No matter how hard she tries, Claire can't kick the soccer ball in a straight line. Her coach steps in and places his hand on her shoulder, telling her that she's too pretty to wear a frown. When he tickles her later and asks her to keep it a secret, Claire doesn't know exactly what's wrong, but something just feels "weird." Too much flattery and too much contact give her that weird, uh-oh feeling. She turns to her friends for help and learns that...

Through illustrations and simple, rhyming text, a book invites its reader to explore fluffy, furry, or squishy objects and creatures, both real and imaginary, that are found within its pages.

Through age-appropriate illustrations and an engaging text, this book teaches children crucial and empowering skills around consent, respect and personal body safety. Children will learn to: identify safe and unsafe feelings, recognize their Early Warning Signs, develop a Safety Network, use the correct names for their private parts, understand the difference between safe and unsafe touch, understand the difference between secrets and surprises, and...

"The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are interconnected Johns Hopkins neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Compass of Pleasure, David J. Linden presents an engaging and fascinating examination of howthe interface between our sense of touch and our emotional responses affects our social interactions as well as our general health and development. Accessible in its wit and clarity, Touch explores...

"Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of touch."--

Children explore their five senses, learning what they can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste.

It is Miles' sixth birthday and his family pinches, noogies, hugs, picks up, and tickles him, but Miles does not like all the physical interaction and he gets fed up.