RESOURCE CENTRE

The Strong Start Family Centre has a collection ofover 1,000 itemsincluding fiction and non-fiction, and items for both children and adults. We have fiction and non fiction books for children and parents. We also have CDs, DVDs, Parenting books and Story Bins for families. Our collection also includes Pratitioner DVDs, Pamphlets, Resource Books, andFamily Literacy kits covering numerous topics. We also have a small collection of Tutoring materials.

We are open 7 days a week except evenings and holidays so stop in and browse.

Aboriginal Books for Children

1. Aboriginal Alphabet for Children
2. An Aboriginal Carol
3. April Raintree
4. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
5. Dear Children of the Earth
6. Do Unto Otters
7. Eagle Feather
8. Flour Sack Flora
9. Granny's Giant Bannock
10. Gray Feather and the Big Dog
11. How the Mouse Got Brown Teeth
12. Jen and the Great One
13. Jingle Dancer
14. Keeper 'n Me
15. Little Métis and the Métis Sash
16. Little White Cabin
17. Ma Kokum a téléphoné aujourd'hui
18. Mwakwa Talks to the Loon
19. My Kokum Called Today
20. Nokum Is My Teacher
21. Stories of Our People - A Metis Graphic Novel Anthology
22. The Bannock Book
23. The Bear's Long Tail
24. The Legend of the Lady Slipper
25. The Lost Children
26. The Moccasins
27. The Night Rebecca Stayed too Late
28. The Porcupine Year
29. Two Pairs of Shoes

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Children’s Books

We have over 600 children's books for you to choose from so come on in and take a look.

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Children’s CD and Cassettes

1. 40 Tiny Tunes for Toddlers 2cd set
2. Baby's First Funtime
3. Baby's First Playtime
4. Fancy Dance Songs Aboriginal Content
5. Jingle Dress Songs
6. Macaroni at Midnight - Book on CD
7. Nokum is my Teacher - Book on CD
8. Norman Walker - Music
9. Peekaboo, I Love You!
10. Quiet Time
11. Welcome to the World!
12. Zoo Train!

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Children’s DVD and VHS

1. Jack Frost
2. The Impossible Elephant
3. The Joy of Christmas
4. The Jungle is Jumpin'

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Family Story Bins

1. A Prairie Alphabet
2. Amos's Sweater
3. Big Sarahs Little Boots
4. Chicka Chicka Boom Booom
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
6. Curious George
7. Davids Father
8. ranklin's New Friend
9. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
10. Hurry Up Franklin
11. It Looked Like Spilt Milk
12. Jamberry
13. ust Go To Bed
14. Love You Forever
15. Me First
16. Mmm Cookies
17. Mother Goose
18. Noisy Nora
19. Patrick's Dinosaur
20. Peek-a-Boo-Baby
21. Sitting on the Farm
22. The Cat Came Back
23. The Cat in the Hat
24. The Foot Book
25. The Magic Hockey Stick
26. The Napping House
27. The Paperbag Princess
28. The Shape of ME and Other Stuff
29. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
30. The Three Little Pigs
31. The Tooth Book
32. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
33. The Wheels on the Bus
34. There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
35. There's A Nightmare In My Closet
36. What Will I Do Without You?
37. Goldilocks and The Three Bears

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Novels

1. A Light in the Attic
2. A Man Named Dave
3. Between Friends
4. Beverly Clearly - Ramona and her Father
5. Challenging Whodunit Puzzles
6. Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul
7. Christmas Dreams
8. First Dictionary
9. Five-Minute Whodunits
10. Flubber
11. Ghost Town at Sundown
12. Great Quick Solve Whodunit Puzzles
13. Green Apple Street Blues
14. Guinea Pig in the Garage
15. Josh and the Magical Vial
16. Keep in Touch
17. Live From the Fifthe Grade
18. Longhorns and Outlaws
19. My Sister's Keeper
20. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew
21. Night Frights
22. Quicksolve Whodunit Puzzles
23. Secrets of the Meadow
24. Seeds of Hope
25. Spine Chillers
26. Sweet Valley Twins - Best Friends
27. Sweet Valley Twins - Amy Moves In
28. Sweet Valley Twins - Holiday Mischief
29. Sweet Valley Twins - Jessica's Bad Idea
30. Sweet Valley Twins - Jessica's New Look
31. Sweet Valley Twins - Lucy Takes the Reins
32. Sweet Valley Twins - Mademoiselle Jessica
33. Sweet Valley Twins - Sneaking Out
34. Sweet Valley Twins - Teacher's Pet
35. weet Valley Twins - The New Girl
36. The Alchemist's Daughter
37. The Babysitter's Club - Do wishes really come true
38. The Babysitter's Club - Little Sister
39. The Babysitter's Club - Mystery
40. The five people you meet in heaven
41. The Secret House
42. The Shack
43. The Starlight Barking
44. The Stone King Steps
45. The Stonking Steps
46. The Time Machine
47. The Trumpet of the Swan
48. The Youngest Spy
49. Tunnels of Terror
50. Tunnels of Time
51. Under the Sea
52. When We Were Young
53. White Fang
54. Whodunit-You Decide!

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Parent Book List

1. 1-2-3 Magic Helping Your Children Understand The New Rules
2. 365 TV free Activities You Can Do With Your Child
3. A Drug Abusing Parent
4. A Set of Directions for Putting Yourself and Keeping Yourself together
5. Alcohol
6. All Kids Are Our Kids
7. An Elephant in the Room
8. Baby Signs for Bedtime
9. Baby's Best Chance
10. Because Life Goes On…
11. Behind the Mask (2)
12. Brain Games for Babies
13. Breaking Free
14. Codependency
15. Complete Book of Mother and Baby Care
16. Complete Book of Pregnancy & Baby's First Year
17. Conception pregnancy and birth
18. Daddy, where are you?
19. Depression for Dummies
20. Depressive Illness
21. Divorce Law
22. Domestic Violence During Pregnancy
23. Don't Pick on Me
24. Drug Abuse
25. Drugs, Society and Behavior
26. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
27. Fibromyalgia-Hope from a completely new perspective
28. Growing Great Kids
29. Handbook for Parents - Bullies
30. Healthy Beginnings
31. Helping Your Chemically Dependent Teenager Recover
32. How to Make Your Child a Reader for Life
33. It Worked for Me
34. Kids are worth it
35. Learning to Leave
36. Lies and Fairy Tales That Deny Women Happiness
37. Liking Myself
38. Love, Laughter and Parenting
39. Loving Each One Best
40. Maternal-Child Nursing Care
41. My Big Sister Takes Drugs
42. Nonverbal learning disorder
43. Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy
44. Of Course You're Angry
45. Parent Edge - Parenting after separation and divorce
46. Parenting Preschoolers with a purpose
47. Passages Through Recovery
48. Personal Safety for Kids
49. Raising Your Spirited Child
50. Read to Me
51. Reading Magic
52. Remarried with children
53. Self-Esteem
54. Self-Esteem a Family Affair
55. Self-Esteem Tools for Recovery
56. Setting Limits
57. SOS! Help for Parents - The Video
58. Staying Sober
59. Suicide Intervention Handbook
60. Teaching Your Children Values
61. The Breastfeeding Answer Book
62. The Bully, the bullied and the bystander
63. The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth
64. The Gift or Reading
65. The Irreducible Needs of Children - 2 copies
66. The Sensory Sensitive Child
67. The Smiling Mask
68. The Toddler Years
69. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
70. Tony the Pony Is Full of Baloney
71. Welcome to Parenting
72. What to Expect the First Year
73. What to Say When You Talk to Your Self
74. When you're expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads
75. Why Did I Do It Again? & How do I Stop?
76. Your Child is Learning to Read
77. Your Pregnancy Week by Week

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Parent CD List

1. Becoming a Mom
2. Darcy Lang - Magnify Your Attitude
3. Handling Stress with Humor
4. Kids First Celebration 2002-2006
5. Oh Great! What do I do Now?
6. On Respire - CD
7. Pour Votre Mieux Etre - CD

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Parent VHS List

1. Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love
2. Nighty Night
3. Parenting with the Zap Family
4. Quality Child Care
5. Ready to Learn
6. Safe From the Start
7. The First Years Last Forever - 2 copies
8. Your Healthy Baby

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Practitioner Aboriginal Kits

1. Bear's Long Tail - A Tale Retold
2. Eagle Feather - an honour
3. Granny's Giant Bannock
4. Jingle Dancer
5. Little Métis and the Métis Sash
6. The Legend of the Ladyslipper

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Practitioner DVDs

1. 1-2-3 Magic Encouraging Good Behavior, Independence and Self-Esteem
2. 1-2-3 Magic Encouraging Good Behavior, Independence and Self-Esteem
3. 1-2-3 Magic Managing Difficult Behavior in children 2-12
4. A Child with Special Needs
5. Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love
6. Food and Fitness Matter
7. For the Child
8. Preparing for Parenthood
9. Quality Child Care
10. Ready to Learn
11. Safe From the Start
12. Secrets of Discipline
13. Stop Smoking Now
14. The First Years Last Forever
15. The Pre-K Promise
16. To Be a Father
17. Why Early Childhood Matters
18. Your Healthy Baby

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Practitioner Pamphlets

1. Discipline: Teaching Limits with Love
2. Preparing for Parenthood
3. Quality Child Care-Making the Right Choice for You and Your Child
4. Ready to Learn-Essential Tips for Early Literacy
5. Safe From the Start
6. The First Years Last Forever-The New Brain Research and Your Child's Healthy Development
7. Why Early Childhood Matters
8. Your Healthy Baby
9. PLEA Booklets and Pamphlets

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Practitioner Resource Books

1. 1-2-3 Magic Effective Discipline for children 2-12
2. 1-2-3 Magic Effective Discipline for children 2-12
3. 9 Essential Skills of Playing Games
4. A Booklet for Service Providers Who Work with Immigrant Families
5. A National Survey of Parents of Young Children
6. Accepting Differences
7. Activity Book
8. An Elephant in the Living Room
9. Best Practices - Early Intervention
10. Best Practices - Substance Abuse
11. Best Practices - Treatment for Youth
12. Books for Babies
13. Counselling the Alcohol and drug dependent client
14. Creative Storytimes
15. Domestic Violence During Pregnancy
16. Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide
17. Enhancing Patient Care
18. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
19. Growing Great Kids
20. Have a Ball Together
21. Horizons Two
22. How to Build a Healthy Preschooler
23. Life Skills Manual
24. Livre D'Activité
25. Our Words, our thoughts, our people
26. Parent Education
27. Parenting in the beginning years
28. Parenting your 1-4 year-old
29. Play and Exploration for Infants and Toddlers
30. Secrets of Discipline - Includes DVD
31. The ASQ:SE User's Guide
32. The Source for Early Literacy Development
33. The State of Knowledge About Prevention/Early Intervention
34. The Staying Sober Workbook

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Tutoring Books

1. Complete Canadian GED Preparation
2. First Grade Scholastic 100 Words Kids Need To Know by 1st Grade
3. Second Grade Scholastic 100 Words Kids Need to Know by 2nd Grade
4. The Spelling Toolbox - Workbook 1
5. The Spelling Toolbox - Workbook 2
6. The Spelling Toolbox - Workbook 3

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Practitioner Kits

1. Eat Right and Save Money
   This book can help you to have healthy children. Young families share their best, low cost recipes and ideas to help you “Eat Right & Save Money”.
   Kit includes:
   • Booklets to hand out – (Canada Food Guide and others)
   • Laminated recipe cards
   • Recipe booklet hand out
2. No Matter What – Me & My Family
Coloring Book – Ideas expressed throughout this book can be discussed with the child. The pamphlets and content developed by PLEA.
3. Read to Me! Sharing Books with Young Children
   Kit includes:
   • Facilitator’s Guide – Promoting Literacy by reading aloud
   • VHS Cassette
4. Developmental Assets
   This practitioner kit has information, pamphlets, and other handouts.
5. Growing Great Babies
   A kit including calendars, pamphlets and other information to care and support your baby’s development
6. Good Talking With You
   Kit Includes:
   • Facilitator’s Guide
   • Now You’re Talking – Techniques that Extend Conversations
   • Let’s Talk – First Step to Conversation
   • VHS Cassette
7. Play Power
   Kit includes:
   • Facilitator’s Guide
   • Time Together – Learning to play with young children
   • Child’s Play – The World of Learning
   • VHS cassette
8. Turning Pages Together
   A curriculum guide for working with parents and their children.
9. From Lullabies to Literacy – Building Foundations for Learning
   A curriculum guide for community agencies.
10. Every Child Ready to Read
    A training manual that includes material developed by the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service Children
11. 1-2-3-Rhyme with me
    Kit includes a facilitator guide along with laminated cards with songs, finger plays, rhymes, and circle games.
12. Busy Bodies – Creative food and play ideas for preschoolers
    Kit includes creative food and play ideas for your preschooler.
13. Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers
    The HOP family resource is part of the LEAP BC program and provides children from birth to age five with a strong foundation in literacy,physical activity, and healthy eating.
14. Foundations for Literacy – An Evidence based toolkit for the effective reading and writing teacher
    The aim of this resource is to provide teachers with a review of recent findings from well-designed research studies on the teaching of reading and writing. This kit is designed to review what is known about development of reading and writing skills, to identify what needs to be taught and how it can be taught to ensure that all children succeed.
15. Refugee Mental Health
    This guide is for people who work with refugees in Canada, particularly those who provide settlement, health and other social support services. The material is written for front line workers, program managers and leaders of agencies, and is informed by their ideals and expertise.
16. Daddy Tool Kit
    The aim of this kit is to provide fathers with parenting support information and to encourage fathers to provide positive contributions to the lives of their developing children.
    Kit includes:
    • Resource Manual – Fatherhood – the best job on the planet
    • Resource Manual – Nobody’s Perfect
    • DVD – To Be a Father - I Am Child Series with pamphlet
    • Book – Guess How Much I Love
    • Posters and hand out material
    • Book – David’s Father
    • Book – Mom and Dad Break Up
    • Book – I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much
    • Book – Hooray for Daddies!
    • Book – Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore
    • Various Posters
    • Pamphlets
      • 24 Hr Crib side Assistance – The New Baby Manual for Dads
      • Kids We Can Count On
      • Daddy I Need You
      • Involved Fathers – A Guide for today’s dad
      • Full-time Dad – Part time Kids
      • Daddy Come Play With Me…
      • One Step at a time
17. Let’s Be friends – Anti Bullying Kit Pre K – 2
    Kit includes stuffed animals for children to act out scenes and curriculum designed specifically for children Pre K – 2.
18. No Excuse For Peer Abuse – Anti Bullying Kit Grades 3-5
    The kit includes a Hero T-shirt and curriculum for creating strategies and empowering children to with the tools necessary to make socially responsible decisions.
19. Stand Up, Speak Out, End Bullying – A Bullying Prevention and Intervention Program for Middle School Students
    The kit includes the accompanying book, Virgil: The Bully From Cyberspace, by Lorrie Christel Sanchez, 6 bean balls representing Virgil and the bullies for acting out scenes and the accompanying curriculum with DVD designed to raise awareness and increase knowledge base for middle school aged children to become empowered and better prepared to meet challenges of bullying in a pro-active manner.
20. SOS! Help for Parent
    A Video discussion parent Education program that is designed to give parents a practical guide for handling common everyday behaviour problems. The Kit includes VHS cassette and printable handouts for participants.
21. Smoking presentation
    This kit has facts, information, and activities for families.
22. FAS Information
    This kit has information on FAS.
23. Math Learning
    This kit has various games to engage children to learn math and a wet erase exercise book.
24. Recipe Books
    This kit has various recipe books for all ages.
25. Nutrition
    This kit has pamphlets on proper nutrition.
26. Safety Tips
    This kit has safety tips for newborns, toddlers, and preschoolers.
27. No Matter What
    Curriculum and coloring books designed to help children dealing with separation and divorce. Goals of the coloring book are to encourage
    children to discuss their feelings about changing family situations. Material provided by PLEA.