Elizabeth Verdick
(Ages 4-7)

Book Cover: "When I Feel Worried, Author: Cornelia M. Spelman, Series: The Way I Feel" With illustration of hamster wearing clothes looking worried.
By Cornelia M.Spelman
(Ages 4-8)

Self-Help Skills (Potty-Training, Hand-Washing, etc.)

by Elizabeth Verdick
(Ages 1-4)

by Leslie Patricelli
(Ages 1-3)

by Elizabeth Verdick
(Ages 4-7)

by Hyewon Yum
(Ages 3-7)

Social Skills (Empathy, perspective taking, kindness)

by Susan Verde
(Ages 4-8)

Book Cover: "A Friend For Henry by Jenn Bailey (Author), Mika Song (Illustrator)" with an illustration of a young boy building with blocks.

by Jenn Bailey
(Ages 5-8)

by Carol McCloud
(Ages 4-9)

By Brendan Wenzel
(Ages 3-5)

Behavior

by Martine Agassi
(Ages 4-7)

by Elizabeth Verdick
(Ages 4-7)

Pre-Academic Skills (reading, writing, etc.)

Book Cover: "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Read-aloud) Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow" will illustration of five monkeys in pajamas jumping on a bed.

by Eileen Christelow
(Ages 4-8)

by Al Perkins
(Ages 2-5)

by Brendan Wenzel
(Ages 3-5)