I was skeptical before I read this. However, I ended up loving it. With a preschooler of my own, who loves Super Why! and Daniel Tiger, it was interesting to hear what makes those shows so entertaining to my daughter. I also loved that the author shares practical tips to help engage my child on her level! My only wish is that I would have read it sooner.

A big thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Preschool Clues is a terrific book for parents and educators alike! It is practical, inspirational, and research-based: all things that are incredibly helpful for those working with children. Highly recommended!

As a mom of two preschoolers, I really enjoyed this book and the information. The shows talked about here are already most of our favorites (Daniel Tiger & Creative Galaxy especially). I would recommend this book to anyone who feels like they have to justify letting their children watch television, which, in moderation can totally help them grow an develop if it is quality programming!

Angela C. Santomero is the creator of extremely popular and quality preschool shows like Blues Clues and Daniel Tigers Neighborhood; and in this book she imparts her knowledge on how to nurture your childs growth.

Daniel Tiger is absolute magic and if you want to know how and why, this book will tell you. She does a great job of nicely laying out her Clues - her concepts for preschool learning and development, and then practical ways of implementing.

As a tired working parent, I am not always going to follow them and I think she knows that also. But we can strive to be better, to treat our children with kindness and participate in their development.

I highly recommend the book and its philosophies.

This book is important for you to read for you and your preschooler. Perhaps you are a teacher or a parent, but no matter what this book is informative and useful. You'll get some ideas to help you and your child by learning more about what a preschooler wants and thinks as well as what they need. Help them with learning and with play with this book from the author of popular children's learning TV such as Blue's Clues. This is worth the read -- you'll learn many things you'll find useful.

I have background in children development and I can say "Preschool Clues" is a great book with good tips for parents if they want to rear happy, emotional healthy and responsible children. To me, not only the book helps to refresh knowledge I learned from school but it also reminds me how to apply the knowledges into my every day life as a stay home mom. A helpful and handy "handbook" which I highly recommend.

The book is divided into different chapters that focus on numerous crucial areas where parents/caregivers could improve their vital roles to assist their children to be independent, trusting and responsible. The concepts are easy to grasp with concise and direct language. There are enough examples to guide parents if they get into difficult situations and conflicts. What I love about the book is that the author does not use a lecturing tone but more a conversational voice which helps readers to digest the information quickly. Chapters aren't long; busy parents could easily go through a chapter or even two a day.

The author has a background in creating educational TV programs for young children, be prepared to feel the constant "solicitation" throughout the book. But as a parent, I have to admit the shows mentioned in the book are great ones. "Preschool Clues" helps parents to choose quality TV programs to feed the young minds healthily. Take the few shows mentioned in the book as starter points. Get the tips, engage watching the programs with kids then parents could determine what TV shows are appropriate to nurture the growing minds of the little ones.

I definitely think "Preschool Clues" is a good starter book for parenting preschoolers . Thanks Touchstone for the opportunity for me to review "Preschool Clues" via Netgallery.

Okay, I must start off with a small confession…. I have a 2.5 year old (first child) and this is the first book I have read to help me raise my little guy into his best self. In that sense, I do not have anything to compare this book to. However, I don’t think that matters. This is a GREAT book for someone new to ‘self-help’ or for someone who has read one or more and is looking for additional information. What drew me to this book was ‘Daniel Tiger’ from ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’. My son LOVES Daniel Tiger and since the author helped create the show, I figured this would be easily relatable for me. And it was/is. So the cover is brilliant with some of the characters she helped create. I think if my son saw this book in the store he would point it out to me because of Daniel.
I actually learned several things from this book that I want to implement with my son. Several things I didn’t even think about on my own. I HIGHLY recommend this book!