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Kit and the Copycat, Book 13 of Kit's Little Sparks

Breathe First, Talk Second: The Behavior Script Inside Book 13

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Breathe First, Talk Second: The Behavior Script Inside Book 13

Guidance and challenging behavior is NAEYC's most-read topic. Book 13 hands a toddler the three-step script that early childhood educators keep asking for.

Kit Gives It Away, Book 16 of Kit's Little Sparks, read with a grandparent

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The QR Code Is the Take-Home: Family Engagement Without Another Newsletter

NAEYC and California both name family engagement as a core practice. The series' answer is one question, one activity, and one MP3 per book, behind the QR code in the back.

Kit Has Feelings, Book 4 of Kit's Little Sparks, read at home

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Name the Feeling First: What California's Preschool Foundations Ask, and How Bao Does It

California's 2024 preschool foundations put emotional knowledge in the first strand of social-emotional development. Book 4 is built around one question that does exactly that work.

Family practicing NGSS science and engineering thinking with a Kit's Little Sparks board book

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How NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Show Up in 20 Toddler STEM Books

The NGSS Science and Engineering Practices are not just for K-12 classrooms. Here is how all eight of them are woven into a STEM book series for toddlers.