Petal’s Picks
Featured Picks
Brain & Body Wellness
- Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Dr. Daniel Amen
- Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Brain-Body Parenting by Mona Delahooke
- Move the Body, Heal the Mind by Jennifer Heisz
- TA DA! Language Adventures by Michelle Glorieux
- ADHD/Mental Wellness by Rakesh Jain
Character/Future-Ready Skills
- Lifelines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light by Melissa Bernstein
- The Work of Brunch and Budget by Pamala Capalad
- Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges by Jonathan M. DePierro
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
- Mighty Kind Kids by Nadine Fonseca
- Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross
- The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
- Effortless: Make It Easier to do What Matters by Gregory McKeown
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Gregory McKeown
- The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber
- Hot Mess: A Practical Guide to Getting Organized by Laurie Palau
- What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, Resilient Women by Marisa Porges
- Say One Kind Thing: Lessons in Acceptance, Love and Letting Go by Susan Verde
- Growing up Mindful by Christopher Willard
- Raising Resilience by Christopher Willard
The New Science of Child Development
- The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour
- Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
- Learn with Homer by Stephanie Dua
- Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy: The New Science for a Safe Birth and a Healthy Baby by Susan J. Fisher
- The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children by Ronald Ferguson
- Advanced Parenting by Kelly Fradin
- Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls by Chelsey Goodan
- College is not Mandatory by Stephanie Haynes
- The Sleep-Deprived Teen by Lisa Lewis
- Making It: What Today’s Kids Need for Tomorrow’s World by Stephanie Malia Krauss
- Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn and Thrive by Stephanie Malia Krauss
- How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- How Toddlers Thrive by Tovah P. Klein
- The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children by Tatsha Richardson
- How to Raise a Reader by Maria Russo
- The Years that Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us by Paul Tough
- You and Your Adult Child by Laurence Steinberg
- Life and Leadership by Hitendra Wadhwa
- Inner Mastery, Outer Impact by Hitendra Wadhwa
- Making Caring Common Project by Rick Weissbourd
- The Parents we Mean to Be by Rick Weissbourd
- How to Raise Successful People by Esther Wojcicki
The Earth
- The Work of EarthEcho International by Philippe Cousteau Jr.
- Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States by Michael Gerrard
- The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Inclusion & Equality
- The Work of She ROARs by Chidiogo Akunyili
- Irma Stern and the Racial Paradox of South African Modern Art by LaNitra Berger
- The Work of Lift Our Voices by Gretchen Carlson
- Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back by Gretchen Carlson
- The Work of A Call to Men by Ted Bunch
- The Book of Dares: 10 Ways for Boys to be Kind, Bold & Brave by Ted Bunch
- The Work of Jambo Book Club by Mijha Godfrey
- Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son by Richie Jackson
- What we will Become: A Mother, A Son and A Journey of Transformation by Mimi Lemay
- Real American by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- What if I say the Wrong Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People by Vernã Myers
- Ted Talk: How to Overcome your Biases? Walk Boldly Towards Them by Vernã Myers
- The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation by Jodie Patterson
- Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
- First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School by Alison Stewart
- Raising LGBTQ+ Allies by Chris Tompkins
- The Fresh Dolls by Lisa Williams
- Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity and Justice by Kenji Yoshino
Shaping a Better Future
- The Work of DoSomething.org by DeNora Getachew
- Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, Live More by Elizabeth Emens
- The Work of Reconstruction.us by Kaya Henderson
- Wanting what’s Best: Parenting, Privilege and Building a Just World by Sarah Jaffe
- The Work of Worldreader by Rebecca Chandler Leege
- Learning America: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Luma Mufleh
- The Work of Girls with Impact by Jennifer Openshaw
- Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet by Jeffrey D. Sachs
- The Ages of Globalization – Geography, Technology and Institutions by Jeffrey D. Sachs
- The End of Poverty: Economic Policies for our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs
- The Work of Teaching Matters by LaMonica Williams
Social Media
- The Power of One: How I found the Strength to Tell the Truth and why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook by Frances Haugen
- The Work of Common Sense Media by Jim Steyer
- The Work of Digital Aged by Jill Walsh
Technology
- Troomi: Cell Phones for Kids by Bill Brady
- Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason and Sanity in the Digital Age by Sophie Brickman
- Center for Human Frontiers by Albert Lin
- Lost Cities by Albert Lin
- Jassby: The Debit Card for Families by Benny Nachman
- Digital Assets by Alkesh Shah