CONNECTING WITH SHY CHILDREN

BOOKS & DVDS AVAILABLE AT THE DEBRA S. FISH LIBRARY

Debra S. Fish Library

Think Small is home to the Debra S. Fish Early Childhood Library. You will find over 6,000 exceptional early childhood materials on a variety of topics: child development and learning, the business of child care, parenting, and much more.

Visit us during business hours (M-F 8:30-5, some Saturday mornings), call the library at 651-641-3544 oremail the librarian, Jennie, at for assistance.

Catalog

All materials in the Debra S. Fish Library collection are searchable through the St. Paul Public Library (SPPL) Collection and MnLINK Minnesota’s Online Library.

Borrowing Materials

Materials can be checked out at Think Small and through your local library! A current library card is all that is required.

Non St. Paul card-holders: The first time you use your local library card in the St. Paul system you will need to present your library card, along with a picture ID with your name and current addressora picture ID and a piece of recently posted mail with your current address. After that you need only present your card.

Residents of cities or counties whose libraries are served byMELSAalso may use their library cards. Bring in your library card, along with a picture ID with your name and current addressora picture ID and a piece of recently posted mail with your current address.

ADULT BOOKS

Author / Title / Call #
Burman, L. / Are you listening?: Fostering conversations that help young children learn / LB1139.L3 B79 2009
Carlson, F. M. / Essential touch: meeting the needs of young children / BF275 .S76 2006
Delamain, C. / Developing baseline communication skills / LB1576 .D37 2000
Speaking, listening, and understanding: games for young children / P118.4 .D45 2003
Hart, S. / The compassionate classroom: relationship-based teaching and learning / LB3013 .H357 2004
HighReach Learning / Passport [kit]: experiences for pre-K success: communication / LB1139.23 .P31 2010
Tortora, S. / The dancing dialogue: using the communicative power of movement with young children / GV452 .T676 2006

JUVENILE BOOKS

Author / Title
Carle, E. / The very quiet cricket
Crary, E. / When you’re shy and you know it
Wells, R. / Shy Charles
Yashima, T. / Niño cuervo (Spanish)

DVDs

Title / Call #
Early messages: facilitating language development and communication / HQ774 .E37 1998 (DVD)

WEBSITES

http://www.parents.com/search/site/shy/

Several articles discuss what shyness in young children and how adults can help from Parents magazine.

CONNECTING WITH SHY CHILDREN

Updated 10/20/2016

CONNECTING WITH SHY CHILDREN

Updated 10/20/2016