Book Recommendations
Recommended by Northwest Gifted Child Board of Directors
Classic – Foundational Understanding
Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl; Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed.; Edward R. Amend,Psy.D.; Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E
Parenting Gifted Children 101: An Introduction to Gifted Kids and Their Needs
Tracy Ford Inman, Jana Kirchner
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers Judith Wynn Halsted
5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options Deborah Ruf
Parenting Gifted Children
Jennifer Jolly, Donald Treffinger, Tracy Ford Inman, Joan Franklin Smutny
Giftedness 101 Linda Kreger Silverman
Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education David Palmer
Raising a Gifted Child - A Parenting Success Handbook Carol Fertig
Motivation, Grit, and Perfectionism
Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing “Never Good Enough” Lisa Van Gemert
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle)
Thomas Greenspon
Moving Past Perfect: How Perfectionism May Be Holding Back Your Kids (and You!) and What You Can Do about It Thomas Greenspon
Mindset: The new Psychology of Success Carol Dweck
Grit: The power of passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth
The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child Richard Lavole
Doing Poorly on Purpose: Strategies Underachievement and Respect Student Dignity James Delisle
Neuroscience
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
The Brain that Changes Itself Norman Doidge
The Neuroscience of Intelligence Richard Haier
Inspiring Middle School Minds: Gifted, Creative, and Challenging (Teen) Judy Willis
How the Gifted Brain Learns David Sousa
Emotional Sensitivities
Living with Intensity Susan Daniels, Michael Piechowski
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings
Christine Fonseca
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
Deborah Reber
Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears Dan Peters
From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears Dan Peters
The Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster Dan Peters
Bright Adults: Uniqueness and Belonging across the Lifespan Ellen Fiedler
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping our children thrive when the world overwhelms them Elaine Aron
The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero
Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help Allison Edwards
Helping Your Anxious Child Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D.; Ann Wignall, D.Psych.; Susan H. Spence, Ph.D.; Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D.; Heidi Lyneham, Ph.D.
Love, Understanding and Other Best Practices Larry Martin Davis
Social & SEL
The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman
The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teen: Ready-to-Use Discussions About Identity, Stress, Relationships, and More Jean Sunde Peterson
Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends
Fred Frankel
Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables
Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner
Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Homeschooling
Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson
Writing Your Own Script: A Parent’s Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development
Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson
From Home Education to Higher Education: A Guide for Recruiting, Assessing, and Supporting Homeschooled Applicants Lori Dunlap
If This is a Gift, Can I Send It Back: Surviving in the Land of the Gifted and Twice Exceptional Jen Merrill
Twice Exceptional
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Brock Eide, Fernette Eide
Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters Aidan Colvin
Misdiagnosis: and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults” ADHD, Bipolar, Asberger’s, Depression, and other disorders James Webb, Edward Amend, Nadia Webb, Jean Goerrss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak
Bright Kids Who Can’t: Help Your Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast Paced World Ellen Braaten, Brian Willoughby
Twice Exceptional and Special Populations of Gifted Students Susan Baum
The Mislabeled Child Brock Eide, Fernette Eide
Upside-Down Brilliance Linda Kreger Silverman
The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice – Exceptional Students Michael Postman
Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners Betty Maxwell, Crystal Punch
Sensational Kids - Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR
Equity
Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students
Jonathan Plucker
Alternative Assessments: with Gifted and Talented Students Joyce Van Tassel-Baska
Bright, Talented, & Black Joy Lawson Davis
Multicultural Gifted Education Donna Ford
Young, Gifted and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African-American Students Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, Asa Hilliard III
The Case for Advocating for Smart Kids
Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds Jan and Bob Davidson
Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students Chester Finn, Brandon Wright
Dumbing Down America: the War on Our Nation’s Brightest Young Minds (and What We Can Do to Fight Back James Delisle
Reading for Students
The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle)
Thomas Greenspon
If I’m So Smart Why Aren’t the Answers Easy:? Teen Robert Schultz, James Delisle
The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero
Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner
Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Books recommended by BK Play Academy
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Fonseca, Christine
50 Impressive Kids and Their Amazing (and True!) Stories Mitchell, Saundra
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children Aiming for Excellence College Planning for ed EducationGifted Students Berger, Sandra L.
Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners VanTassel-Baska, Joyce
Cradles of Eminence Goertzel, Victor
Creating Minds Gardner, Howard
Creative Capers Schwartz, Linda
Creative Homeschooling for Gifted Children Rivero, Lisa
Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education
Developing Math Talent Assouline, Susan G.
Educating your Gifted Child Caruana, Vicki
Essentials of Gifted Assessment Pfeiffer, Steven I.
Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers Isaacs, Kathleen T.
Extraordinary Young People Brill, Marlene Targ
Failing Our Brightest Kids Finn, Chester E.
Genius Denied Davidson, Jan Gifted Children Distin, Kate
Giftedness 101 Silverman, Linda Kreger
Guiding the Gifted Child Webb, James T.
Helping Gifted Children Soar Whitney, Carol Strip
High IQ Kids Hothouse Kids Quart, Alissa
How the Gifted Brain Learns Sousa, David A.
Keeping your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind Tofler, Ian
Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child Rimm, Sylvia B.
Learning to Be A Durable Person Hennenfent, Mary
Light up your Child's Mind Renzulli, Joseph S.
Math Education for Gifted Students
Nature's Gambit Feldman, David Henry
Nerds Anderegg, David
Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education Palmer, David
Parents' Guide to Raising A Gifted Child Alvino, James Smart
Parenting for Smart Kids Kennedy-Moore, Eileen
Some of My Best Friends Are Books Halsted, Judith Wynn
Spatial Reasoning Johnson, Dana T.
Stand up for your Gifted Child Smutny, Joan F.
Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom Winebrenner, Susan
Ten Things NOT to Say to your Gifted Child
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy
The Gifted Teen Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids Walker, Sally Yahnke
Wonder Kids Cotter, Charis
Your Rainforest Mind Prober, Paula
Books About Gifted Children With Special Challenges
Bright Not Broken Kennedy, Diane M.
Different Minds Lovecky, Deirdre V.
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students Fonseca, Christine
Here's to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire Turis, Stacey
In the Mind's Eye West, Thomas G.
Living With Intensity Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults
Raising A Left-brain Child in A Right-brain World Beals, Katharine
Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties Weinfeld, Rich
The Drama of the Gifted Child Miller, Alice
The Einstein Syndrome Sowell, Thomas
The Pretenders Guyer, Barbara P.
The Prodigy's Cousin Ruthsatz, Joanne
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers Delisle, James R. Galbraith, Judy
Books From the Washington Homeschool Organization's 2018 Conference
Classic – Foundational Understanding
Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl; Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed.; Edward R. Amend,Psy.D.; Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E
Parenting Gifted Children 101: An Introduction to Gifted Kids and Their Needs
Tracy Ford Inman, Jana Kirchner
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers Judith Wynn Halsted
5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options Deborah Ruf
Parenting Gifted Children
Jennifer Jolly, Donald Treffinger, Tracy Ford Inman, Joan Franklin Smutny
Giftedness 101 Linda Kreger Silverman
Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education David Palmer
Raising a Gifted Child - A Parenting Success Handbook Carol Fertig
Motivation, Grit, and Perfectionism
Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing “Never Good Enough” Lisa Van Gemert
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle)
Thomas Greenspon
Moving Past Perfect: How Perfectionism May Be Holding Back Your Kids (and You!) and What You Can Do about It Thomas Greenspon
Mindset: The new Psychology of Success Carol Dweck
Grit: The power of passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth
The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child Richard Lavole
Doing Poorly on Purpose: Strategies Underachievement and Respect Student Dignity James Delisle
Neuroscience
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
The Brain that Changes Itself Norman Doidge
The Neuroscience of Intelligence Richard Haier
Inspiring Middle School Minds: Gifted, Creative, and Challenging (Teen) Judy Willis
How the Gifted Brain Learns David Sousa
Emotional Sensitivities
Living with Intensity Susan Daniels, Michael Piechowski
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings
Christine Fonseca
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
Deborah Reber
Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears Dan Peters
From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears Dan Peters
The Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster Dan Peters
Bright Adults: Uniqueness and Belonging across the Lifespan Ellen Fiedler
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping our children thrive when the world overwhelms them Elaine Aron
The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero
Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help Allison Edwards
Helping Your Anxious Child Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D.; Ann Wignall, D.Psych.; Susan H. Spence, Ph.D.; Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D.; Heidi Lyneham, Ph.D.
Love, Understanding and Other Best Practices Larry Martin Davis
Social & SEL
The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman
The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teen: Ready-to-Use Discussions About Identity, Stress, Relationships, and More Jean Sunde Peterson
Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends
Fred Frankel
Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables
Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner
Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Homeschooling
Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson
Writing Your Own Script: A Parent’s Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development
Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson
From Home Education to Higher Education: A Guide for Recruiting, Assessing, and Supporting Homeschooled Applicants Lori Dunlap
If This is a Gift, Can I Send It Back: Surviving in the Land of the Gifted and Twice Exceptional Jen Merrill
Twice Exceptional
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Brock Eide, Fernette Eide
Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters Aidan Colvin
Misdiagnosis: and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults” ADHD, Bipolar, Asberger’s, Depression, and other disorders James Webb, Edward Amend, Nadia Webb, Jean Goerrss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak
Bright Kids Who Can’t: Help Your Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast Paced World Ellen Braaten, Brian Willoughby
Twice Exceptional and Special Populations of Gifted Students Susan Baum
The Mislabeled Child Brock Eide, Fernette Eide
Upside-Down Brilliance Linda Kreger Silverman
The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice – Exceptional Students Michael Postman
Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners Betty Maxwell, Crystal Punch
Sensational Kids - Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR
Equity
Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students
Jonathan Plucker
Alternative Assessments: with Gifted and Talented Students Joyce Van Tassel-Baska
Bright, Talented, & Black Joy Lawson Davis
Multicultural Gifted Education Donna Ford
Young, Gifted and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African-American Students Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, Asa Hilliard III
The Case for Advocating for Smart Kids
Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds Jan and Bob Davidson
Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students Chester Finn, Brandon Wright
Dumbing Down America: the War on Our Nation’s Brightest Young Minds (and What We Can Do to Fight Back James Delisle
Reading for Students
The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman
What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle)
Thomas Greenspon
If I’m So Smart Why Aren’t the Answers Easy:? Teen Robert Schultz, James Delisle
The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero
Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner
Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Books recommended by BK Play Academy
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Fonseca, Christine
50 Impressive Kids and Their Amazing (and True!) Stories Mitchell, Saundra
A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children Aiming for Excellence College Planning for ed EducationGifted Students Berger, Sandra L.
Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners VanTassel-Baska, Joyce
Cradles of Eminence Goertzel, Victor
Creating Minds Gardner, Howard
Creative Capers Schwartz, Linda
Creative Homeschooling for Gifted Children Rivero, Lisa
Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education
Developing Math Talent Assouline, Susan G.
Educating your Gifted Child Caruana, Vicki
Essentials of Gifted Assessment Pfeiffer, Steven I.
Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers Isaacs, Kathleen T.
Extraordinary Young People Brill, Marlene Targ
Failing Our Brightest Kids Finn, Chester E.
Genius Denied Davidson, Jan Gifted Children Distin, Kate
Giftedness 101 Silverman, Linda Kreger
Guiding the Gifted Child Webb, James T.
Helping Gifted Children Soar Whitney, Carol Strip
High IQ Kids Hothouse Kids Quart, Alissa
How the Gifted Brain Learns Sousa, David A.
Keeping your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind Tofler, Ian
Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child Rimm, Sylvia B.
Learning to Be A Durable Person Hennenfent, Mary
Light up your Child's Mind Renzulli, Joseph S.
Math Education for Gifted Students
Nature's Gambit Feldman, David Henry
Nerds Anderegg, David
Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education Palmer, David
Parents' Guide to Raising A Gifted Child Alvino, James Smart
Parenting for Smart Kids Kennedy-Moore, Eileen
Some of My Best Friends Are Books Halsted, Judith Wynn
Spatial Reasoning Johnson, Dana T.
Stand up for your Gifted Child Smutny, Joan F.
Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom Winebrenner, Susan
Ten Things NOT to Say to your Gifted Child
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy
The Gifted Teen Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids Walker, Sally Yahnke
Wonder Kids Cotter, Charis
Your Rainforest Mind Prober, Paula
Books About Gifted Children With Special Challenges
Bright Not Broken Kennedy, Diane M.
Different Minds Lovecky, Deirdre V.
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students Fonseca, Christine
Here's to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire Turis, Stacey
In the Mind's Eye West, Thomas G.
Living With Intensity Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults
Raising A Left-brain Child in A Right-brain World Beals, Katharine
Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties Weinfeld, Rich
The Drama of the Gifted Child Miller, Alice
The Einstein Syndrome Sowell, Thomas
The Pretenders Guyer, Barbara P.
The Prodigy's Cousin Ruthsatz, Joanne
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers Delisle, James R. Galbraith, Judy
Books From the Washington Homeschool Organization's 2018 Conference
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