Most Popular Books by Angela C. Santomero

The most profound lessons for adults come from the brilliant minds of kids. Angela Santomero, creator of the Emmy Award-winning shows Blue’s Clues and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, has spent decades creating programming that makes kids feel seen and heard. That experience has shown her a simple truth: When we pay attention to the things kids do, we unlock the clues to an exceptional life. In Life Clues, Angela uses that truth to show us how to look beyond the ordinary and find the extraordinary. She shares the lessons learned while earning her master’s degree in child development, during her many years in research, and throughout her incredible career creating and producing impactful kid’s programming. These 20 lessons, or clues, will help you unlock your passion, joy, happiness, and positive thinking.

The YouTube Kids sensation with millions of views! Join Princess Penelope as she uses kindness and friendship to solve problems in Storybook Meadow. When Dragon''s excitement to toast treats for his friends gets out of control, Princess Penelope steps in with a twirl and a sparkle to save The Castle Ball.

Blue spends a busy day at school, painting, playing, sharing, and listening to stories.

The award-winning creator of Blue’s Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood shares the secret sauce behind her shows’ powerful, transformative results in the form of eleven research-based, foundational “clues” to ensure that preschoolers flourish academically, socially, and emotionally during this critical time. The preschool years—when children are between the ages of two and five—are the most influential, important years in a child’s life. Studies show that pausing to interact, playing to solve problems, diffusing with humor, and using repetition are the hidden clues conscious parents use to raise successful kids and help them learn critical thinking skills, foster empathy, and nurture their sense of self-worth. Angela C. Santomero, MA, the award-winning creator of children’s television phenomena knows this better than anyone and has spent decades working to instill confidence in her young viewers. In Preschool Clues, she breaks down the philosophy behind her shows—educating, inspiring, and empowering kids—into concrete strategies that parents and educators can incorporate into their family and classroom to set their preschoolers up for success, such as: -Intentionally pausing to foster bonding, independence, and resilience -Developing empathy and confidence through soliciting preschoolers’ help -Becoming “fluent” in the language of preschoolers: Play -Igniting your preschooler’s curiosity -Being an involved co-player everyday -Designing a healthy media diet In Preschool Clues, Angela shares the latest research from top thinkers in child development and education. Through her practical, straightforward advice and inspiring, conversational approach, you will not only understand exactly what your children are learning from the shows they watch and why these shows are so effective, you’ll know exactly how to apply these same proven approaches in your daily life and with the same powerful results.

The beloved creator of Blues Clues and Daniel Tiger''s Neighborhood and protégé of Fred Rogers explores the importance of kindness and how it can change your life in this essential guide and tie-in to the PBS special, "The Power of Radical Kindness." Angela C. Santomero, the creator, executive producer, and head writer of many of today''s most popular educational children''s shows believes in the radical power of kindness, on her shows, and in her life. Inspired by her mentor Fred Rogers, beloved host of the classic, award-winning PBS show Mister Rogers'' Neighborhood, Angela has dedicated her life to teaching others that when you treat yourself and others with warmth, empathy, and respect, life changing benefits follows. From the true meaning of self-care and the gift of vulnerability, to the importance of active listening or the magic of asking for help, Radical Kindness goes beyond The Golden Rule and entreaties to "be nice," contending that kindness is the key to recognizing others, and ourselves, as worthy of love and understanding. Much like gratitude, Angela contends we need a kindness practice. A practice in which we learn to see with our hearts and act from a place of compassion. As the Dalai Lama says, "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." Through practicing radical kindness—toward ourselves, with loved ones, and to the world at large—we can transform ourselves, our neighborhood, and our world for the better.

From the earliest stages of sounding out words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help,Ready-to-Readbooks open up a world of possibilities to children at four different levels:PRE-LEVEL 1: RECOGNIZING WORDSLEVEL 1: STARTING TO READLEVEL 2: READING TOGETHERLEVEL 3: READING ALONEBlue is the color of so many things! Preschoolers will delight in this romping story as they discover all the reasons Blue loves being blue!Look forMagenta and Me,another Preschool Ready-to-Read, and other Blue''s Clues books at your favorite bookstore!

It''s Blue''s birthday, and her clues indicate what she would like for a birthday present.

"It''s almost time for Daniel Tiger to say goodnight, but there''s still so much to do! There''s bathtime and then tooth-brushing time ... and don''t forget storytime!"--page [4] of cover.

" ... this book was created with the "play to learn" curriculum in mind. This book focuses on associations and matching, problem solving, and fine motor skills by identifying some arts and crafts projects."

Daniel Tiger helps around the house when his new baby sister Margaret is born by feeding the baby, changing her diaper, and reading her a story.

Daniel Tiger and his friends celebrate Christmas as they decorate a tree, bake cookies for Santa Claus, and unwrap presents on Christmas morning.

Blue and Steve skidoo to the planets and need help identifying them. Includes 27 stickers that complete the illustrations.

Blue takes a magical trip to visit favorite barnyard friends. Preschoolers will love helping Blue and Steve find the missing elements from the scenes in each of these sticker storybooks. Full color.

The YouTube Kids sensation with millions of views! Join Princess Penelope as she uses kindness and friendship to solve problems in Storybook Meadow. In this playful and interactive adventure, children are introduced to Princess Penelope—a kindhearted kitten with a magical purse of preposterous things—who empowers children to solve problems with creativity, empathy, imagination, and sparkly fun.

Get a glimpse of a day in the life of Jimmy Neutron in this snazzy notebook! Get complete access to all the most important and interesting secret components that make up Jimmy''s world, including some of his first inventions, daily activities, Goddard (his cybernetic canine unit), his parents, human and extraterrestrial friends, and an infinite amount more!

Little Red Riding Hood ate some of Peter Piper''s peppers without asking. Now Peter is very upset. What can Red do? The Super Readers fly into the story of Hansel and Gretel. There they meet a witch who is also upset because someone ate part of her gingerbread house. Will meeting the witch help Red with her problem? Full color.

When an evil corporate developer announces that he''s buying and tearing down Arnold''s neighborhood, Arnold''s devastated. What''s going to happen to the community he loves? Luckily, Arnold''s grandfather remembers an event that might declare the neighborhood a historic district, so Arnold and his best friend, Gerald, team up to find out. With help from a mysterious caller named "Deep Voice," they attempt to track down a special historical document and uncover some surprising secrets along the way. Can they find the document before the bulldozers are called in? Find out in this captivating adventure!