Parenting a Child with Dyslexia:by Chris Stanway and Lorna Miles

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Sharing the problems: a book based on experience.

Introducing Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

A major independent publisher of professional texts

101 Things to Do on the Street by Vanessa Rogers

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Games and resources for detached, outreach and street-based youth work.

Connecting with Kids Through Stories by Denise Lacher et al.

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Using narratives to facilitate attachment in adopted children

Friendship and other Weapons by Signe Whitson

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Group activities to help young girls aged 15-11 to cope with bullying

Starving the Anger Gremlin by Kate Collins-Donnelly

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

A cognitive behavioural therapy workbook on anger management for young people

Asda Kidscam Digital Camera

by Bill Stevenson

A cheap camera intended for children

Talking about Death and Bereavement in School: By Ann Chadwick

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Guidance on a sensitive subject

How to Win from the Start :by David Royston-Lee

Book Review by David Lane

Advice for young people in planning their careers

My Tourist Guide to the Solar System … and Beyond :by Dr Lewis Dartnell

Book Review by David Lane

An introduction to astronomy for children

The Lego Ideas Book: By Daniel Lipkowitz

Book Review by David Lane

You can build anything!

Understanding Children’s Behaviour: By Dr Dinah Jayson

Book Review by David Lane

Me and My Family:by Jean Maye

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

A book for adopted children and their families to get to know each other.

Dennis and the Big Decisions-:by Paul Sambrooks

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

A story to help children facing adoption to understand what’s happening.

Recognizing and Helping the Neglected Child:-by Brigid Daniel and others

Book Review by David Lane

Evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention.

Insights from the Playgroup Movement-:Edited by Ann Henderson

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Celebrating a service valued by parents, but not politicians

50 Favourite Stories and Rhymes

Book Review by David Lane

Celebrating fifty years of the Pre-School Learning Alliance

Flossie Crums and the Royal Spotty Dotty Cake:-by Helen Nathan

Book Review by David Lane

Learning to bake with stories

Urban Village Schools:by James Wetz

Book Review by David Lane

Putting relationships at the heart of secondary school organisation and design

Review: CyberBullying

Book Review by David Lane

Activities to help children and teens to stay safe in a texting twittering social networking world

Risk and Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play By Sara Knight

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Learning from Forest Schools

Reading Together

A message from Learn Direct

Mole’s Sunrise

Book Review by Jeanne Willis and Sarah Fox-Davies

Bringing sunrise to blind children.

What Do You Believe? Introduced by Aled Jones

Book Review by David Lane

A brief but comprehensive introduction to the main religions of the world and their ideas.

‘Eric and the Woolly Jumpers’by Malcolm Hulme

Eric and the Woolly Jumpers.

‘The Little Prisoner’ by Jane Elliott

Book Review by David Lane

A book with graphic messages for professionals

“Nicholas Dane” by Melvin Burgess

Book Review by Peter Garsden

A sort of updated Oliver Twist – gripping for adults and teenagers alike

Use It or Lose It

Book Review by Nicola Hilliard

The dangers of library closures

‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

The real science behind sex differences

‘Lucy Faithfull: Mother to Hundreds’ by Judith Niechcial

Book Review by David Lane

A biography of an influential professional and a caring person

‘Leadership and Management of Services for Children and Young People’ by Connors, Harrison and Maclean

Book Review by Wanda Gibson

For reading, discussion or with a view to a qualification

‘Protecting Children and Young People from Harm and Abuse - Recognition and Response’ by Rita Hannah Langton and Siobhan Maclean

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

‘Uprooted: The Shipment of Poor Children to Canada, 1867-1917′ by Roy Parker

Book Review by David Lane

‘The God Squad’ by Paddy Doyle

Book Review by David Lane

A classic - frightening and moving: the inside story about institutional life in Ireland

‘Well-Being from Birth’ by Dr Rosemary Roberts

Book Review by Edwina Mitchell

Covering both theory and practice

‘How Nurture Protects Children’ by Jim Rose

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Better than bureaucracy

‘Nautical Training Ships: An Illustrated History’ by Phil Carradice

Book Review by David Lane

An important part of child care history which helped boys in need play a man’s role

‘Leadership in Children’s Services’ by Siobhan Maclean and Mark Shiner

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Understanding the policy framework

‘From Birth to Eighteen Years: Children and the Law’ by Siobhan Maclean, Iain Maclean and Mark Shiner

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

A clear textbook about what is on the cover

‘What about the Children? How to help children survive separation and divorce’ by Julie Lynn Evans

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

How to help children survive separation and divorce

‘Challenges for Child and Youth Care: A German-Israeli Dialogue’ Edited by Emmanuel Grupper, Josef Koch and Friedhelm Peters

Book Review by Robert Shaw

‘Living with Children’ by Dr Keith J. White

Book Review by Professor Roger Clough

A combination of theory and practice which challenges readers to think

‘My Daddy’s Going Away’ by Christopher MacGregor

Book Review by David Lane

Helping children to come to terms with absent fathers

The Little Prisoner Revisited

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Any further responses to this moving book?

‘Shadow Forest’ by Matt Haig

Book Review by George Lane

Coping with death, evil beasts and the wicked Changemaker

‘The Runaway Troll’ by Matt Haig

Book Review by George Lane

Conquering fears of the unknown

‘Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide’ by Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon

Book Review by Maureen O'Hagan

Methodologies, ethics, techniques - it’s all there.

‘Metamorphoses- Troubled Children over Four Decades’ by James Rogers

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Learning from the past: systems change, but do the children?

‘Early Childhood Studies’ by Johnson and Nahmad-Williams

Book Review by Maureen O'Hagan

A comprehensive guide on child development for all students

‘Changing Times, Changing Needs : A History of the Catholic Children’s Society in Westminster’ by Jim Hyland

Book Review by David Lane

A history of the Catholic Children’s Society in Westminster

‘Happy Kids Happy You’ by Sue Beever

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

How to have a hassle-free home

‘Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama’ Edited by Jory John

Book Review by David Lane

Favourite Childhood Stories

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Make up your own or read a book - stories feed the imagination

‘Evolution and Revolution’ by Robert Winston

Book Review by Eleanor Irvine

Making Darwin accessible, readable, informative and entertaining

‘Animals Up Close’ by Igor Siwanowicz

Book Review by Liam John Ryan

Bursting with colour and full of amazing facts

‘Daughter’ by Mark Stewart-Jones

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

The struggle to survive and win against the odds

Entering an Enchanted World through Reading

Book Review by Lynn Daley

Whether reading to children or learning to read, books open one’s eyes.

‘Dizzy the Dog at 1 Beechnut Gardens’ by Elizabeth Davis

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Searching for the family

‘Grizzly Dad’ by Joanna Harrison

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Appearances and inner realities

‘House of Secrets’ by Diana Harker

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

Sinister mysteries below a genial surface

‘The Stone Cat’ by Marion Perkins

Book Review by Valerie Jackson

The conundrum of bringing stone to life

Books in the Lives of Children

Book Review by Kathleen Lane

How reading can open windows

The Importance of a Nanny Reading with Children

Book Review by Katy Hayden Voice Professional Nanny Of The Year 2009

Children are never too young to enjoy books.

A Message from Winnie the Pooh

Book Review by Steve Robinson Chief Executive, Langley House Trust

Learning about language

‘The Wonderful Isle of Ulla-Gapoo’ by F. Dubrez Fawcett

Book Review by Adrianne Jones

Can we escape again to wonderful memories of the past?

Childhood Memories

Book Review by Diane Stevenson

From Little Black Sambo to A Child’s Garden of Verses

“And this one’s just right”… Reflections on the Fairy Tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Book Review by Professor Carol Kelly

‘The Story of Ferdinand’ by Munro Leaf

Book Review by Nicola Hilliard, Librarian, NCB

Tales of fear and adversity overcome

Favourite Childhood Books Recalled

Book Review by Dr Keith J. White

Metaphors and other stimuli for the imagination

Making Sense Through Stories

Book Review by Cynthia Cross

Giving messages through literature, story-telling and puppets