After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Ages 4 to 8Listed among picture books about courage and facing fears. The blogger describes Humpty’s paper-airplane plan and the wall he has to face.
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Ages 4 to 7Germs Are Not for Sharing
Ages 4 to 7About this age guidance
Author: 4–7
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Recommended among children’s books about germs and hygiene.
This instructional picture book uses familiar situations to explain germs and everyday hygiene. Covering coughs and washing hands provide concrete responses, and caregiver activities support practice. It is thematic nonfiction, not a character-change plot.
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What children see in the story
Covering coughs and washing hands are repeatable everyday routines. Children can take practical steps in two situations to reduce what they spread to other people. The account connects what germs can do with preventive choices before they spread.
Why it’s on these shelves
- Good habits
- Covering coughs and sneezes and washing hands are routines children can repeat every day to stop germs spreading. The book ends with activities for caregivers to practice them together.
- Responsibility
- Children can cover their coughs and sneezes and wash their hands, so their germs don’t spread to other people.
- Thinking ahead
- The book shows how germs spread through sneezes, coughs, runny noses and messes, then what to do before they spread.
Why pick it up?
The book equips children with routines rather than resolving a fictional illness.
A note for parents
The author page’s format label says board book despite listing the expanded 40-page, ages 4–7 ISBN; do not substitute the separate toddler edition.
Where this recommendation comes from
TOT: HOT OR NOT
Recommended among children’s books about germs and hygiene.
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Ages 4 to 8Called a classic picture book about fear. The parent says children will laugh at his over-preparation and cheer when he finally leaves the tree.
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