Our family loves these awesome multicultural kids books and Persian kids books, and we hope you will too!
#whatwerereading for bedtime stories this month!
August 2024
Teeth Are Not For Biting
✍️ by Elizabeth Verdick, 🖼️ by Mariska Heinlen
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from the awesome Best Behavior series from Free Spirit Publishing. A book for just about every toddler struggle you can think of!
No More Tantrums
Maria van Lieshout
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I was skeptical but my little Ásál 🍯 is really taking the lessons to heart and now I can say “Big kids don’t have tantrums. Big kids use their words,” and at least half the time she does 🙃
Bye-Bye Binky
Maria van Lieshout
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from the Big Kid Power series. My toddler loves when we get to the part that says “Do I still use a binky?” And she yells “NO!” Then we practice all the things Big Kids do instead.
C is for Consent
✍️ by Eleanor Morrison, 🖼️ by Faye Orlove
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Practice saying ✅ “báleh, lotfán” (yes, please) and ❌ “náh, mersee” (no, thank you) when people want a 💋 boos (kiss), and to ask before we try to give a 💋 boos too. This is a hard one in Persian culture! Of course I want her to give all her Ammehs and Amoos 💋 boos-boos 💋! But still important to learn to say no if she feels uncomfortable, as hard as it is.
Baby Feels
Thalita Dol
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Practice saying and showing emotions like “happy” 😃 “sad” 😢, and our favorite: “esgh” (love) followed by big hugs 🤗
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