Books

In the future, this page will contain a list of top recommended books to help parents learn more about early learning.

Top recommended books about early learning.

Early Learning

How To Multiply Your Baby’s Intelligence by Glenn Doman

 

How Smart is Your Baby? Develop and Nurture Your Newborn’s Full Potential by Glenn Doman

 

Talking from Infancy: How to Nurture and Cultivate Early Language Development  (out of print) by William Fowler

 

Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 by Jill Stamm

 

Ability Development from Age Zero (Suzuki Method International) by Shinichi Suzuki

 

Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home from Birth to Age Three by Paula Polk Lillard

 

Testing for Kindergarten by Karen Quinn

 

Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College by Sam Wang

 

Raising Brighter Children: A Program for Busy Parents (out of print) by Sidney Ledson

 

Kids Who Start Ahead, Stay Ahead by Neil Harvey

 

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Sidney Ledson

 

The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do by Judith Rich Harris

 

 

Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five by John Medina

 

Primary Education & Beyond

Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin

 

Outlier: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

 

 

 

Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky

 

Internal Drive Theory: Motivate Your Child To WANT To Study by Dr Petunia Lee

 

The Self-Propelled Advantage: The Parent’s Guide to Raising Independent, Motivated Kids Who Learn with Excellence by Joanne Calderwood

 

 

 

The Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer

 

 

Marva Collins’ Way by Marva Collins

 

Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 by Rafe Esquith

 

There Are No Shortcuts by Rafe Esquith

 

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

 

Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life by Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica

 

 

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

 

Pregnancy

While You Are Expecting: Creating Your Own Prenatal Classroom by Rene Van de Carr

 

Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul

 

Prenatal Classroom: A Parents’ Guide for Teaching Your Baby in the Womb by Rene Van de Carr (out of print)

Information about helping your child’s physical development

A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How the Body Teaches the Brain to Think (Birth to Age 7) by Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy

Fit Baby, Smart Baby, Your Baby! by Glenn Doman

How to Teach Your Baby to Swim by Douglas Doman

Watersafe Your Baby in One Week by Danuta Rylko

Teaching Your Baby To Swim by Francoise Barbira Freedman

Teach Baby Swim Skills By 2 Years Old by Nick Stockin

More recommended books on specific topics:

Reading:

How to Teach Your Baby to Read by Glenn Doman

Math:

Marshmallow Math; Early Math For Young Children
Trevor Schindeler

How To Teach Your Baby Math
by Glenn Doman

Art:

Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes

Young at Art: Teaching Toddlers Self-Expression, Problem-Solving Skills, and an Appreciation for Art by Susan Striker