Messy Time / ¡A Ensuciarse! - Board Book

by Elizabeth Verdick (Author), Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)

It's messy time--the best time!

Little ones build their gross- and fine-motor skills through play, touch, and--yes--making a big mess. With its bouncy, friendly approach, Messy Time / A ensuciarse! encourages creativity, growth mindset, and messy play throughout the day.

This English-Spanish board book encourages:

• Promotes Active Play: Messy time is growing time! Using simple English and Spanish words alongside silly illustrations, toddlers discover ways to experience joyful, messy play in different environments: in the kitchen, in the garden, and of course, in the bathtub!
• Promotes Unstructured Playtime: This fun-filled children's book explores many ways to create rich sensory experiences for toddlers--from playing with art materials to playing in the mud, sand, and water.
• Includes Helpful Tips for Parents & Caregivers: Perfect for ESL families and classrooms, tips for making the most of messy play are included in the back of the book--including every adult's favorite part of messy time: clean-up time.

Toddler Tools(R) Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Verdick has been writing books since 1997, the year her daughter was born. Her two children are the inspiration for nearly everything she writes. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth edited books for children and parents.

These days she writes books for babies, toddlers, teens, and every age in between. She especially loves creating new board books. The Happy Healthy Baby(R) series is designed to capture the interest of the littlest readers. Elizabeth's Toddler Tools(R) series helps young children and their parents cope with those tough times and transitions that happen every day (like naptime and bedtime). In the Best Behavior(R) series, she helps toddlers reach new milestones and improve their day-to-day behavior.

Elizabeth also enjoys getting the chance to look at the funny side of life in the Laugh and Learn(R) series, which helps kids ages 8-13 get a handle on the social-emotional skills they're developing throughout the elementary and middle school years. She's also coauthor of The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents), which offers kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day.

Elizabeth lives and writes near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Marieka Heinlen received her BFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and also studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

She launched her career as an award-winning children's book illustrator with Hands Are Not for Hitting and has illustrated all of the books in the Best Behavior(R) and Toddler Tools(R) series. Marieka focuses her work on books and other materials for children, teens, parents, and teachers.

She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, son, and daughter.