Books can be used to help a gifted child understand why he or she might feel different.  Here is a list of children books that assist children with understanding a variety of topics.  This is by far not an extensive list, but a starting point.


Infants and Toddlers
  1. Baggott, Stella.  Baby's Very First Colors Book.  Usborne, 2009.
  2. Bridwell, Norman.  Clifford's Bathtime.  Scholastic, 2003.
  3. Brown, Margaret Wise.  Goodnight, Moon.  Illustrated by Clement Hurd.  HarperCollins, 2005.
  4. Calver, Susan.  My First Things that Go.  DK Publishing, 2007.
  5. Carle, Eric.  The Very Busy Spider.  Grosset & Dunlap, 2006.
  6. Dyer, Jane (Compiler and illustrator).  Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young.  Little Brown, 1996.
  7. Eastman, P.D.  Are You My Mother?  Random House, 1998.
  8. Hill, Eric.  Where's Spot?  Puffin, 2003.
  9. Hoban, Tana.  Black on White.  HarperFestival, 1993.
  10. Hoban, Tana.  Colors Everywhere.  HarperCollins, 1995.
  11. Page, Liza.  Opposites.  Illustrated by Ana Maratin Larranaga.  Innovative-kids, 2008.
  12. Priddy, Roger.  Animals.  St. Martin's Press, 2004.
  13. Ross, Katharine.  The Little Quiet Book.  Illustrated by Jean Hirashima.  Random House, 2002.
  14. Seuss, Dr.  The Foot Book.  Random House, 1996.
  15. Shaw, Charles G.  It Looked Like Spilt Milk.  HarperFestival, 1992.

Two and Three Years Old
  1. Barton, Byron.  Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones.  HarperFestival, 1990.
  2. Benjamin, A.H.  It Could Have Been Worse.  Illustrated by Tim Warnes.  Scholastic, 2000.
  3. Brett, Jan.  The Hat.  Putnam, 1997.
  4. Brown, Margaret Wise.  The Runaway Bunny.  Illustrated by Clement Hurd.  HaperCollins, 2005.
  5. Emmet, Jonathan.  Bringing Down the Moon.  Illustrated by Vanessa Cabban.  Candlewick, 2001.
  6. Fleming, Denise.  In the Small, Small Pond.  Henry Holt, 2007.
  7. Fleming, Denise.  Time to Sleep.  Henry Holt, 2001.
  8. Gag, Wanda.  Millions of Cats.  Puffin, 2006.
  9. Gibbons, Gail.  Farming.  Holiday House, 1990.
  10. Henkes, Kevin.  Oh!  Illustrated by Laura Dronzek.  HarperCollins, 1999.
  11. Hest, Amy.  In the Rain with Baby Duck.  Illustrated by Jill Barton.  Candlewick, 1999.
  12. Hoban, Tana.  Construction Zone.  HarperCollins, 1997.
  13. Huneck, Stephen.  Sally Goes to the Beach.  Abrams, 2000.
  14. Hutchins, Pat.  Rosie's Walk.  Aladdin, 1983.
  15. Krauss, Ruth.  The Carrot Seed.  Illustrated by Crockett Johnson.  HarperCollins, 2004.
  16. Kuskin, Karla.  James and the Rain.  Illustrated by Reg Cartwright.  Simon & Schuster, 1995.
  17. Lowrey, Janette Sebring.  The Poky Little Puppy.  Illustrated by Gustaf  Tenggren.  Golden, 2007.
  18. Martin, Bill.  Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?  Illustrated by Eric Carle.  Holt, 2007.
  19. Milich, Zoran.  City Signs.  Kids Can Press, 2008.
  20. Miller, Margaret.  Guess Who?  HarperCollins, 1994.
  21. Opie, Iona (Ed.).  My Very First Mother Goose.  Illustrated by Rosemary Wells.  Candlewick, 1996.
  22. Piper, Watty.  The Little Engine that Could.  Illustrated by George & Doris Hauman.  Philomel, 2005.
  23. Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.  Little Pea.  Illustrated by Jen Corace.  Chronicle, 2005.
  24. Scarry, Richard.  Richard Scarry's Best First Word Book Ever.  Random, 1979.
  25. Swift, Hildegarde H.  The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge.  Illustrated by Lynd Ward.  Voyager, 2003.
  26. Waddell, Martin.  Owl Babies.  Illustrated by Patrick Benson.  Candlewick, 2002.

Four Years Old
  1. Albert, Burton.  Where Does the Trail Lead?  Illustrated by Brian Pinkney.  Aladdin, 2008.
  2. Andreae, Giles.  Giraffes Can't Dance.  Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees.  Orchard, 2001.
  3. Anno, Mitsumasa.  Anno's Counting Book.  HarperFestival, 1992.
  4. Appelt, Kathi.  Where, Where Is Swamp Bear?  Illustrated by Megan Halsey.  HarperCollins, 2002.
  5. Burningham, John.  Hey! Get Off Our Train.  Crown, 1999.
  6. Charlip, Remy & Lilian Moore.  Hooray for Me!  Illustrated by Vera B. Williams.  Tricycle, 2007.
  7. Demi.  The Empty Pot.  Henry Holt, 2007.
  8. George, Lindsay Barrett.  Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse.  HarperCollins, 2006.
  9. Gilman, Phoebe.  Something from Nothing.  Scholastic, 1993.
  10. Guy, Ginger Foglesong.  Siesta.  Illustrated by Rene King Moreno.  Greenwillow, 2005.
  11. Handford, Martin.  Where's Waldo?  Candlewick, 1997.
  12. Heine, Helme.  Friends.  Aladdin, 1997.
  13. Hutchins, Pat.  Shrinking Mouse.  Greenwillow, 1997.
  14. Hutchins, Pat.  Titch.  Aladdin, 1993.
  15. LaRochelle, David.  The End.  Illustrated by Richard Egielski.  Scholastic, 2007.
  16. Leaf, Munro.  The Story of Ferdinand.  Puffin, 2007.
  17. Ljungkvist, Laura.  Follow the Line.  Viking, 2006.
  18. Luciani, Brigitte.  How Will We Get to the Beach?  Illustrated by Eve Tharlet.  North-South Books, 2003.
  19. Marzollo, Jean.  Sun Song.  Illustrated by Laura Regan.  HarperTrophy, 1997.
  20. McCloskey, Robert.  Time of Wonder.  Puffin, 1989.
  21. Micklethwaite, Lucy.  I Spy: An Alphabet in Art.  HarperCollins, 1996.
  22. Milne, A. A.  The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh.  Illustrated by E. H. Shepard.  Dutton, 2006.
  23. O'Brien, John.  (Illustrator).  The Farmer in the Dell.  Boyds Mills, 2000.
  24. O Flatharta, Antoine.  Hurry and the Monarch.  Illustrated by Meilo So.  Dragonfly, 2009.
  25. Schultz, Robert A. & James R. Delisle.  Smart Talk.  Illustrated by Tyler Page.  Free Spirit, 2006.
  26. Tresselt, Alvin.  Hide and Seek Fog.  Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.  HarperCollins, 1988.
  27. Van Leeuwen, Jean.  Amanda Pig on Her Own.  Illustrated by Ann Schweninger.  Puffin, 1994.
  28. Willems, Mo.  Leonardo, the Terrible Monster.  Hyperion, 2005.