The Importance of Being Little - by Erika Christakis (Paperback)

The Importance of Being Little: Why the World Needs More Childhood Now More Than Ever is a must-read for anyone with young children, educators, or parents.

Erika Christakis's book provides a bold challenge to conventional wisdom about early childhood education and offers real-life solutions to real-life issues.

With nuance and direction, she helps readers understand the vital early learning environment and how it can be restored to one that is best suited for young learners.

Gold medal winner of the Nautilus Book Awards in 2016, this book expertly weaves academic research, personal experience, and anecdotal evidence to create a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis.

The author's message is energizing and reassuring, and her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal.

This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about preschool education in this country and offers terrific insights into the world of children.