Kirjahaku

To Benny, brown is more than just a colour. Brown is his Gram’s coffee and his Gramp’s morning kiss. Brown is the wooden spoon he uses for mixing and baking. It’s the ground that grows the tomatoes he loves and it’s the log he plays on. Brown is the fuzzy blanket he takes to his room at the end of the day. Brown is him and brown is love. In tender, lyrical text and warmly exuberant illustrations, What Does Brown Mean to You? celebrates all the brilliant and beautiful shades of brown, encouraging children to explore and see the beauty of their skin reflected in their families, communities, and the world around them.

Beatrice loves her idyllic life in the countryside and all that comes with it. She loves building snow people in the winter, gardening in the spring, catching fireflies in the summer, and frolicking through freshly-fallen leaves in autumn. But when Papa gets a new job in a faraway city, Beatrice’s entire world changes. Saying goodbye to Gram and the stories she tells of her long-ago adventures hurts most of all Her dads try to help Beatrice love her new apartment in the city, but not even the nearby playground or friendly dog neighbors can lift her spirits. She worries this new place will never feel like home. But when a surprise care package from Gram arrives, containing a notebook, a camera, and some encouragement, Bea knows just what to do. Suddenly, there’s a new adventure around every corner of her new city - so many things to do and see… from rumbly underground train rides and sights along the water to checkers in the park and making new friends. It all goes into Beatrice’s scrapbook of memories that finally make her city a home. She couldn’t wait to share her stories of adventure with Gram who has one more surprise - a holiday visit. With Ron Grady’s signature collage style that radiates warmth, Beatrice Looks for Home is a soothing picture book about embracing new experiences and finding home in new places

Re-envision the world through children's eyesJoin author Ron Grady in a joyous meditation on the meaning of childhood and a philosophical reflection on why children matter and why the way in which we share the moments of their lives matters. Deftly weaving anthropology, sociology, psychology, and theories of education, Honoring the Moment in Young Children's Lives invites us to remake our image of the child and truly appreciate children for who they are at this time. Honor the moments you spend with young children with a deeper understanding of their perspective and whole selves and use the unique position of educator to translate children's moments, both ordinary and extraordinary, for their families and communities. Take the next step in observing and documenting young children and embrace the role of researcher, an ethnographer with unique and privileged proximity to children who takes a close-up look and uses that deep knowledge to advocate for children's needs and their right to live their lives engaged in deep inquiry and self-directed, meaningful play.

Capture beautiful and intentional photographs for documenting young children's lives. In this book, author Ron Grady invites teachers to reflect on their own practice as educators using what is one of the most accessible but perhaps least deeply considered practices of documentation: photography. Photography is an accessible and powerful tool for reflection and documentation, and children's day-to-day experiences in settings of care and education deserve to be captured with intense attention. The book is arranged as a series of artistic workshops that invites early childhood educators through a course in photography, considering its practice, its documentational potential, its aesthetic and logistical challenges, and its creative possibilities.