Margo Trombetta Children's Peace & Anti-Bias Library at Cabrillo College

06/09/2025

Sorry for our long hiatus from this page. We are back and eager to share some f the new books in our collection. One of our new favorites is Chooch Helped. Beautiful, sweet, playful and something every older sibling would enjoy reading as they discover the benefits of having a younger sibling.

09/25/2024

Banned Book Week is underway. I am putting some of the books from our collection www.childpeacebooks.org ) out for students to explore for our ECE 52: Diversity in Teaching class tomorrow night. I will ask students to explore which children would feel represented by them. I will also ask them why this representation matters to the children in our very diverse world. How will YOU explore these important books? How will you make sure the children you work with feel seen in the books they read and that are read to them?

The Children's Peace Education & Anti-Bias Library

07/26/2024

https://conta.cc/3WnvQcp

  I See You By Michael Genhart, PhD - Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff The illustrations in this wordless book show colorful people in an urban setting going about their days, and in their midst –

07/24/2024

A beautiful read. A few children in my life have encountered grief and struggled with what it means. This book has so much to offer families and teachers.

Have you seen our latest featured book?

Grief is hard for anyone, especially for children. This book has a lot to offer teachers and families in these challenging moments.

https://childpeacebooks.org/featured-books/goodbye-a-first-conversation-about-grief/

Have you seen our latest featured book?

Grief is hard for anyone, especially for children. This book has a lot to offer teachers and families in these challenging moments.

https://childpeacebooks.org/featured-books/goodbye-a-first-conversation-about-grief/

07/24/2024

Have you seen our latest featured book?

Grief is hard for anyone, especially for children. This book has a lot to offer teachers and families in these challenging moments.

https://childpeacebooks.org/featured-books/goodbye-a-first-conversation-about-grief/

07/01/2024

Beautiful, beautiful new books!!

07/01/2024

Have you checked out our website lately? We have NEW books we have added to the collection.

Find these and more: https://childpeacebooks.org/find-books

05/14/2024

Not a Box is one of the most accessed books in our library, excellent for encouraging play.

Yes, it’s true that Kindergarten has transformed into First Grade. Yes, children will need to learn academics, listen and sit still. But that certainly doesn’t mean that these lessons should be straight-jacketed onto them in the toddler and preschool years. In fact, the funneling down of structured learning is all the more reason to let children play while they can. We must fiercely protect this precious, ever shrinking window of time for our children.

Play is enough. Play is enough. Play is enough. This should be our educational mantra for the first 5 years.

Don't let your preschoolers forget how to play —>
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2012/06/dont-let-your-preschoolers-forget-how-to-play/

03/26/2024

Mollie Elkman, author of The House That She Built, shares insights on how to reframe the conversation about careers in construction to attract more young people to the industry.