Book Recommendations

Books serve as a useful way to navigate the many facets of supporting gifted learners. Here is a compilation of books to consider that can offer insight into your child’s strengths and their needs:

The book title The Self-Driven Child written in pencil on white book cover. The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Send of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by William Stixrud, Ph.D. and Ned Johnson

The book title The Smartest Kids in the World on a white book cover with a rubik's cube

The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley

The book title Could Do Better: Why Children Underachieve and What To Do About It on a yellow and green cover. “Could Do Better” Why Children Underachieve and What To Do About It by Harvey P. Mandel, Ph.D. and Sander I. Marcus, Ph.D.

The book title Smart but Scattered on a purple and yellow book cover Smart by Scattered by Peg Dawson, Ed.D. and Richard Guare, Ph.D.

The book title When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers on a book cover with a student with their head in their hands When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs by Judy Galbraith, M.A. and Jim Delisle, Ph.D.

A red book cover with the text Brave Not Perfect in white Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani

Perfectionism by Lisa VanGemert, M.Ed.T.

A book cover for 101 Success Secrets of Gifted Kids 101 Success Secrets For Gifted Kids by Christine Fonseca

The book title Thrivers on a red book cover with a silhouette of a jumping child. Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine by Michele Borba Ed.D.

Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism by Diane M. Kennedy

A black family of four under the title of the book: Bright, Talented, and Black Bright, Talented, and Black: A Guide for Families of African American Gifted Learners by Joy Lawson Davis

The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive by W. Thomas Boyce

The book title Raising Critical Thinkers on a white cover Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age by Julie Bogart