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The Bookshelf

The conversations in our forum throw up recommendations of books of all sorts, particularly treasured children's stories, and educational and pedagogical texts. We list below a selection of these, along with others we feel may be of interest to the early years community.

If you would like to discuss these or other books, or offer your recommendations, we have a books forum which you can access here.

Amazon

Where available, we link to Amazon as a source to purchase the books listed. You may have your own preferred booksellers, but if you do buy using the Amazon links, the FSF makes no profit from this - all the revenues raised will go to children's charities. To visit the Amazon website in this way, select a book from the list below, or alternatively click the Amazon heading above or begin to search for items in the searchbox to the right.

We began this on 3rd October 2011, and the total collected by 1st December 2011 was £11.44!

The books are split into categories, and can be visited individually by clicking the links below, or you can browse the whole page by scrolling down the screen. Most have reviews attached, which can be read by clicking the appropriate links.

Professional / Educational

     Early Years Practice
     Child Development
     Resources for Practical Activities

Children's Stories

     Stories to support PSED: general
     Stories to support PSED: understanding bereavement
     Stories to support PSRN
     Members' Favourites
     Big Books

Professional / Educational

Early Years Practice

Play and Practice



by Natalie Canning
Review
Practical EYFS Handbook 2nd edition



by Penny Tassoni
Summary Review
Child-Initiated Learning



by Jennie Lindon
Review
Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum



by Elizabeth Wood and Jane Attfield
Review
Playing to learn: Developing High Quality Experiences for Babies and Toddlers



by Ann Langston and Lesley Abbott
Review
Observing Children and Young People



by Carole Sharman, Wendy Cross and Diana Vennis
Review
Like Bees, not Butterflies : child-initiated learning in the early years



by Edited by Sally and Phill Featherstone
Review
The Early Years Foundation Stage in Practice



by Liz Wilcock
Review
Play and Learning in the Early Years



by Jennie Lindon, Alice Sharp, Kevin Kelman and Cathy Hughes
Review
The EYFS Inspection in Practice



by Jenny Barber and Sharon Paul-Smith
Review
Penny Tassoni's Practical EYFS Handbook



by Penny Tassoni
Review
Emotional Literacy in the Early Years



by Christine Bruce
Review
Running Successful Workshops (Family Learning and Parenting Workshops)



by Lisa Vernon
Review
Managing Difficult Behaviour (Workshops for Parents)



by Sonya Hinton
Review
Early Years Observation and Planning in practice



by Jenny Barber & Sharon Paul-Smith
Review
Planning for Effective Early Learning



by Jennie Lindon
Review
Parents as Partners (Positive Relationships in the Early Years)



by Jennie Lindon
Review
Outdoor Learning in the Early Years



by Helen Bilton
Review
Listening to Young Children: The Mosaic Approach



by Alison Clark and Peter Moss
Review
Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs



by Mary Hohman and David Weikart
Review
The Thinking Child Resource Book (The Early Years)



by Nicola Call
Summary
The Thinking Child: Brain-based Learning for the Foundation Stage



by Nicola Call
Review
Observing and Assessing for the Foundation Stage Profile



by Vicky Hutchin
Review
Right from the Start: Effective Planning and Assessment in the Early Years



by Vicky Hutchin
Review
Smooth Transitions: Ensuring continuity from the Foundation Stage



by Ros Bayley & Sally Featherstone
Review
Foundations of Literacy



by Sue Palmer & Ros Bayley
Review

Child Development

Child Development: An Illustrated Guide



by Carolyn Meggitt
Review
What does it mean to be two?



by Jennie Lindon
Review
Understanding Child Development: Linking Theory and Practice



by Jennie Lindon
Review

Resources for Practical Activities

Traditional Activities Around the Year



by Sara Stocks
Review
Faiths and Festivals



by Christine Howard
Review
100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy



by Fred Sedgwick
Review

Children's Stories

Stories to support PSED: general

It's My Turn, Smudge!



by Miriam Moss and Lynne Chapman
Summary
A New House for Smudge



by Miriam Moss and Lynne Chapman
Summary
Smudge's Grumpy Day



by Miriam Moss and Lynne Chapman
Summary
Scritch Scratch



by Miriam Moss and Delphine Durand
Summary
I Forgot to Say I Love You



by Miriam Moss and Anna Currey
Summary
No Bigger Than My Teddy Bear



by Valerie Pankow
Summary

Stories to support PSED: understanding bereavement

When Uncle Bob Died



by Althea
Summary
I Miss You



by Pat Thomas
Summary
Feather Pillows



by Rose Impey and Robin Bell Corfield
Summary
Heaven



by Nicholas Allan
Summary
The Sunshine Cat



by Miriam Moss and Lisa Flather
Summary
Up in Heaven



by Emma Chichester Clark
Summary
Badger's Parting Gifts



by Susan Varley
Summary
Always and Forever



by Alan Durant and Debi Gliori
Summary
Granpa



by John Burningham
Summary
I'll Always Love You



by Hans Wilhelm
Summary
Goodbye Mog



by Judith Kerr
Summary

Stories to support PSRN

The Doorbell Rang



by Pat Hutchins
Summary
The Great Pet Sale



by Mick Inkpen
Summary
One Moose, Twenty Mice



by Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton
Summary
Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story



by Ifeoma Onyefulu
Summary
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania



by Laurie Krebs and Julia Cairns
Summary
My Granny Went to Market



by Stella Blackstone and Christopher Corr
Summary
Over in the Grasslands



by Anna Wilson and Alison Bartlett
Summary
Ten Black Dots



by Donald Crews
Summary
One Child One Seed



by Kathryn Cave
Summary
Out for the Count



by Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell
Summary
Kipper's Toybox



by Mick Inkpen
Summary
The Very Hungry Caterpillar



by Eric Carle
Summary
Ten in the Bed



by Penny Dale
Summary
10 Little Rubber Ducks



by Eric Carle
Summary
Peace at Last



by Jill Murphy
Summary
Pass the Parcel



by Sue Baker and Annie Kubler
Summary
Goin on a Bear Hunt



by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Summary
You Choose



by Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart
Summary
Doing the Garden



by Sarah Garland
Summary
Tall



by Jez Alborough
Summary
The Shopping Basket



by John Burningham
Summary
One is a snail, ten is a crab



by April Pulley Sayre, Jeff Sayre and Randy Cecil
Summary
How Big is a Million?



by Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti
Summary
One, Two, Three, Jump!



by Penny Lively and Jan Ormerod
Summary
Ouch! I Need a Plaster!



by Nick Sharratt
Summary
One Mole Digging a Hole



by Julia Donaldson
Summary
Monkey Puzzle



by Julia Donaldson
Summary
Mr. Gumpy's Outing



by John Burningham
Summary

Members' Favourites

Would you rather



by John Burningham
Summary
Owl Babies



by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson
Summary
Fix-It Duck



by Jez Alborough
Summary
A Squash and A Squeeze



by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Summary
What Does Daddy Do?



by Rachel Bright
Summary
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs



by Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds
Summary
The Fish Who Could Wish



by John Bush and Korky Paul
Summary
Here Come the Aliens!



by Colin McNaughton
Summary
The Fairytale Hairdresser



by Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard
Summary
Cock-a-moo-moo



by Juliet Dallas-Conte and Alison Bartlett
Summary
You Can't Eat a Princess!



by Gillian Rogerson and Sarah McIntyre
Summary
Beware of the Bears!



by Alan MacDonald and Gwyneth Williamson
Summary
Daft Dog



by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins
Summary
Shark in the Dark



by Nick Sharratt
Summary
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?



by Eric Carle
Summary

Big Books

Farmer Duck



by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury
Summary
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?



by Martin Waddell and Barbara Firth
Summary
The Little Red Hen



by Brenda Parkes
Summary
Peace at Last



by Jill Murphy
Summary
Guess How Much I Love You



by C. McBratney
Summary
This is the Bear



by Sarah Hayes and Helen Craig
Summary
Room on the Broom



by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Summary
The Gruffalo's Child



by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Summary
After the Storm



by Nick Butterworth
Summary
Handa's Surprise



by Eileen Browne
Summary
Commotion in the Ocean



by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz
Summary
Where's My Teddy?



by Jez Alborough
Summary
Suddenly!



by Colin McNaughton
Summary
Rainbow Fish



by Marcus Pfister, Marcus and James Pfister and J.Alison James
Summary
Winnie the Witch



by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
Summary
The Gruffalo



by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Summary
Dear Zoo



by Rod Campbell
Summary
Rumble in the Jungle



by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz
Summary
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