We have created a mega-list of titles in our Autumn 2024 book recommendation list. Check out our hand-picked titles for adults and children. Be sure to check the publication date, as some of these titles may be published later this autumn. Delve into topics of attachment, reparenting your inner child, exploring the imagination, and more.
AUTUMN 2024 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADULTS
Author: Danielle R. Lindner
ISBN-13: 9798399233253
Independently Published (February 20, 2024)
The preschool years are just as mysterious as the toddler years, except now, they can communicate a lot better. Use this book to find strategies for your daily routines to tackle problem behaviors like biting, bedtime and boundary issues, moments of boredom, separation anxiety, and more. These tips apply to toddlers and preschoolers.
Author: Dr. Myra J. Wick, M.D. Ph.D.
ISBN-13: 9798887700595
Mayo Clinic Press (July 23, 2024)
This guidebook helps parents navigate the basics of pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and the early days with the new baby. The third edition touches on considerations for older parents, gender-diverse pregnancies, modern options for reproductive assistance, and physical health during and after pregnancy.
Love, Mom: Inspiring Stories Celebrating Motherhood
Author: Nicole Saphier, MD
ISBN: 9780063325654
Fox News Books (April 16, 2024)
As a parent, it is easy to get locked into your own day-to-day schedules and dilemmas. Sometimes, it is good to know you are not the only one out there facing mama problems. In this book, read inspiring first-person accounts of motherhood as several moms share stories of love, heartbreak, juggling work and life, experiences with infertility and illness, discovering hidden blessings, and more.
Eli Harwood, licensed therapist and attachment research expert, shares effective real-life strategies to create secure attachment in your relationships, whether with your children or other adults. The strategies she teaches will help you to build and reinforce a foundation of trust, move past your own childhood patterns, choose connection over control, and begin where you are when it comes to bonding. It is never too late to begin bonding with others. Eli also offers a companion journal with prompts to help you understand your own attachment style.
Authors: Macall Gordon, MA & Kim West, MSW
ISBN-13: 9781637745335
BenBella Books, Inc (November 19, 2024)
Every new parent can benefit from help with sleep. Learn the best in sleep tips from two experts geared specifically for ages six months to 5 years in this fall’s new book. This book tackles some of the what-if scenarios that go beyond traditional infant/toddler sleep advice to help you be prepared when sleep patterns change. And believe us, they will!
Author Suzanne Lezotte
ASIN: B0CHJLJ132
Aristata Press (October 21, 2023)
Author Suzanne Lezotte inspires and educates readers on the challenges and triumphs of parenting a child with Down syndrome. She shares her personal experiences with grief and uncertainty early on and the process of embracing that uncertainty. She began to advocate for her child and share the word on the importance of recognizing the beauty and unique contributions that any child can bring to the world, no matter their ability.
Author: Tami Lynn Kent
ISBN-13: 9781582709246
Atria Books/Beyond Words (May 7, 2024)
Women’s health physical therapist Tami Lynn Kent shares her ability to work with the energetic patterns in the woman’s body and how mothers can harness this awareness to move through traumas, align their energy fields, deepen their relationship with their divine essence and body, and how to integrate this beautiful form into the daily world. Discover deep healing as you connect with yourself.
Author: Joanne De Simone
ISBN-13: 9781647427146
So much can be learned from the flow of dance. In the case of Joanne De Simone, she used her experience with modern dance to help her navigate the unplanned world of raising two children with disabilities. As a mother, Joanne learned to create purpose from her experience, push through the painful moments, and recover after a fall.
Author: Princess Estocia McKinney-Kirk
Independently Published (February 23, 2024)
ISBN-13: 9798879817737
To experience childbirth is to transform. The new mother must tend to the new baby as well as care for herself. Belly Binding is a beautiful ritual practice that aids in the mother’s postpartum recovery and offers a sense of peace and support. Learn how to reclaim your body and heal your spirit with this ancient practice of bengkung belly binding. The book also includes a journal and postpartum wellness checklist.
ISBN-13: 9781665742962
Archway Publishing (July 20, 2023)
Author Lisa Goodpaster shares her life experience with alienation in her own youth and the long-term survival patterns and coping mechanisms she employed that extended into adulthood. Find out how she overcame these ingrained operating patterns to find her authentic self. Children are often caught in the middle of adult situations, and it is up to the parents to act in their role as parents for the long-term benefit of their children. Otherwise, damage is done, only to be continually dealt with throughout the child’s life.
Author: Catherine Duncan
ISBN-13: 9781637556085
Amplify Publishing (July 11, 2023)
As more and more people tune into becoming the best version of themself, this timely book helps you to make small, impactful choices every day to add elements of the profound to your experience. Learn five simple practices of coming back to the present moment, connecting with something greater, growing your trust, embodying love, and holding openness. These five practices will help you bring the mystery of awakening to each day so that you can begin to allow your own conscious awakening process.
ISBN-13: 9781954991040
Freed Books (April 18, 2024)
If you are having trouble with fertility and the usual methods do not seem to work, perhaps it is time to look into your thought patterns and connect deeply with your innate internal state of harmony. This book will help you to reawaken the connection with your partner and with yourself, help you to look deeply into your thought processes, and share healing practices that you can employ to help bring you into a state of receptivity or your natural state of well-being. Michelle also shares traditional and ancient practices to support your journey into parenthood. This book, on its own, is like a mini healing retreat.
Author: Rebekah Diamond, MD
ISBN-13: 9780806541655
Citadel (September 24, 2024)
The toddler years are KNOWN for being tricky. Let expert Dr. Rebekah Diamond help you through this trying time with tips on developmental milestones, concerns about screen time, how to keep things fun, and other great insights to help you confidently navigate the little storms and toddler surprises that pop up unannounced. Her down-to-earth way of explaining things enables you to find the solutions that work best for your family and circumstances.
Author: Gloria Zhang
ISBN-13: 9781646045471
Ulysses Press (November 28, 2023)
Heal your core wounds to discover and redefine your authentic self. Through life experiences, we are surrounded by societal conditioning, family complications, and negative experiences that get our guard up. Even if your childhood is seemingly beautiful, there are situations that can shape us and result in us conforming to expectations that may not be true to who we really are. This book helps you to find a better way to regain light in life by recognizing your feelings, learning to let go and dive deeply into your experience through journal prompts, worksheets, and tips that will help you connect with your younger self, reparent your inner child, gain closure to escape negative patterns.
AUTUMN 2024 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN
Author: Aubrey Rose
ISBN: 9798328516518
Publication Date (June 14, 2024)
Ages 3-10
Kiddos enjoy snuggles! Especially, Ava. Find out how Ava uses Cozy Up Time to bond with family and pets. Also, see what other things she does to feel COZY year-round!
Author/Illus.: DK Ryland
ISBN-13: 9780593622421
Flamingo Books (August 27, 2024)
Ages 4-8
What happens when a squirrel can’t find his acorn? Chaos ensues, of course, as he jumps to the conclusion that someone took it. But what really happened to it? Dig into this cute story to find out!
Author/Illus.: Jenny Alvarado
ISBN-13: 9780593699768
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (September 10, 2024)
Ages 5-8
The powers of problem-solving and observation are in charge in this fun graphic novel about Pencil and Eraser, who work together to solve a problem when they realize that Pencil is no longer sharp. Sometimes, the solution to the problem is easier than you think!
Author: Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang, MD
Illustrator: Rocio Ledesma
ISBN: 9798887701431
Mayo Clinic Press Kids (July 16, 2024)
Ages 4-6
Author/Illus.: Cherry Mo
ISBN-13: 9780593661345
Penguin Workshop; Bilingual edition (June 11, 2024)
Ages 4-8
When a child moves to a new neighborhood or school, it is comforting to have one thing familiar to hold on to. In this lovely story, our main character’s lunch box and delicious foods from her home country bring her peace and act as a catalyst for meeting new friends.
Author: Kelley G. Lamm
Illustrator: Isabella Brouster
ISBN: 9798988496700
OH OLIVE (September 12, 2023)
Ages 3-7
If your child is afraid of the sounds and flashes of light that accompany a thunderstorm, this is the book for you! Your child will empathize with Olive, the bulldog, as she learns about what the loud sounds and flashing lights are all about.
Author/Illus.: Christie Matheson
ISBN-13: 9780593659281
Rise x Penguin Workshop (February 20, 2024)
Ages 1-3
This beautifully illustrated book showcases the mamas of nature and their interactions with their babies.
Author: Lisa Varchol Perron & Taylor Perron
Illustrator: David Scheirer
ISBN-13: 9780593662151
Rise x Penguin Workshop (July 16, 2024)
Ages 3-6
This book is for the curious and observant child who loves nature or who wants to learn more about it! What can rocks teach us? Actually, quite a bit!
Author/Photographer: Gigi O’Dea
ISBN: 9798988784609
All Ages
This book is a gorgeous photographic journey of the experience of Millie, the puppy, and several sweet babies! What fun, what mischief, what sweetness!
Author/Illus.: Tim Klein
Viking Books for Young Readers (May 7, 2024)
ISBN 9780593404324
Ages 4-8
One stormy night, Little Margot has a plan. She’s hungry for grilled cheese. She and her grandfather are waiting for her mama’s return on her boat. Meanwhile, several ships come in, but none are her mama. She makes each one a grilled cheese while they wait out the storm. Find out what happens next in this story of sharing and togetherness.
Author/Illus.: Neesha Hudson
Dial Books (June 13, 2023)
ISBN-13: 9780593323342
Ages 3-7
It is possible that when you have something, it becomes the best thing ever. What happens when you meet others who also have the best thing ever? You realize that beauty comes in many forms, and real joy is in sharing and enjoying that beauty. When sharing, prepare to be amazed.
Los Street Vendors: A Collection of Bilingual Books About Shapes, Colors, and Fruits
Author: Mike Alfaro
Illustrator: Gerardo Guillén
Blue Star Press (March 19, 2024)
ISBN-13: 9781958803394
Ages 0-3
Sí Sabo Kids presents a box set of three fun board books that will introduce your little one to the Latin culture as they learn Spanish vocabulary words for fruits, shapes, and colors. Each book contains a short story in English and Spanish, key vocabulary words by theme, and a pronunciation guide for the vocabulary words.
Author: Natalia Sylvester
Illustrator: Juana Medina
Dial Books for Young Readers (April 16, 2024)
ISBN: 9780593462423
Ages 3-5
The joy of visiting loved ones is extra special when Abuela arrives at the house with her suitcases full of treasures – tasty treats, cozy things, and other very special moments. Abuela brings some of her favorite reminders of her faraway home to her granddaughter. They share a beautiful and bonding visit together, uncovering many surprises along the way.
Author: Rebecca Wilson Macsovits
Illustrator:
Harking LLC (November 1, 2023)
Ages 3-8
Let’s learn how to celebrate differences as Guion the Lion explores fantastic places and meets exciting characters along the way while learning about empathy, acceptance, curiosity, and more. You will also find discussion prompts and a fun list of games to play with your little one at the back of the book. What fun!
Author: Aimee Reid
Illustrator: Christopher Lyles
Nancy Paulsen Books (January 2, 2024)
ASIN: B0C1B8ZG5N
Kindle Edition
Ages 3-6
Mammas and Daddies love their babies. Even if they are a monkey, a mountain goat, a penguin or a human! Explore the world of love with beautifully illustrated pages.
Author: Ammi-Joan Paquette
Illustrator: Sabrena Khadija
Rise x Penguin Workshop (May 7, 2024)
ISBN: 9780593660447
Board Book
Ages 1-3
What can hands do? So many things! Designed for the youngest children, this book will help children to see just how many ways they can use their hands can be used. This is a great introduction to teaching your child about shifts in perspective.
Author: Stacy Lynn Carroll
Illustrator: Molly Ruttan
Nancy Paulsen Books (September 24, 2024)
ISBN-13: 9780593109885
Ages 3-7
This enjoyable book is about a grumpy family whose new (very happy) neighbors seem to magically spread their happiness everywhere. Even…to the grumpy family’s home. Watch your child learn all about the power of kindness and being nice to others when they see what funny things happen to the grumpy family.
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
Author: Kari Laelle
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Knopf Books for Young Readers (July 30, 2024)
ISBN-13: 9780593372760
Ages 4-8
Long before the famed voice of James Earl Jones hit the big screen, he was a young, self-conscious boy who was afraid to speak due to a stuttering problem. Find out how James Earl Jones was inspired by grapefruit to write a poem that would help him overcome his fears. When one overcomes their fears, greatness is possible.
