No Hitting! : A Lift-The-Flap Book

by Karen Katz

With the help of this book, toddlers will love learning to say NO to hitting?and screaming and squeezing and yelling?and YES to fun! Refreshingly honest and all too true, this funny book is perfect for toddlers, and parents will find it a painless way to steer their little ones toward, shall we say, more acceptable behavior!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Emotion

14 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 2004

About the author

Karen Katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including The Colors of Us, Can You Say Peace, My First Ramadan, Counting Kisses and Where is Baby's Belly Button. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, Over the Moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from Guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming Lena into their lives. Katz loves to paint and experiment with texture, color, collage and pattern. Besides an author and illustrator, she has been a costume designer, quilt maker, fabric artist and graphic designer. Katz and her family divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/karenkatz

Reviews

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay to be angry, but find somewhere to direct your energy.

[Viridiana Rico · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book because it gives children different ways of controlling their anger and how to use it in a positive way. For example, in the first page it says, " I am mad! I want to hit my baby brother!" The next page it says, "that is not okay, but I can...hit some pots and pans BANG BANG BANG!" I will emphasize this by shaking my head and saying that is not okay when the sentence comes up. I will ask children, "what is not okay?" I like the illustrations because it shows the characters face expressions when they are mad, and I can tell children to take a deep breath and count from one to ten.

[TAJ ALGADDAFI | تاج القذافي · Rating 4 out of 5]

لطيف كا توجية صحيح لطاقة الغضب عند الأطفال، انه يقدر يعمل نفس الشي الي يطلع الطاقه بيه بس بطريقة إيجابية و مفيدة و بكلمات بسيطه يقدر يفهمها الطفل و بطريقة غنائية.

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

We received this book from Infant Toddler therapist when Miles was two years old. I am actually surprised I haven't reviewed this book as its been in our collection of books forever. Anyway, just recently we started to have an issue with Cassie hitting her siblings or playmates when she was upset. So, I decided to read, No Hitting! by Karen Katz, to her and see if that helps. For those that don't know that would make this book called a social story. When you use a book to help end a behavior or encourage a behavior. This book was published in July 2011. Follow along to all the characters learning to not hit others but do other fun activities.

I really like this book, it shows that we can use other things to help our anger other then hitting our friends, family, or even a pet. I love Karen Katz books because her illustrations are colorful and really draw the eye to it especially for the attended audience of a toddler. I love how simple the text is as well and how they don't want us to get rid of the anger feeling or even try to ignore it but have a safe outlet for it. For a mom of four kids and one of which has a hard time with his feelings I really appreciate them giving those examples. I recommend checking this book out.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book that teaches kids alternate ways to take out their frustrations, so that they will not hurt anyone or anything.

[Alana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure what I think of this one. The idea is to give alternatives to "bad" behavior when angry, but there were a couple that made it sound like baby shouldn't express that anger, which doesn't sit well with me. And the methods of expression offered won't always be available. But if the idea is to think beyond the anger if the moment, that's good, but not necessarily helpful to a toddler.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the healthy boundaries this book sets. I love how it shows that anger is natural, that anger doesn't last, and that we have the choice to do healthy things instead of hurtful things when we are angry.

[Lindsey Saez Harrington · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like all of the negative examples. I also didn't like how one of the first examples involves hitting baby brother. I don't think this book would be helpful for toddlers still learning about emotions.

[Ty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish alternative bxs also included using words.

[دعاء الدريس · Rating 5 out of 5]

سلسلة لطيفة للأطفال الصغار، لتعليم التعامل مع الغير
هذا الكتاب يعلم عدم الضرب

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a good read.

[Little Champs]

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[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book about feelings and making better choices. Colorful illustrations.

[Zainab Al Khalifah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Providing alternative healthy and practical ways for children to express their anger instead of hitting.

Highly recommended.

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely Message good for younger kids.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book my three-year-old daughter ever connected with on an emotional level. She wanted to read it four times when we first checked it out at local story hour program. It was a great jumping off point for many discussions about more appropriate behaviors. I gave it three stars instead of four because I had to "read" additional behaviors in addition to what Katz wrote. The pages about putting on a coat is not an "I can do this instead of this" example. There is not alternative behavior for putting on coat in cold weather and we can't always immediately play and jump in leaves after putting on a coat which is what Katz shows in the picture. I suppose she was trying to show when it is okay to jump up and down, but I would have rather seen how the child should act when putting on a coat. Continuing the repetition in the book I added something to the effect of "...and I can help zip my coat." Then we talked about how we would go somewhere fun (or at least make it sound fun.) We also had to talk about the ending in which the boy threw a fit and stuck out his tongue then received a lollipop to lick in the very next picture. In our version, the boy only received a treat when he ate a good supper and asked nicely. Overall, this book was a great starting point for behavior discussion with its simple language and colorful, patterned pictures, but you may have to modify the language to suit your needs.

[Tionna Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a good read because it discussed a topic that most children struggle with from time to time. No hitting discussed the importance of finding different ways to cope with anger because hitting is not something that is nice to do. This book was great at teaching young children how to deal with their emotions and feelings when it came to anger as well as thinking about your actions and how they effect others around you. This book would be great to read to young children in order to teach them other options to deal with anger instead of taking it out on other people.

[Divine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is so cute! The book talks about being angry. It states some things you may want to do when angry. It then explains how hurting others is not okay. It gives alternative ways to express your anger. I would definitely recommend this book. Katz did a nice job at explaining common mistaken behaviors of small children when they are upset and giving them healthy ways to let that anger out without doing things that are not okay. I would start this book with 1-2 year olds since that's when they start hitting. Good for class and home.

[Skylar Burris · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one is okay; not one of her better lift-the-flap books. It takes the modern child-rearing line that you can never just tell a kid something is wrong; you must always give them alternatives: don't hit your brother, hit a drum! My daughter did not enjoy this quite as much as the other books in this series, but she did enjoy it.

[Hilary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Megan recommended this author, and I happened upon this one at an online sale, so I thought I'd give it a try (especially since my kids love to hit). I didn't think they'd like it since it tells them to NOT do something, but now it's one of their favorites!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

We used this with William when he was hitting. I liked it for the most part.

[بثينة العيسى · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a bright book. Now my son is thinking of alternative ways to express his anger. Great work.

[Shala Abbott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really cute. It will help young students with positive redirection. This book would be agreat resource if their was a behavior problem in the class.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

No Hitting!
by Karen Katz
uses kids words to help children change aggressive behavior to acceptable behavior.
I am mad i feel like.... each child has a positive out come

[Dobby Girl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even for very young kids it is important to educate some feelings and how to relieve anger. I think it is a good book for it.

[Melenia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Children's Book

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is an important book to read when your really young. Its a beautiful lesson about redirecting anger towards something positive.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Five stars because my daughter seems to want to read this book over and over. It entertains her.

[❂ Ann ❂]

Anything by Karen Katz is timeless!