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26 BIG THINGS SMALL HANDS DO (Hardback book) $16.95. Go beyond “A is for Apple” with an alphabet book that builds character. As children learn and review ABCs, they discover positive actions they can perform with their own small hands—like applauding, building, giving gifts made with love, helping, planting, recycling, and volunteering. The message is that everyone, no matter how young or how small, can make a difference in the world. A warm, affirming book!

HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (baby-age 5). It's never too soon for children to learn violence is never okay, Hands can do many good things, and everyone is capable of kind, loving actions. Simple words and colorful illustrations teach the concepts in ways even very young children can understand. Winner of 5 awards!

TEETH ARE NOT FOR BITING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (baby-age 5). Sooner or later, almost all young children will bite someone--a friend, parent, or sibling. This colorful, virtually indestructible board book helps prevent biting, teaches positive alternatives, and includes tips for caregivers. Winner of 4 awards!

WORDS ARE NOT FOR HURTING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (Baby-age 5). Even very young children can learn their words affect others in powerful ways. In simple language and full-color illustrations, they are encouraged to choose helpful--not hurtful--words, and to say "I'm sorry" when hurtful words pop out before they can stop them.

FEET ARE NOT FOR KICKING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (baby-age 5). In simple words and illustrations, children learn to use their feet for fun--"walking, standing, leaping and landing"-- not in anger or frustration. "Feet are not for kicking people. Ouch! Kicking hurts." It includes tips for caregivers.

GERMS ARE NOT FOR SHARING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (baby-age 5). Achoo! Cough! Flush! What to do? Rather than focus on what germs are, this book teaches the basics of not spreading them: Cover up a sneeze or cough. Hug or blow kisses when you're sick. And most of all, wash your hands! Includes tips and ideas for parent and caregivers.

TAILS ARE NOT FOR PULLING--BOARD BOOK:$7.95 (baby-age 5). Children learn to pay attention to animals' cues--joyful barks, scary growls, shwishing tails- to understand what animals "say", and what good responses from kids are. It focusses on being gentle and kind, like not teasing pets or touching them without asking their owners first, because pets are for loving.

I LIKE BEING ME (3-8). $9.95. Contains beautiful poems for children about feeling special, appreciating others and getting along, to help children develop into gentle, compassionate and confident people. Award Winner!

WE CAN GET ALONG: A Child's Book of Choices. (3-8) $9.95. Simple words and illustrations teach children how to get along with others and resolve conflicts peacefully and respectfully. Award Winner!

JUST BECAUSE I AM : A Child’s Book of Affirmations. (3-8) $9.95. "I am a person. I am special. I am important... just because I am." Warm, simple words and enchanting illustrations strengthen and support children's self-esteem and invites them to like and respect themselves.

Book Series: LEARNING TO GET ALONG $10.95 EACH (Ages 4-8)

Praised by parents, embraced by educators, these books help young children learn to behave responsibly and respectfully toward themselves and others, by showing children modeling exact phrases and actions they can use. Includes a special section for adults, with discussion questions, games, activities and tips that reinforce skills and ideas being taught. $10.95 each. Buy all 14 books (10% discount)

Critical and Creative Thinking for Early Childhood

YOUNG THINK 1, YOUNG THINK 2 and STRETCH THINK 1 are year-long critical and creative thinking programs combining experiential learning, written and oral language development, planning, organizing, sequencing and drawing/designing skills, and mini "field trips".

* Each 15 to 20-minute lesson (you do two a week) includes a discussion and creative/inventive activity where children must use higher-order critical and creative thinking skills to design an invention, or create a story or sequence of events that solves the problem presented.

PACIFIERS ARE NOT FOREVER BOARD BOOK. $7.95. For many young children, giving up the pacifier is a major milestone. Warm, comforting words and pictures ease the transition and make it a positive experience for kids and grown-ups alike. The focus is on minimizing stress and drama, dealing with feelings of loss and frustration, finding fun things to do without a pacifier, and finally being pacifier-free. Includes helpful tips for parents. Award Winner.

HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING ( Paperback) Ages 2-6. $11.95. Pictures and words show the many wonderful things kids do with their hands, instead. A more advanced version of the board book (above) it is meant to be read aloud. Includes a ideas for discussions and activities to do together, for each page of the book. Award Winner.

WORDS ARE NOT FOR HURTING (Paperback) Ages 2-6. $11.95. Children at home and school model kind, polite, inviting and including words. They learn polite ways to ask others if they can play, disagree, voice opinions, and stick up for themselves. “Your words belong to you. You choose what to say and how to say it. Your words can hurt, or your words can help".

GERMS ARE NOT FOR SHARING (Paperback) Ages 2-6. $11.95. Sneezes, coughs, messes and runny noses--yuck! Kids learn what germs are, what they can do, and why it's so important to cover them up, keep them from spreading, and wash them down the drain. Real-life situations and special adult section with discussions and activities.

TAILS ARE NOT FOR PULLING (Paperback) Ages 2-6. $11.95. Pets may not have words, but paying attention to an animal’s cues—a joyful bark, a scary growl, a swishing tail—can help a child understand what it is “saying” and what an appropriate response might be. Also shows how to love pets gently—because pets are for loving, after all. A section for adults includes ideas for teaching kindness to animals, activities, and discussion starters. AWARD WINNER.

WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? FOR KIDS. (7-10) $14.95. TG $18.95. This character-building book has real-life stories, inspiring quotations, definitions, dilemmas, activities and resources to help children build positive character traits.

* Each book also contains a teacher guide section, with discussion suggestions, examples of student work, an introduction to "the field of thinking," and explanations of the critical and creative thinking processes and exercises used in the book!