Books like Hands Are Not for Hitting (Ages 0-3) (Best Behavior
By Martine Agassi
For toddlers still figuring out what to do with big feelings and even bigger fists, this book hands them real alternatives instead of just a scolding. Warm, plainspoken, and reassuring rather than preachy.
A young boy asks his grandma where God is in their city, so she teaches him to look for kindness, patience, and love in the people around him.
An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.
When Hen surprises Pig with an unexpected gift, Pig is so touched that he passes kindness along to Rabbit — starting a chain that ripples from animal to animal.
A cheerful look at children being kind to one another in everyday moments — a friendly hello, a boost onto a bike, a cheer of encouragement — all across a busy neighborhood.
A hot-headed color named Red bullies quiet Blue while the other colors watch and do nothing, until a new number arrives to show them how to stand together and count.
When neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, an elderly man and his fine cat Tabby agree to walk her dog Zeke for a week — only to discover Zeke tugs, wraps leashes around trees, and chases every dog in sight.
A little girl gives a pig a pancake, and one request leads to another — syrup, then a bubble bath — spinning into a chain of demands that circles right back to where it started.
A young polar bear's fishing trip with Grampa Bear is interrupted by pesky otters, sparking a gentle conversation about why we're called to love others — even when they're hard to love.
A new housekeeper takes every instruction on her to-do list exactly at its word — dressing a chicken, dusting furniture, and more — with hilariously literal results.
A confident Black boy affirms everything he is — creative, funny, brave, sometimes afraid, always resilient — celebrating his own worth in a string of joyful, declarative statements.
A frog who can't wait to play in the snow keeps bounding outside half-dressed, and his mother calls him back again and again to put on everything he forgot.
