Feet Are Not for Kicking - Board Book

by Elizabeth Verdick (Author), Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)

Kick Hurtful Habits: A Children's Guide To Being Sweet With Your Feet!

Feet can be used for all sorts of fun, but they shouldn't be used to hurt others! Using her trademark mix of empathy and encouragement, author Elizabeth Verdick navigates feelings of anger and frustration by exploring safe outlets that can replace a child's instinct to kick.

• Promotes Positive Behavior and Practicing Self-Control: Using simple words and vibrant illustrations, Feet Are Not For Kicking helps children identify when kicking is okay--like kicking balls and leaves--and when it is not--especially when used to hurt people.
• Encourages Empathy and Safe Ways to Express Feelings: This nearly indestructible book helps children learn safe ways to handle anger and frustration, while also teaching them how to make amends when they hurt others.
• Includes Helpful Tips for Parents & Caregivers: Additional suggestions and social emotional learning activties are included in the back of the book to reinforce positive behavior.

Best Behavior(R) Series: Kids, parents, and educators love the award-winning book series that teaches children ages 1-4 important life skills in fun, relatable ways. From managing emotions to manners for kids, each book in the series uses simple words and relatable illustrations that encourage positive behaviors. Bilingual board books are available for select titles.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Verdick has been writing books since 1997, the year her daughter was born. Her two children are the inspiration for nearly everything she writes. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth edited books for children and parents.

These days she writes books for babies, toddlers, teens, and every age in between. She especially loves creating new board books. The Happy Healthy Baby(R) series is designed to capture the interest of the littlest readers. Elizabeth's Toddler Tools(R) series helps young children and their parents cope with those tough times and transitions that happen every day (like naptime and bedtime). In the Best Behavior(R) series, she helps toddlers reach new milestones and improve their day-to-day behavior.

Elizabeth also enjoys getting the chance to look at the funny side of life in the Laugh and Learn(R) series, which helps kids ages 8-13 get a handle on the social-emotional skills they're developing throughout the elementary and middle school years. She's also coauthor of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents), which offers kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day.

Elizabeth lives and writes near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Marieka Heinlen received her BFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and also studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

She launched her career as an award-winning children's book illustrator with Hands Are Not for Hitting and has illustrated all of the books in the Best Behavior(R) and Toddler Tools(R) series. Marieka focuses her work on books and other materials for children, teens, parents, and teachers.

She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, son, and daughter.