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Supporting Children Ages 0–5 and Their Families

Resources for Young Children and Families

Support the families you serve with developmentally appropriate resources for children from birth through age 5 that promote early learning, mental health and healthy development, and strong family connections. Each book includes pages for parents and caregivers with practical ways to reinforce key messages at home—supporting prevention, early intervention, and children’s well-being.

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  • Featured Series

    Best Behavior®

    Board books for toddlers and expanded paperbacks for preschoolers

    Best Behavior® helps young children learn positive behaviors through simple, reassuring language, engaging illustrations, and age-appropriate guidance. These approachable books give families positive ways to talk about behavior and reinforce important skills at home.

    Featured Titles

    Hands Are Not for Hitting — Board Book
    Help young children understand that hands are for helping, playing, learning, and caring, not for hurting others.

    Screen Time Is Not Forever — Expanded Paperback
    Help children develop healthy habits around screen time while discovering the many things they can do away from screens.

    About Expanded Editions:  
    Expanded paperback editions are designed for children ages 4–7. Select Best Behavior® titles are available as both durable board books for ages 1–4 and expanded paperbacks for ages 4–7.
    Explore Best Behavior®
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    Toddler Tools®

    Toddler Tools® helps young children and their caregivers navigate everyday routines and experiences with simple words, engaging illustrations, and positive guidance. Families can use these approachable books together to build healthy habits and important skills for everyday life.

    Featured Title

    Calm-Down Time
    Help young children learn what it means to listen and practice this important skill during daily routines and interactions.
    Explore Toddler Tools®
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    Learning to Get Along®

    Learning to Get Along® helps young children understand and manage feelings, solve problems, communicate with others, and build positive relationships.

    Featured Title

    Cool Down and Work Through Anger

    Introduce practical strategies that help children recognize anger, calm down, and work through difficult feelings in positive ways.
    Explore Learning to Get Along®
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    Curious Me!®

    Curious Me!® encourages young children to explore early concepts and the world around them through engaging illustrations and interactive dialogue. These approachable books spark curiosity while creating opportunities for children and caregivers to talk, learn, and make meaningful connections together.

    Featured Title

    Curious Me!® Numbers

    Help young children build foundational math skills as they explore numbers and practice counting through playful, engaging interactions.
    Explore Curious Me!®
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    All the Time

    These heartwarming stories celebrate the love and support that help young children as they grow and learn. Words of affirmation create opportunities for families to read together and explore messages about love, feelings, curiosity, and growth.

    Featured Title

    I Love You All the Time

    A reassuring story that reminds children they are loved throughout life’s everyday moments.

     
    Explore All the Time
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    We Find Feelings Clues

    We Find Feelings Clues helps children become feelings detectives by noticing facial expressions, body language, situations, and other clues that can help them understand emotions. These engaging books create natural opportunities for children and caregivers to talk about feelings and build emotional literacy together.

    Featured Title

    I Know Curious

    Encourage children to recognize curiosity, boredom, and confusion and notice the clues that can help them understand their feelings.

     
    Explore We Find Feelings Clues
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  • Parent & Family Engagement

    Parent & Family Engagement

    Supporting young children also means supporting the adults who care for them. This collection of family-focused resources gives parents and caregivers practical information, ideas, and strategies they can use to nurture children’s learning, development, relationships, and well-being at home.

    Featured Resources

    Being Your Child’s Most Important Teacher

    Offers caregivers practical guidance for supporting a child’s learning and development through everyday experiences and interactions.

    Nurturing Your Child’s Well-Being: Early Elementary

    Offers families with young children practical guidance for supporting children’s well-being and healthy development.
    Explore Parent & Family Engagement Resources
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  • Additional Support

    More Ways to Support the Families You Serve

    Free Spirit Publishing and Teacher Created Materials can help you find resources that fit your program and the unique needs of the children and families you serve. From infant health and school readiness to early literacy, family engagement, home visitation, and family support, we offer resources designed to support what matters most to your organization and community..

    Spanish & Bilingual Resources

    Reach more families with Spanish and bilingual resources that help children, parents, and caregivers learn, grow, and connect together.

    Customization & Co-Branding

    Planning a large distribution? For qualifying large-quantity orders, customization opportunities may be available, including options to incorporate your organization’s branding.

    Support for Your Program

    Not sure which resources are the right fit? Our team can help you explore books and materials that meet the needs of your program and the families you serve.
    Let’s Talk About Your Program
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Best Behavior®

Board books for toddlers and expanded paperbacks for preschoolers

Best Behavior® helps young children learn positive behaviors through simple, reassuring language, engaging illustrations, and age-appropriate guidance. These approachable books give families positive ways to talk about behavior and reinforce important skills at home.

Featured Titles

Hands Are Not for Hitting — Board Book
Help young children understand that hands are for helping, playing, learning, and caring, not for hurting others.

Screen Time Is Not Forever — Expanded Paperback
Help children develop healthy habits around screen time while discovering the many things they can do away from screens.

About Expanded Editions:  
Expanded paperback editions are designed for children ages 4–7. Select Best Behavior® titles are available as both durable board books for ages 1–4 and expanded paperbacks for ages 4–7.
Explore Best Behavior®
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Toddler Tools®

Toddler Tools® helps young children and their caregivers navigate everyday routines and experiences with simple words, engaging illustrations, and positive guidance. Families can use these approachable books together to build healthy habits and important skills for everyday life.

Featured Title

Calm-Down Time
Help young children learn what it means to listen and practice this important skill during daily routines and interactions.
Explore Toddler Tools®
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Learning to Get Along®

Learning to Get Along® helps young children understand and manage feelings, solve problems, communicate with others, and build positive relationships.

Featured Title

Cool Down and Work Through Anger

Introduce practical strategies that help children recognize anger, calm down, and work through difficult feelings in positive ways.
Explore Learning to Get Along®
Zero-Five-learning_to_get-along

Curious Me!®

Curious Me!® encourages young children to explore early concepts and the world around them through engaging illustrations and interactive dialogue. These approachable books spark curiosity while creating opportunities for children and caregivers to talk, learn, and make meaningful connections together.

Featured Title

Curious Me!® Numbers

Help young children build foundational math skills as they explore numbers and practice counting through playful, engaging interactions.
Explore Curious Me!®
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All the Time

These heartwarming stories celebrate the love and support that help young children as they grow and learn. Words of affirmation create opportunities for families to read together and explore messages about love, feelings, curiosity, and growth.

Featured Title

I Love You All the Time

A reassuring story that reminds children they are loved throughout life’s everyday moments.

 
Explore All the Time
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We Find Feelings Clues

We Find Feelings Clues helps children become feelings detectives by noticing facial expressions, body language, situations, and other clues that can help them understand emotions. These engaging books create natural opportunities for children and caregivers to talk about feelings and build emotional literacy together.

Featured Title

I Know Curious

Encourage children to recognize curiosity, boredom, and confusion and notice the clues that can help them understand their feelings.

 
Explore We Find Feelings Clues
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Parent & Family Engagement

Supporting young children also means supporting the adults who care for them. This collection of family-focused resources gives parents and caregivers practical information, ideas, and strategies they can use to nurture children’s learning, development, relationships, and well-being at home.

Featured Resources

Being Your Child’s Most Important Teacher

Offers caregivers practical guidance for supporting a child’s learning and development through everyday experiences and interactions.

Nurturing Your Child’s Well-Being: Early Elementary

Offers families with young children practical guidance for supporting children’s well-being and healthy development.
Explore Parent & Family Engagement Resources
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More Ways to Support the Families You Serve

Free Spirit Publishing and Teacher Created Materials can help you find resources that fit your program and the unique needs of the children and families you serve. From infant health and school readiness to early literacy, family engagement, home visitation, and family support, we offer resources designed to support what matters most to your organization and community..

Spanish & Bilingual Resources

Reach more families with Spanish and bilingual resources that help children, parents, and caregivers learn, grow, and connect together.

Customization & Co-Branding

Planning a large distribution? For qualifying large-quantity orders, customization opportunities may be available, including options to incorporate your organization’s branding.

Support for Your Program

Not sure which resources are the right fit? Our team can help you explore books and materials that meet the needs of your program and the families you serve.
Let’s Talk About Your Program
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Let's Talk About Your Program

Every program is unique. Tell us about your goals and the families you serve, and we’ll help you find resources and solutions that fit your needs.

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