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Bye-Bye Time (Toddler Tools®) Board book – August 10, 2008

by Elizabeth Verdick (Author), Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)
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Being dropped off at childcare or cared for by a baby-sitter means saying good-bye to Mom or Dad—and for many toddlers, bye-bye is a big deal. This gentle book helps ease the transition with simple rituals: hugs and kisses, a big wave, a deep breath, and the confidence to seek comfort with the new caregiver or other children. Toddlers learn that good-bye isn’t forever, it’s just for a while. An award-winning author/illustrator team offers a fresh look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, giving young children the tools to handle routines with confidence and cooperation. Part of the Toddler Tools series, Bye-Bye Time can be shared before (or during) the desired ";time,"; or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.Book Details:Format: Board BookPublication Date: 8/10/2008Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 1 and Up
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    Free Spirit Publishing
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    August 10, 2008
  8. ISBN-10
    1575422999
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    978-1575422992
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Bye-Bye Time

Being dropped off at childcare or cared for by a baby-sitter means saying good-bye to Mom or Dad—and for many toddlers, bye-bye is a big deal. This gentle book helps ease the transition with simple rituals: hugs and kisses, a big wave, a deep breath, and the confidence to seek comfort with the new caregiver or other children. Toddlers learn that good-bye isn’t forever, it’s just for a while.

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Daily transitions and routines can be a challenge for any toddler, as well as parents and caregivers. These award-winning, positive books can help ease the challenges that toddler’s experience daily. Share them before (or during) the desired “time,” or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.

Toddler Tools Series

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Tools for Transitions

Positive Behaviors Guide

With simple words and lively illustrations, this series can help ease the many trying “times” that are a part of every toddler’s day.

Lively Full-Color Illustrations

Help toddlers learn how to navigate through their daily transitions and routines with brightly colored illustrations.

Tools for Transitions

A fresh look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, provide them with the tools to handle routines with confidence and cooperation.

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“There is no such thing as a quick fix. However, if you’re beleaguered by the baby battles, these books could serve as a life preserver.” ― The Post & Courier

"Bye-Bye Time addresses the separation anxiety that children may feel when a caregiver leaves them temporarily. It discusses feelings they may have, coping mechanisms, and the helpfulness of creating a ritual...The pictures are upbeat and expressive." ― School Library Journal

“This is a book that I am going to recommend to all of my new parents, and to those whose children are still having difficulty with good-byes.” -- Andrea Coventry, Montessori Educator, Andi’s Kids Books Blog

"I highly recommend these books for your home library if you have a little one." ― Mommin' It Up

"Toddlers will manage to calm down fairly quickly upon coming across these gentle books that help them deal with various transitions in their young lives." ― SAHManswers.com (Stay At Home Moms)

“Elizabeth Verdick gives caregivers practical, positive tools for building and maintaining the positive care environment that toddlers need.” -- Dr. Dan Gartrell, Ed.D., professor of Early Childhood Education, director of Child Development Training Program, Bemidji State University

About the Author

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® series is designed to capture the interest of the littlest readers. Elizabeth’s Toddler Tools® 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® 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® 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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Free Spirit Publishing (August 10, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Board book ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1575422999
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1575422992
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.57 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 725 ratings

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    Elizabeth Verdick loves writing books that root for kids and help them grow. Her work serves young people of all ages, from babies to teens. Her picture books include SMALL WALT, SMALL WALT AND MO THE TOW, BIKE AND TRIKE, PEEP LEAP, and the upcoming SMALL WALT SPOTS DOT. Her "Best Behavior" series features award-winning board books such as the classic TEETH ARE NOT FOR BITING and the more recent WORRIES ARE NOT FOREVER, plus many other titles that guide young children's social-and-emotional development. Her "Toddler Tools" series focuses on daily transitions and routines, including CALM-DOWN TIME and BYE-BYE TIME. Her "Laugh and Learn" series offers helpful advice for kids and teens, but humor as well, with titles such as HOW TO TAKE THE GRRRR OUT OF ANGER and STRESS CAN REALLY GET ON YOUR NERVES. Elizabeth coauthored THE SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, which has been in print for eight years and is currently being revised and updated for a new generation of young people. She lives in Minnesota with her family and pets. You can learn more about the author by visiting her website: elizabethverdick.com.

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    Marieka Heinlen

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    As an illustrator, my focus has been working on books that build social and emotional skills, creating artwork for all kinds of transitions, challenges and successes. I'm always looking for new ways to reflect the rich variety around us, so we have images to take back to examine in our inner world. I liked the idea of producing new ways to connect with ourselves and others.

    Over the past 20 years, I've designed hundreds of book covers and illustrated 42 picture books for young children. I believe picture books both encourage curiosity and integrate art into everyday life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe how well this works!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2016
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I really love this book! It captured the interest of my toddler (which is not common). It is simple, and to the point. I love that it says things like "if you get sad, it's ok to cry"--something we all need to be reminded of instead of trying to dismiss the feelings ("you're ok"), which only seems to make things escalate. But it also gives coping strategies like take a deep breath or find somewhere quiet to sit and snuggle. My favorite part, though, is that it tells the toddler that when YOU'RE ready, you can go and play (emphasis mine). I just love that it gives the toddler all that autonomy they yearn for in a situation where they are bound to feel pretty powerless. This is a great book for leaving with a babysitter or just leaving a toddler to play independently when you get some things done around the house. I am still amazed at how well this worked for us!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really Helped Seperation Anxiety
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022
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My 18 month old was really struggling with separation anxiety. Tears and meltdowns every time we dropped him off at Parents Day Out program. We read this book together every day using his teachers name for the teacher and reminding him that Nana would pick him up at the end of the day. It was perfect for him. Within a week the tears stopped, no meltdowns on arrival. Now he goes and gets the book every time we load up his backpack for “school” the next day.
Not a lot of words to read just good pictures and teaching points for parents to remind little ones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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This is a great start for a hard concept for my toddler. He is really engaged with this book and it is helping him understand alittle more when we say "bye" that we will always come back. It's catchy and the illustrations are fun too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life saver
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
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Literally couldn’t get my youngest to go to prek … we read this before bed every night and did the routine and tips in the back of the book every morning tears and all until one day it clicked and she initiates the goodbye routine now and it’s so adorable!! So thankful
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Alisha
4.0 out of 5 stars Simple & Helpful
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
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This is a simple and catchy read, I wish the structure was organized a little differently easing but I think it'll work for what we're doing to prepare our barnacle baby (now 3) for pre-k. Also, I have to say I really do love the information in the back of this series of books. We also enjoy Calm Down Time, Hands Are Not For Hitting, and Germs Are Not For Sharing.
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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Very impressed
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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My two year old was starting daycare and had never really been away from me. I got a couple books to prepare him (as much as a 2 year old can be prepared) and this one has bee. Wonderful. The second day he was destroyed after a long day with strangers but quietly said to me, "mama came back". At the end of the book the parent comes back and it's his favorite part and he always says "came back!". Anyway.. if you're in a similar situation I couldn't recommend this book more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped with our transition, 1.5 yr old loves this book
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
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We bought this about a week before our one and a half year old changed from a daycare center to an in-home daycare. She loves his book! Over the weekend we probably read it about 20 times a day. I added the end "because Mommy and Daddy always come back." And added hooray "new friends" on the page about them being ready to play. I think it really helped with the transition. She started at her new daycare yesterday and both yesterday and today she was comfortable saying bye-bye. Although, since she's been going to daycare at the center for so long she really liked being there and never got upset about us leaving her there either. So she just might not be a crier about being at daycare.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I don't get it
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
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I don't understand, there must be a really low bar for kids books.
Story starts with a goodbye & doesn't flow well.
Maybe it's for older children but doesn't work for introducing child to preschool in my opinion.
Best part was the tips for adults in the back.
To be fair it's better than Daniel tiger goes to school

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for toddlers with separation anxiety
Reviewed in Canada on November 20, 2023
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My toddler has been struggling with separation anxiety. Since reading this book, me leaving for night shifts and being away from him has gotten a lot easier and he’s a lot better about it. It’s helped him lots with reading it, using tips from in the book and reminding him that mommy won’t be away for forever and that it will only be a short time. Thankful for Elizabeth Verdicks books as they’ve helped in many aspects of toddlerhood and I’m thankful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This booked helped my son who has separation anxiety.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2020
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Helped my son who struggles going to school sometimes, nice simple story for little ones to understand the meaning.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great for a first explanation of good-byes before daycare
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2021
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Great starter for little ones on how to say good bye, and the notion of leaving and then coming back at daycare. A plus is that it's a hard board book, so she can read it on her own without it ripping.
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staceyh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2020
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Great reading for my toddlers who have found it hard me returning to work
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4.0 out of 5 stars Helps with separation anxiety
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2021
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I bought this to help as my little one is suffering from separation anxiety when I leave him at Nursery. He is 16 months old now, and has been attending Nursery sporadically (due to illness) since he was 10 months old. The stopping and starting there was making it difficult for him to adjust, so I bought this book and pulled it out when he was in the mood for reading. He was reluctant at first due to the lack or interactive elements in the book (e.g. lift flaps etc) so I've had to find ways to make it a bit more of gripping read as he is still very young and doesn't yet have much language. After a while though, he was choosing this book from the pile and now likes to act out some of the text (big wave goodbye). I would recite the book from memory when dropping him off at Nursery and last week we made real progress where he waved goodbye to me, despite still crying. He is starting to understand that if I leave, I will always be back. I credit the book for that.
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