Little Tiger Picks Up

This is one of several of the books of this series I purchased for my kindle after I noticed that our son seemed to find the kindle versions more motivating. For our little man, who has some more specialized needs, he's pretty much a mess making ninja, and this is something we've been working on for a while in various incarnations. Right now, the current stand is over him emptying out his entire dresser and removing all of the red balls from his ball pit every night. We're for the moment ignoring his fondness for dumping all of his blocks behind his bed and just leaving them there after each occasion and waiting for him to request them. If he wants them, he can ask for them and help clean them at that time to get them out. So, we clean the other two up every morning though, and at present, it still requires an ABA reinforcer to get the job done. I bought this book because it's very simple in the sentence structure and reinforces the idea that if you make a mess, you need to be the one to pick it up. I think this book would be stronger with a why, like "we clean messes so people don't trip on things and get hurt" or "we put things away so they don't get ruined," but I know point blank our sweet little dude doesn't give a crud about whether or not most things get ruined, and I'm pretty sure if he could verbalize it, he'd just say "well, why don't you just watch where you're going? You can see my line of balls from all the way across the room...geesh, how hard could it be to avoid that!!!" So, I'm pretty sure this is one of those areas where the why isn't going to be as helpful because social why's like "it makes people happy" that you use for why we say 'hi' don't hold a lot of weight with him at this time. It's more about what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do. So our approach has been more towards "You made the mess, you clean up the mess (every bit of it). You make less mess, you have less mess to clean." And our little man does not like to clean, not even a little bit, so that I think is where our hope rests on this one. I'm on the verge of being cautiously optimistic we're near the end of the dresser battle for now because we've gone three days without the dresser being emptied, and he's only pulled out 6 or 7 balls the last few days. But I think it's nice to have a book the reinforce with him that the mess maker is the mess cleaner, and I think this book does a good job of that. And I like that it's got Little Tiger roaring in a couple of spots, because that's a sound he is willing to make without a motivator attached to the other end, so it's a fun thing to do when we're reading it. I also chuckled a bit that all of the books Little Tiger picks up are from this Hello Genius line...can't blame them for advertising that way ;) As I said, this is a hill we've been on a while, I don't imagine this is going to fix every problem we've ever had with this, but it's a nice support. I'd say probably best for a developmentally typical 18-24 month old kiddo, but for our son who is 5 and has developmental delays and some specialized needs, I still find this very useful.

My son is obsessed with tigers, so he’s very happy to “be” Little Tiger and pick up when I say “pick up, Little Tiger!” He loves this book. He likes to roar with the tiger.

My toddler likes this book. I reference it when asking her to help clean up. I also mimic its style, its timing, its nuances for what to clean, and its rewards as encouragement to her. It also shows parents that kids need organization for all of their things. So it's a good short effective book for parents and kids.

My 3yo son loves this book, I just wish it was longer we finish it so quickly and reread the same few pages over and over. Very few words in each page. My son recognizes the ROAR! Part and enjoys saying it.

My grandson loves this little book. But he’s still not keen on cleaning up. I’m hoping with the help of books like this one he will get it eventually!

I like how this books helps little one learn about clean up time . It has great pictures for them to look through and the story is easy to follow. Good board book, and very durable.

I have two granddaughters, ages 26.5 months and 25 months old. Originally, I bought two each of about five of the "Hello Genius" books for them. Including "Little Tiger Picks Up." As I pick up the younger of the two toddlers from daycare and watch her till her mom gets home from work, when it is time to pickup for dinner, I simply say "Tiger, time to pick up" and instantly my granddaughter starts helping me pick up. She also gave up her pacifier within a week of her mom reading "No More Pacifier Duck." And isn't as fussy about going to bed after "Go To Bed Goat." I am so impressed with the "Hello Genius" books, I have bought most of the series for both my granddaughters. AND! Just today I bought 15 additional books from the series to give to the day care where my granddaughter attends.

My 2 yr old son responds really well too these books. I usually Animate them and ad lib a bit but they’ve been great teaching tools. Plus the seller sent to other free books with the purchase!! Awesome bonus!

We had to glue the front and back cover the day it came

Quisiera enseñar a mi hijo con el ejemplo más que con la obligación y éste libro cumple con el propósito. El mensaje es sencillo, la madre tigre le avisa al tigre que es hora de recoger y él recoge con gusto. A mi hijo le gusta el cuento. No le gusta mucho recoger todavía pero bueno poco a poco! Compré la versión Kindle por su precio a pesar de que no me gusta estar mucho con la pantalla. Lo que menos me gusta de ese formato son las sugerencias de comprar otros libros al terminar el tuyo. El niño las ve y empieza a pedir así que cualquier cuento puede terminar con decepción.

A mi hijo le encantó. Compre este para agregarlo a su colección de la misma serie de hello genius. Yo pensé que sería de papel como otros cuentos, pero la portada es de cartón grueso así como sus hojas.

My daughter is 20 months old and we have every one of the books by this author, they are good quality and cute and teach a good message. She's got great manners thanks so these books and LOVES to brush her teeth and use the potty and say please because of these!

Love this author. The book is fun for kids. My 18 month old loves it.