Author:  Allison Gopnik

Title: The Philosophical Baby

Alison Gopnik—a leading psychologist and philosopher, as well as a mother—explains the groundbreaking new psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical developments in our understanding of very young children, transforming our understanding of how babies see the world, and in turn promoting a deeper appreciation for the role of parents.

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Author: Alison Gopnik Andrew Melzoff Patricia Kuhl

Title: How Babies Think

A cutting-edge exploration of what evolutionary psychology is teaching us of the development and learning of children, in the tradition of Matt Ridley's The Red Queen and Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct.

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Author: Allison Lee

Title: How To Be An Outstanding Childminder

This new edition contains lots of easy-to-introduce tips and techniques that will propel satisfactory and good childminders into the outstanding category - not just when being observed, but all the time. And the best news? This book tells you how to do it without spending lots more time planning and preparing. How to be an Outstanding Childminder is completely up to date and covers all the important elements of becoming outstanding and staying outstanding.

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Title: Childminder's Guide to Child Development

This is the essential guide to child development for all childcare professionals working in a home-based setting. Written in Allison Lee's characteristically approachable style, she provides case studies and activities that make this wholly engaging for the reader. Allison Lee provides useful information for childminders and nannies on a full range of topics.

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Author: Amy Arnold

Title: Stimulating Creativity and Enquiry

The Key Issues series addresses some of the major challenges facing early years settings and primary schools. This exciting new title looks at how, through questioning, practitioners can promote a more personalised learning led curriculum which is driven by learner's interests and thoughts.

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Author: Angela Dare Margeret O'Donovan

Title: Caring for Children with Special Needs

This new edition provides students with the most comprehensive and thorough resource available on all aspects of caring for young children with special needs. It also includes advice and guidance on new legislation, particularly the new Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs.

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Author: Annie Davy and Jane Gallagher

Title: New Playwork Play and Care for Children 4-16 Fourth Edition

Recognising the many recent changes in playwork and childcare, this fourth edition has been fully revised and updated in line with the latest requirements in the sector, combining complete coverage of the latest qualifications, playwork theory and principles.  Form creating play spaces to child development, every key area of modern playwork is covered - making this the most comprehensive guide available.

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Author: Beatrys Lockie

Title: Gardening with Young Children

This sweet book is written by a retired Montessori teacher and comes from the perspective of just getting children outdoors doing things. The book contains a mixture of planting activities, songs (with music and words provided), games to play, crafts to make with natural materials, stories and poems about minibeasts and birds etc. Activities are divided into the four seasons and provides some more unusual ideas for children 3-7.

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Author: Bill Rogers Elizabeth McPherson

Title: Behaviour Management With Young Children

Written by Behaviour Management expert, Bill Rogers and his daughter, Early Years teacher, Elizabeth MacPherson, this will be an essential book for all Early Years students, infant teachers, support staff and school leaders. This book explores behaviour management in the crucial early years of schooling in an accessible and practical way. The authors emphasise the establishment phase of a teacher's relationship with a new class.

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Author: Cara Hobday

Title: Kids Healthy Lunchbox

This book takes the daily strain out of packing a lunchbox with over 50 recipe ideas for sandwiches and wraps to snacks and cakes, and even includes tips for getting your children to help prepare their own lunchboxes! Kids' Healthy Lunchbox also provides ingenious ways of adding healthy fruit and veg to a lunchbox without your kids noticing, to keep them fit and strong and provide all the energy they need for a busy afternoon of work and play.

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Author: Caroline Barratt-Pugh Mary Rohl

Title: Literacy Learning in the Early Years

This well written, comprehensive book combines many practical examples of learning to do literacy and suggestions for action, and all the while engages the reader with questions and starting points for reflection.

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Author: Carolyn Meggett

Title: Child Development An Illustrated Guide

Fully updated and restructured so learners can match the new EYFS key areas and can be sure they have the most up-to-date information. 

This illustrated guide charts all the stages of a child's development from birth to eight years. It covers physical, cognitive and social development and enables a picture of a child's development to be built up over time.

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Author: Cath Arnold

Title: Observing Harry Child Development and Learning 0-5

“the book shows quite powerfully ...how a well-resourced and flexible learning environment can be exploited by children to channel their interests and expand their understanding… As well as contributing to our understanding of learning, it should also serve… to inform debate about gaining children’s consent in the research process.” - Early Years

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Author: Cath Arnold & Pen Green Team

Title: Understanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Childhood

This book makes explicit connections between young children's spontaneous repeated actions, and their representations of their emotional worlds. Drawing on the literature on schemas, attachment theory and family contexts, the author takes schema theory into the territory of the emotions, making it relevant to the social and emotional development strand in early childhood education.

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Author: Cathy Nutbrown

Title: Thread of Thinking Young Children Learning and the Role of Early Education

'Reading 'Threads of Thinking' is like having a comfortable conversation with one who exudes experience and skilfully imparts knowledge about young children's learning and the role of early educatione.it is a highly informative resource for teachers of early childhood. Students studying from Level 3 to degree level will find it a trusty companion' - ESCalate

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Author: Charles Fernyhough

Title: The Baby in the Mirror

'This is one of the best books about very small children that I have read. The author, a novelist and psychologist, bases much of it on his observation of his own infant daughter; it’s nicely written and acutely observed, and her early conversation is lovingly noted down, so that the reader starts loving the child too.' Sunday Telegraph paperback round-up

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Author: Charlotte Watts & Gemini Adams

Title: Top 100 Recipes for Happy Kids

As experts pay closer attention to how junk food affects children’s behavior, it’s become increasingly clear that a well-nourished child is also a happy one. The great news is that it’s easy to make changes that will improve kids’ brain function, concentration, and outlook on life. Here are quick, delicious, and nutritious meals that will help grow a more contented, better behaved child, from an energy-boosting breakfast of blueberry and apple muffins to chicken dippers, a brown roll, and muesli munchies for the lunchbox. Try sweet potato wedges for an afternoon snack. Serve a smiley-face pizza for dinner, followed by banana and coconut ice cream. Children will love the food and parents will love the difference it makes in their kids.

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Author: Chris Neanon

Title: How to Identify and Support Children with Dyslexia

Written by an experienced Dyslexia Adviser, this practical new book offers help and advice to those providing and supporting the learning process of dyslexic children within the primary school classroom. Packed with valuable advice and ideas, Chris Neanon aims to address those questions that are most frequently asked by teachers and to build confidence.

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Author: Christine Macintyre

Title:  Dyspraxia In Early Years

Practical strategies are provided throughout this authoritative book, so that teachers and other professionals can identify and understand movement difficulties, are empowered to support the children, and work effectively with the parents.

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Author: Collette Drifte

Title: Encouraging Positive Behaviour in the Early Years

'The book successfully bridges the gap between theory and practice, presenting essential background information and knowledge in an easy to understand way' - Early Years Update

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Author:  Deborah M. Plummer

Title:  Helping Children to Improve Their Communication Skills

For many children, the act of communication which most of us take for granted can be a struggle, and communicating with others can become something to fear rather than enjoy. This creative book is full of fun and imaginative ideas to help children aged 4-11 with a speech or language delay or disorder to develop their communication skills.

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Author:  Dominic Murphy

Title: The Playground Potting Shed

Over the course of a year, Dominic Murphy helped his local school create a beautiful and productive garden that supplied the kitchen with vegetables and the children with flowers to take home. Starting out with a battered polytunnel and two patches of waterlogged clay, Dominic records the setbacks and small triumphs he encountered as he got the gardening club off the ground. The result is a unique and practical guide to getting your garden to fruit and flower before the school holidays. This timely book will inspire young people to get gardening whether at home or at school, with their parents, teachers, or both. Together with suggestions for outdoor-related activities and projects to bring gardening into the classroom, it may even get children to eat the vegetables that they've grown!

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Author:  Elizabeth Jarman

Title: A Place To Talk At My Childs Minders

This book considers the significant role that the physical environment can play in supporting children's speaking and listening skills by encouraging inquisitive, verbal experimentation, not just answering questions! Flexible spaces that are easily set up and then stored away feature in this book. Lots of ideas for babies through to teenagers are included, which recognise the needs of children at different times of the day.

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Author:  Fiona Danks & Jo Schofield

Title:  Natures Activates Crafts and Games to Encourage Children to get outdoors

This delightful illustrated book is a guide to introducing children to the great outdoors through fun activities in nature. Designed for use by families, carers, play workers and teachers, the book sets out guidelines for safe and engaging play outdoors, with useful tips on how to hold children's attention on longer excursions. The book is divided into seasons, with activities appropriate to each.  Throughout the book, the emphasis is on helping children gain an appreciation of nature's patterns, giving them confidence in the outdoor environment in a way that is educational, safe and, above all, fun.

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Author:  Frances Jenner

Title:  Block Play

This resource book provides Early Years Foundation Stage practitioners with an introduction to Block Play. It explains the theory and practice involved with using wooden blocks as a powerful tool for enhancing a child’s ability to learn and think, to work alone or communicate with others, and explore creative ideas.

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Author:  Fraser Brown & Chris Taylor

Title:  Foundation of Playworks

"The editors take readers through a breathtaking landscape of perspectives on the foundations of playwork. ... This book invites you to reflect (see Palmer, p51). But above all, it is one that inspires action." - Children and Society

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Author:  Gill Coulson & Lynn Cousins

Title:  Games Ideas and Activities for Early Years Literacy

Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Literacy provides a wealth of activities to supplement and support the teaching of literacy in a fun and appealing way in any early years setting. The learning objectives identified within each activity will help any early years practitioner integrate the activities into their planning and are based on the principles of the EYFS curriculum.

Each of the 150 activities contained within this book focus on a specific element of the Communication, Language and Literacy area of the EYFS.

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Author:  Helen Bilton

Title:  Outdoor Learning in the Early Years, Management and Innovation

Now in its third edition, Outdoor Learning in the Early Years is the complete guide to creating effective outdoor environments for young children’s learning. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, this book covers every aspect of working outdoors in the early years and fully explains the importance of outdoor play to children’s development.

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Author:  Helen H. Raikes & Carolyn Pop Edwards

Title:  Extending the Dance in Infant & Toddler Caregiving

This book examines the relationship-promoting approach to child care. The authors use the metaphor of the dance to explain the give and take interactions between caregivers and children that help promote emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development. Throughout the book, programs from the United States and around the world are examined to highlight features that work. "Extending the Dance" gives early childhood professionals the tools they need to develop an environment that encourages development and attachment.

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Author:  Hilary White

Title: Developing Literacy Skills in the Early Years

This book is a valuable resource for those working with children aged 3 to 8 and those working in playgroups, day nurseries, nursery schools and reception classes will find it particularly useful. It suggests ways to improve young children's literacy skills and can also be used as an INSET resource to share with the whole staff.

'I found this book to be very useful and would recommend it to all infant teachers, especially those working with children with special needs... It gave me plenty of new ideas, and would be especially helpful to newly trained teachers' - REACH

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Author:  Hillary Harriman

Title: The Outdoor Classroom, A place to Learn

"This book is a wonderful source of inspiration for using the outdoor environment to develop learning across the whole curriculum. It provides: creative ideas and starting points for outdoor learning; brilliant colour photographs; detailed practical advice on how to initiate, create, develop and use outdoor learning opportunities; excellent resource lists; links with indoor play."-Publisher's website

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Author:  Inita Bean

Title:  Healthy Eating for Kids, Over 100 Meal Ideas recipes and Healthy Eating Tips for Children

This second edition of the bestselling Healthy Eating for Kids is packed with essential up to date advice on healthy eating, feeding fussy eaters, dealing with an overweight child, and plenty of tips for no-hassle meals, quick snacks and lunch boxes, including brand new colour photographs of the recipes. Tested by parents and tasted by children, Anita's recipes will give you new idea and inspiration on what to feed your kids.

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Author:  Iram Siraj-Blachford & Laura Manni

Title:  Effective Leadership in the Early Years Sector

This publication takes as its background the radical reforms that have taken place in the field of services for children following the passing of the Children Act of 2004 and the subsequent Government white paper, Every Child Matters: Change for children. It argues that the fundamental requirements for leadership for learning in the early years should be provided by considering social contexts, adopting a commitment to collective working and focusing on improving children’s learning outcomes.

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Author:  Jusitne Howard Elizabeth Wood

Title:  Play and Learning in the  Early  Years

Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure from a more didactic primary curriculum, and from parents worried that their children will fail to acquire essential skills and knowledge.

By helping the reader to develop their understanding of the complex relationships between play and learning, this book examines current theoretical perspectives on play, alongside examples of recent and innovative play research from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives.

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Author:  K.I Al-Ghani

Title:  The Red Beast, Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger’s

Deep inside everyone, a red beast lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the red beast is quite small, but when it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow. This is the story of a red beast that was awakened. Rufus is in the school playground when his friend John kicks a ball that hit him in the stomach, and wakes up the sleeping red beast: 'I hate you - I'm gonna sort you out!'. The red beast doesn't hear the teacher asking if he's OK. It doesn't see that John is sorry - how can Rufus tame the red beast?  This vibrant fully illustrated children's storybook is written for children aged 5+, and is an accessible, fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to 'tame the red beast' and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger's Syndrome.

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Author:  Lieran O'Hagan

Title:  Identifying Emotional and Psychological Abuse

The principal objectives of this book are to enable childcare workers to understand and deal more effectively with cases of emotional and psychological abuse. The concepts of emotional development, emotional abuse, psychological development, and psychological abuse are fully explored and clearly defined, within the contexts of: Existing literature and research and Childcare legislation and practice.

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Author:  Linda Miller & Carrie Cable

Title:  Professionalism Leadership and Management in the Early Years

‘Effective Leadership and Management in the Early Years … is the best analysis of leadership and management that I have come across. It is a highly practical tool and a resource that will enable early years practitioners at different stages of professional development to explore, understand, rate and develop their leadership and management expertise.’ -
Jillian Rodd, Educational and Developmental Psychologist

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Author: Linda Pound

Title:  Contemporary Thinking and Thinking and Theorists

This book summarises the ideas of educational theorists and psychologists of the last 60 years, from Elinor Goldschmied to Tina Bruce. It also looks at the important contemporary issues in early years education, from whether boys and girls learn differently to the role of the community in the early years setting.

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Author:  Linda Tallent & Kate Reed

Title:  A Step by Step Guide to the EYFS

Unlocking the EYFS CDROM provides practitioners with a step-by-step guide on how to access the information contained on the CDROM and available on the DCSF website. It summarises the key messages and identifies issues for consideration. It helps practitioners to reflect upon their practice and provides a framework for further development. The book will also be invaluable to students preparing for a career in early years education.

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Author:  Mandy Frances

Title:  Healthy Cooking for Children, 52 Brilliant Ideas to Dump the Junk

"A must-have book for mums, this no nonsense guide is full of
hints, tips, recipes and useful ideas on feeding children." "There are answers to commonly asked questions.... Plus useful contact details for related organisations." - 'You are what you Eat magazine, June 2006

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Author:  Margy Whalley

Title:  Involving Parents in their Children's Learning Second Edition

The book is the story of the pioneering work of the Pen Green Centre for children and families. Showing how early years practitioners can collaborate effectively with parents, the book includes case studies of parents and children who have attended the centre, studies which chart developments in learning for both children and parents. The book will inspire early years practitioners and offer them practical advice on ways of developing effective work with parents.

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Author:  Marian Whitehead

Title:  Language and Literacy in the Early Years 4th Edition

This Fourth Edition of Language and Literacy in the Early Years has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latest developments in the field. The book provides comprehensive coverage of issues in language, literacy and learning, focusing on the age range from birth to seven years. New material covers theory of mind, key persons, and social and emotional dimensions of learning. The author added material on difficulties with language development, phonics and new literacies. This book is essential reading for primary and early years students and practitioners in the field of language and literacy including nursery nurses, classroom assistants and foundation stage teachers.

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Author:  Mary Briggs & Ian Briggs

Title:  Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years

Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years is the essential handbook for all professionals who are working to become leaders and managers for services that support young children and their families (including childcare, education, health and family support) . The authors draw on their own experiences in education and the public services sector to deliver this user-friendly guide.  Developing Your Leadership in the Early Years is ideal as a supporting textbook for Childhood Studies leadership modules and NPQICL courses. It is informed by experience and research from a range of professional perspectives, and relates these to current practices and expectations.

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Author:  National Children's Bureau

Title:  Playing On

Based on literature research, discussions with play service managers, a survey of play providers and 10 detailed case studies, Playing On addresses the key issue of attracting long-term funding and sustainability in play provision.

The guide gives examples of how play providers can improve their sustainability through:- strong management, understanding the complexities of funding and income generation and involving children and young people, their families and other local community members working in partnership and networking with local organizations linking to local plans and strategies.

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Author:  Pat Broadhead, Chrissy Meleady and Marco A.Delgado

Title:  Children, Families and Communities, creating and Sustaining integrated services

This book draws on the work of Sheffield Children’s Centre, a well-known community cooperative which is recognized worldwide for its cutting edge approach and models of good practice that have emerged from community participation.

"I would highly recommend this book ... There is a depth of insight here rarely accessible in parallel literature. It provides an honest, critical and authentic challenge to the emergent literature in areas of inter-professional working, integrated children's services and family support."  Children and Society

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Author:  Penny Tassoni

Title:  Supporting Special Needs, Understanding Inclusion in the Early Years

The "Professional Development Series" aims to provide in-depth information for students and practitioners who want more detail on specific areas of early years care and education. This book covers the underpinning knowledge required for special needs modules on Early Years courses. It guides students and practitioners through this subject area, and provides information on the issues and legislation.  It is suitable for: NVQ and SVQ 3 in Early Years Care and Education, CACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing, BTEC National in Early Years, and Specialist Teacher Award.

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Author:  Peter  Baldock Danien Fitzgerald Janet Kay

Title:  Understanding Early Years Policy Second Edition

This text focuses on policy in the early years and explores the processes of how this policy is made, implemented, analysed and developed over time. 

'This book does what it says on the tin - it tells you about how 'policy' works, with a brief precis of early years policy since WW2 and an extended case study of how 'Every Child Matters' came into being. If you want to know the difference between a Green Paper, a White Paper, laws and guidance, then this may be the book to get' - Customer review

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Author:  Peter Baldock

Title:  Understanding Cultural Diversity in the Early Years

Taking the discussion about cultural diversity beyond the usual topics of anti-racism and inclusion but without overlooking these issues, this book considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilise their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching.

With an optimistic outlook, and focusing on the advantages for learning that cultural diversity can offer, the book discusses the concepts of culture, multi-culturalism and inter-cultural competence, and describes the principles that underpin good practice. It is packed full of case studies from a variety of early years settings, with ideas to try out and interactive exercises to aid reflection.

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Author:  Ruth Wilson

Title:  Nature and Young Children

Now in its second edition, Nature and Young Children promotes the holistic development of children by connecting them with nature. It offers advice and guidance on how to set up indoor and outdoor nature play spaces as well as encouraging environmentally responsible attitudes, values and behaviour in your early childhood setting.

Covering topics as diverse as gardening with young children, creating an accessible nature program for children with special needs and addressing cultural differences in connecting children with nature, this book reveals how important nature play can be in the development of young children.

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Author: Salley & Phill Featherstone

Title:

1. 50 Fantastic Things to do with Toddlers
2. 50 Fantastic Things to do with Babies
3. 50 Fantastic Things to do with Pre-schoolers
4. 50 Fantastic Things to do with 3 & 4 Year Olds
5. Like Bees, Not Butterflies Child-Initiated Learning in The Early Years

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Author:  Sara Knight

Title:  Forest Schools and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years

Outdoor learning continues to play an essential role in early years education, and this new edition of a bestselling book explores how the Forest School approach can be easily and effectively incorporated into early years practice.  Expanding on aspects of Forest School teaching, and drawing on new developments and policy changes within the field.

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Author:  Sara Lewis

Title:  Kids Baking: 60 Delicious Recipes for Children to Make

60 sweet and savory recipes that kids will love to bake. Choose from cookies, teatime treats, cakes to impress and breads, Includes really easy recipes that are perfect for younger children.

'It looks great...there is hours of fun and some tasty treats to
be had in this book'  - Birmingham Evening Mail

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Author:  Sharon Lovejoy

Title:  Activities To Do In The Garden, Roots Shoots Buckets & Boot

The simple act of reconnecting children with nature is the purpose of and inspiration for this text. It presents 12 easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that parents and children can grow together. Each garden includes a plan, planting recipe-seeds, seedlings, and growing instructions spelled out step-by-step, plus activities. There are themed gardens like the "Pizza Patch" and the "Moon Garden", and a list of the top 20 plants for children.

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Author:  Sheilla Riddall-Leech 

Title: How to Observe Children 

A fully updated with new material to support practitioners in observing children within the Early Years Foundation Stage. This book retains the popular, practical approach of the first edition, making it ideal for practitioners to dip in and out of for day-to-day guidance and in-depth enough for students learning the theory and skills for the first time. It includes updated information relating to the National Primary Strategy to support effective observations in schools. It also offers examples of observations throughout enable students and practitioners to relate the theory and techniques to their setting.

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Title:  Heuristic Play

 A form of exploratory, investigative play that builds a whole range of skills for all children from birth to five. This guide looks at four age groups from birth to five and provides practical activities for setting up heuristic play sessions. Each session comes with expert advice on: how to set up the session for each age group, the level of adult involvement, how to plan for these activities within the EYFS, and how heuristic play relates to schemas of behaviour. This easy to read and practical guide is the only one of its kind and an absolute essential for anyone working in the early years.

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Author:  Stella Louis, Clare Beswick, Liz Magraw  & Lisa Hayes

Title:  Again Again! Understanding Schemas in Young Children

What are schemas and why do they matter? Again! Again! provides an introduction to understanding and supporting schemas and schema play in young children. Practitioners will find an overview of schemas with guidance on where they fit within the EYFS. There are examples of schemas, with illustrations and descriptions of common behaviour patterns, and these are set within the general context of child development. The intention is to help early years practitioners identify schemas and to understand both how important they are and the vital role they play in the growing child's learning. The aim is to help the reader understand how they can develop, plan and resource activities which support children's learning through experiment and playgain Again! Understanding Schemas in Young Children.

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Author:  Stuart Lester & Martin Maudsley

Title: Play Naturally A Review of Children's Natural Play

The review, Play, naturally: A review of children's natural play, looks at the benefits of play on children's health and well-being, and outlines what we should be doing to compensate for the loss of natural play space in recent years.

The research was originally published to support Playday 2006. Play England also published a survey of children's views and top tips to support the campaign.

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Author:  Sue Gehardt

Title:  Why Love Matters

Why Love Matters explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social and emotional brain systems, and presents the startling discoveries that provide the answers to how our emotional lives work.  Why Love Matters is a lively and very accessible interpretation of the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology, psychoanalysis and biochemistry. It will be invaluable to psychotherapists and psychoanalysts, mental health professionals, parents and all those concerned with the central importance of brain development in relation to many later adult difficulties.

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Author:  Taffy Gallagher

Title:  100 Ideas to Market Your Childcare Business

In this follow-up publication to Program Full - Your Guide to Successful Childcare Marketing, the author takes the work out of brainstorming by offering a selection of ideas that inspire owners of preschools and early learning centers to create their own marketing campaigns. This book features 100 ideas that are easy for administrators of early learning programs and childcare centers to incorporate into their current marketing activities.

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Author:  The Makaton Vocabulary Development Project

Title:  Makaton Core Vocabulary

'As a medic, this was a great addition to my medical book collection. im learning to be better able to communicate with persons with communication difficulties and although expensive is an excellent book to start from' Reviewer

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Author:  Tim Gill

Title:  No Fear Growing Up In a Risk Averse Society

'No Fear' joins the increasingly vigorous debate about the role and nature of childhood in the UK. Focusing on the crucial years of childhood between the ages of 5 and 11 - from the start of statutory schooling to the onset of adolescence - 'No Fear' examines some of the key issues with regard to children's safety: playground design and legislation, antisocial behaviour, bullying, child protection, the fear of strangers and online risks.

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Author:  Fun With Messy Play

Title:  Tracey Beckerleg

"Fun with Messy Play" is an exciting activity book that heightens the sensory perception of children with special needs through the imaginative use of everyday 'messy' materials like baked beans, condensed milk, jelly or glue.The activities in this book are fun for children and help to improve their coordination, communicative and cognitive abilities, as well as their self-esteem and social skills.  This is an easy-to-use, practical resource for parents and professionals. It includes ideas and examples from practitioners along with helpful suggestions for different types of equipment that can be used.

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