Product Description
by Jessica Churchill (Illustrator), Katherine Eskovitz (Author)
To Be Safe at Home, I Have a Plan is a groundbreaking children's picture book that effectively teaches safety at home in an entertaining, simple, and positive way. Developed with guidance from renowned child safety expert, Pattie Fitzgerald, Founder of Safely Ever After, Inc., and grounded in brain science, this Have a Plan Book covers topics such as: fire hazards, hot and sharp objects, poisons and chemicals, electricity, and how to prepare for an emergency. Children will be empowered to L.E.A.D.: to integrate Logic and Emotions to Analyze and Decide on a safety plan. Learning the safety rules, examining the emotions that may arise, analyzing safety tips, and developing their own safety plan gives children the security, confidence, and tools to handle themselves safely at home. In the process of developing their own plan, children will also practice intellectual and social skills that boost brainpower. This book is appropriate for all ages-a perfect introduction for younger children and a helpful discussion starter and reminder for older children and adults. Blueprint it: This Have a Plan title can also be personalized online at www.littleblueprint.com. Children will learn safety rules while viewing their name, personal photos, a character that resembles them, a photo of their artwork, personal contact information to memorize, and/or a dedication. A personalized book makes children the hero of their story, engaging them and promoting comprehension and recall of potentially life-saving concepts.
Author Biography
Katherine Eskovitz is an award-winning children's author, parenting expert, and founder of little BLUEPRINT. A graduate of Yale Law School and Cornell University, Katherine practiced law for seventeen years as a federal prosecutor and partner in a national law firm before turning her courtroom skills, and experience as a former speechwriter, to writing for a new audience: children. Katherine's Have a Plan Books, available at www.littleBLUEPRINT.com, are the result of years of research on child development and brain science, collaboration with experts, and writing. Katherine speaks as a parenting educator and specialist on plan-based learning at schools across the country. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today, Huffington Post, and numerous other media outlets. A native New Yorker, Katherine lives in Santa Monica, California, with her husband and three children.
