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Every season, the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program (CNP) recommends two books related to healthy development in young people with congenital heart defects (CHDs): one aimed at adults, and one aimed at children. Look below to see all of our previous selections, to make sure you never miss a book. Happy reading!

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Books for adults

  • Spring 2025: It's My Heart: the World's Leading Guide to Congenital Heart Defects for Patients and Parents, by the Children's Heart Foundation

  • Summer 2025: Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in your Child, by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

  • Fall 2025: Smart but Scattered: the Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach their Potential, by Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, and Colin Guare

  • Winter, 2025: Sleep: The Brazelton Way: Advice from America's Favorite Pediatrician, by T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow

  • Spring, 2026: Twin A, by Amit Majmudar

A mother with brown curly hair sits in her office reading a book about congenital heart defects (CHDs).

Books for children

  • Spring 2025: Daniel Visits the Hospital, by Alexandra Casel Schwartz

  • Summer 2025: Bodies are Cool, by Tyler Feder

  • Fall 2025: What to Do When You Worry Too Much, by Dawn Huebner

  • Winter 2025: Oliver, by Birgitta Sif

  • Spring 2026: My Wonder Line, by Vicky Gooden

A dad in a yellow shirt sits on the ground holding his young son, who has a congenital heart defect (CHD), as they read a picture book.
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