"The book contains stories, examples, concrete activities, and illustrations throughout, making it accessible for all who are working directly with young children. Although clearly written for teachers in regular classroom settings, its insights and strategies could be applied in the work of special-education teachers, play therapists, and child-life workers."
The American Journal of Play, The Saint Paul Foundation

The most beneficial play is fun and all-engaging: it holds purpose as well as pleasure and adults can help kids achieve this with the strategies presented in Developmentally Appropriate Play. Strategies for early childhood teachers offer keys to creating an environment conducive to rich play and tells how to blend early learning strategies with play options. Early childhood collections will this comes packed with specific examples.
The Midwest Book Review- California Bookwatch November 2010

DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PLAY; GUIDING YOUNG CHILDREN TO A HIGHER LEVEL provides a powerful early childhood survey packed with teaching methods and best strategies for facilitating high-level play. From interaction with kids to adding documentation and drawing and bleding early learning standards into play, this offers parents and educators an excellent survey and is a pick for any early learning library.
The Midwest Book Review- The Bookwatch October 2010

Play is more than just wasting time; it's learning. "Developmentally Appropriate Play: Guiding Young Children to a Higher Level" is a guide for encouraging smart play in one's children and encouraging them to have more fulfilling experiences through their play. From weaving in education, interactions, and more, Gaye Fronlund offers much perspective on the power or play, and amkes for quite the enlightening read for parents and early education teachers. "Developmentally Appropriate Play" is a treasure of information, highly recommended.
The Midwest Book Review- Wisconsin Bookwatch August 2010

A former preschool, kindergarted, and primary teacher of both regular and special education, Gronlund is an early childhood consultant and trainer. She presents a practical text that analyzes the processes and identifies actions that early childhood teachers can take to engage their students in high-level play experiences. Filled with ideas and strategies for various type of play - dramatic play, block play, play with sensory materials (sand, water), and play with manipulatives - the text is based on guiding principles from the 2009 third edition of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8 released by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The text is illustrated with b&w photographs and diagrams and contains reproducible forms. No subject index. (Annotation 2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Book News Inc.

Play is more than just wasting time; it's learning. Developmentally Appropriate Play: Guiding Young Children to a Higher Level is a guide for encouraging smart play in one's children and encouraging them to have more fulfilling experiences through their play. From weaving in education, interactions, and more, Gaye Gronlund offers much perspective on the power of play, and makes for quite the enlightening read for parents and early education teachers. Developmentally Appropriate Play is a treasure of information, highly recommended.
August 2010 "Wisconsin Bookwatch"