The Grace Rea Garrett Children's Library and Mr. & Mrs. G. Lloyd Bunting Sr. Family Resource Center are located on third floor of Hopkins Children’s (CMSC 301). Librarian Gwen Rosen maintains a wish list for new books, and adds a little commentary on their value to the collection. Prices are approximate.

Note:  In addition to donations of books the library is in need of volunteers. Contact Jessica K. Chupnick, in Child Life, 410-502-8619,or Gwen Rosen, 410-955-6442. Hospital employees: you may also volunteer to read to patients on the unit! Learn more

WISH LIST

For Children and Adolescents

Brothers and Sisters - A Special Part of Exceptional Families (2006) $18.96
"We have only the 1985 version, which is out-of-date in many ways."

George's Secret Key to the Universe - Stephen and Lucy Hawkins  $13
“This was highly recommended by a parent whose son had read it, and loved it.” RECEIVED. Thank you!  

Fighting for My Life: Growing up with Cancer – Amy M. Marek  $30
“Teens with cancer are very interested in someone else's experience and what gets them through.” RECEIVED. Thank you!

For Adolescents

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (DVD, 2009) $17.49
"Always in demand."

For Adults

Obsessive Compulsive Disorders – Bruce M. Hyman and Cherry Pedrick  $27
“We’ve had requests for a book in this subject area, and this one has been recommended.”

Getting Through to Difficult Kids and Parents: Uncommon Sense for Child Professionals – Ron Taffel  $25
“I’m always looking for good resource material for our staff. Our families and their ill children are under tremendous stress.”

Newborn Intensive Care: What Every Parent Needs to Know -3rd Edition. - Jeanette Zaichkin, $31.45 RECEIVED. Thank you!

DVD's

The following three videos were requested by Child Life specialist Lauren Swope.

How Young Children Communicate Distress Nonverbally: A Developmental Perspective by Suzi Tortora  $99.00

Telling Their Stories: Representation and Reenactment of Early Traumatic Experiences by Theodore Gaensbauer  $99.00

Encouraging Communication and Play part of a series (Family-Centered Health Services for Young Children)  $99.95

The first two DVDs can be purchased from Child Development Media,  the third from Films for the Humanities.

Purchased books should be sent to the Department of Child Life, Hopkins Children’s, CMSC 301, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Md., 21201. Indicate whether you would like a bookplate installed and in whose name you would like it inscribed. To recommend a book or for additional book titles the library needs, contact librarian Gwen Rosen, grosen@jhmi.edu, 410-955-6442. Funds for the books can also be donated directly. Thank you for your interest in supporting our library for children and their families.