Every parent should read Shinichi Suzuki's Nurtured By Love before enrolling the child in Suzuki lessons. This brief book explains the philosophy and foundation of the Suzuki method and encourages parents to recognize and nurture the extraordinary potential that is within each child.
Other books that parents and teachers recommend include:
Collier Stone, Kay; They're Rarely Too Young…And Never Too Old to Twinkle
Fink, Lorraine; Parents Guide to String Instrument Study
Kreitman, Edward: Teaching From the Balance Point
Suzuki, Shinichi; Ability Development From Age Zero
Suzuki, Shinichi; Man and Talent: Search Into the Unknown
Staff, Constance & William; To Learn With Love: A Companion for Suzuki Parents
Timmerman, Craig; Journey Down the Kreisler Highway