Pickles Cat Learns to Clean Up

<p>Pickles the Cat Learns to Clean Up After Playtime</p><p>Another Montessori Life Skills Story by Kerry Howard</p><p></p><p>Pickles the Cat loves to play. She has balls bells strings and all kinds of wonderful toys. But after playtime Pickles forgets to clean up-and soon her forest friends begin to notice the mess.</p><p></p><p>In this gentle and beautifully illustrated story Pickles learns the importance of tidying up after herself with the help of her kind and patient friends like Biscuit Bunny Skip Puppy Cookie Dough Deer and Mamma CakePop Duck. With each step she discovers that cleaning up is not only helpful but also fun and rewarding.</p><p></p><p>Ingrained in Montessori life skills this story emphasizes:</p><p>•Care for the environment by returning items to their place</p><p>•Order and responsibility through practical life routines</p><p>•Community and cooperation with gentle peer modeling</p><p>•Independence and confidence as Pickles completes tasks on her own</p><p></p><p>Perfect for children ages 3-6 Pickles the Cat Learns to Clean Up After Playtime encourages young readers to develop respectful habits take pride in their environment and embrace the joy of purposeful activity. With soft painterly illustrations and a calming tone it's an ideal addition to any Montessori school Preschool Library bookshelf or home.</p>