I was browsing the board book shelf and I found a book that sounds perfect for my 23-month-old: Hands are Not For Hitting by Martine Agassi. And it is perfect. Every few pages, it says “Hands are not for hitting. What are hands for?” and then it illustrates all the things that hands can do: draw, hug, play, eat, wave, brush teeth.
My son loves this book. It is one we read at least three times if we choose to read it. And now when he hits me (we’re working on “no hitting” right now), I say “Hands are not for hitting. What are hands for?” and he usually gives me a hug. His favorite pages are the waving hello and waving good-bye pages.
“Bye-Bye!” he says, waving at the sea of hands.
