Resources.

We are proud to introduce a new curriculum authored by NYC-based educator and social work expert, Marissa Jackson, MSW. Have a question about our program? Want tips and suggestions for continuing the learning process at home? Feel free to email Marissa Jackson directly. She or a member of her staff will respond within 48 hours. Have an urgent question? Please call us directly at Child’s Garden at 410-884-5477.

Books from our curriculum

The Tiny Seed, Eric Carle
There, Mary Louise Fitzpatrick
Mama Panya’s Pancakes, Mary Chamberlin, Richard Chamberlin
Are Trees Alive?, Debbie S. Miller
A House is a House for Me, Mary Ann Hoberman
A Color of His Own, Leo Lionni
My Light, Molly Bang
The Little Island, Margaret Wise Brown
Night in the Country, Cynthia Rylant
The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
Planet of Trash, George Poppel
And Still the Turtle Watched, Sheila MacGill-Callahan
The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein
Wangari’s Trees of Peace, Jeanette Winter

Other Resources

Suggested Books for ADHD and Challenging Children
Driven to Distraction, Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, Adele Faber

Suggested Books for Healthy Families
The Healthy Lunchbox, Marie McClendon & Cristy Schauck

Suggested Books for Children Starting School
First Day in School, Bill Binzen
First Day of School, Helen Oxenbury
The Elementary School Handbook, Joanne Oppenheim
Your Child in School, Tom and Harriet Sobol
When You Go To Kindergarten, James How