Mealtime - Board Book

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

Serve your toddler proper mealtime manners for yummy-in-the-tummy time!

For young children, mealtime can often be a hassle. They can be picky eaters, messy eaters, and of course, playtime eaters. Simple but important mealtime routines and healthy eating habits come to life for the toddlers in this enlightening children's book as they learn to "always try one bite ("You just might like it!")

This helpful board book:

• Promotes Healthy Eating Habits: With Verdick's relatable way to speak to little ones and Heinlen's delightful, appealing illustrations, Mealtime helps toddlers understand the importance of nutrition and eating healthy foods like fruits and veggies.
• Teaches Toddlers Important Mealtime Manners: This insightful children's book teaches important manners for kids such as using a napkin and eating utensils as well as staying at the table while eating.
• Includes Helpful Tips for Parents & Caregivers: Additional tips are included in the back of the book to help adults manage mealtime with their little ones.

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.