Books published by publisher Gryphon House

Curious kids will delight in the 50 fun-filled recipes in The Budding Chef! Full of great ways for parents and their budding chefs to have fun together, this introduction to cooking is brimming with kitchen adventures and is perfect for kids aged 3 to 6. The easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find ingredients helps parents share their love of cooking in kid-friendly ways while creating special moments that they—and their child—will cherish forever. With a cup of wonder, a teaspoon of laughter, and a scoop of fun, these recipes bring parents and children together to share magical moments!

What do you do when a three-year-old with autism falls on the floor kicking and screaming?How do you communicate with a child who looks away and flaps his hands?Who can help if you suspect a child in your class has autism?Preschool can be overwhelming for a child with autism. Autism affects how a child communicates, behaves, and relates to others. Teachers need to know what they can do to help children with autism reach their full potential.Teaching Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder is a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world. Each chapter offers specific strategies for teachers to use, including setting up a proactive preschool environment, helping children learn life skills, managing behavior, helping children with autism communicate, encouraging children with autism to play, helping them to get along with others, and working with families. Teaching Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder helps teachers connect with all children in meaningful ways, allowing children with autism to learn and grow.Chapters Include:Putting All the Pieces Together: Understanding This Puzzle Called AutismFrom Hand-Flapping to Obsession with Routines: The Way Children With Autism Relate to Their WorldPlanning for Success: Setting Up a Proactive Preschool Environment Learning Life SkillsMisbehavior or Missed Communication: Managing the Behaviors of Children With AutismSigns, Symbols, and Language: Helping a Child CommunicateInside Their Own World: Encouraging Children With Autism to PlayBuilding Social Skills: Getting Along With OthersLights! Camera! Action! Sensory Integration and AutismWe're All in This Together: Teaming Up With Families

Curious kids will delight in the joy of scientific discovery through the fifty fun activities in The Budding Scientist! This book is filled with great ways for you and your child to learn about how our world works. Create memories together as you make invisible ink, explore ice crystals, and investigate magnets. Perfect for children ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to science features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help you satisfy your child’s natural curiosity.

From "Baby Bumblebee" to "The Ants Go Marching," children will sing and learn about the insects they encounter in their own backyards. The enclosed CD features 21 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 250 activities that help children appreciate the wonderful world of bugs.Every song has:Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations. Songs Include:Baby Bumblebee Mosquitoes The Ants Go Marching The Insect Song My Pet Mosquito Nobody Likes Me Fuzzy Caterpillar Little Ant's Hill/Little Bee's Hive Bugs Grasshopper The Bee and the Pup My Busy Garden Little Ants Little Caterpillar All Around the Yard Can You Move With Me? Over in the Meadow Shoo Fly Flea Fly Flow Five Little Ladybugs Itsy Bitsy Spider

Children love getting their hands dirty. Putting their fingers into clay and other squishy stuff gives them a chance to create and have fun while strengthening important developmental skills. The open-ended activities in 30 Fun Ways to Learn with Clay and Squishy Stuff focus on the process of creation, not the final product, and allow imagination to flourish.

Children ages three to eight can make unique presents for moms, dads, grandparents, friends, teachers—all of the special people in their lives! Create a Made-It-Myself mouse pad personalized for Mom. Dad will love the peaceful chimes of his Terracotta Music Maker, and grandparents will be delighted with the Picture Puzzle. From the card to the wrapping paper, and everything in between, 101 Great Gifts Kids Can Make has dozens of perfect gift ideas that will make gift-giving meaningful again!

From "The Wheels on the Bus" to "A Bicycle Built for Two," children will sing and learn about different types of transportation. The enclosed CD features 25 songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that creatively expand on the transportation theme.Every song has:Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery a "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations.Songs include:Honk, Honk, Rattle, Rattle If I Had Wings Bumping Up and Down Down by the Station Buckle Up Clickety Clack Crocodile Song Jingle Bells Walk, Walk, Walk Your Feet Little Canoe Barges White Wings A Sailor Went to Sea Alice the Camel This Little Train A Bicycle Built for Two Airplane Flyers Little Red Caboose Windshield Wiper My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean The Wheels on the Bus The Train Dip, Dip, and Swing City Travel Put Your Little Foot

Curious kids will delight in the wonder of the creative process with the fifty art-inspiring activities in The Budding Artist! With great ways for you and your budding artist to create beautiful memories together, this book shows parents and kids how to paint with bubbles, create glue webs, make a blooming tablecloth, and construct homemade paper valentines. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to arts and crafts features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help you and your child have as much fun creating art as viewing the finished product.

Curious kids will be inspired by the endless possibilities of the fifty fun-filled building activities in The Budding Builder! With great ways for you and your child to take ideas from their limitless imaginations and to fashion them into reality, this book shows parents and kids how to create a fairytale cottage, make a marker organizer, carefully construct a toothpick sculpture, and build a bird feeder. Perfect for kids ages three to six, this fun-filled introduction to architecture features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that will help your child develop many important life skills, from planning and estimating to counting and measuring. So enjoy the process, and be amazed at what you and your child can create together!