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A Picture Book About Having Self-Control, Respecting Others, and Sitting Still

Control your wiggles and be the BOSS of your ants.

In I Have Ants in My Pants, Julia Cook helps normalize the feeling many kids have when they struggle to control their wiggles and provides strategies for improving impulse control.

Some children just can’t sit still no matter how hard they try. And Louis is no exception. He accidentally kicks his friend during story time. He can’t stand still in the lunch line. And he wiggles in his seat at the movie theater.

Everyone keeps telling him he has ants in his pants, but Louis doesn’t see any ants! Louis’ mom explains that this means he wiggles a lot, and she teaches him a special tool, the Wiggle Dance.

Wiggle and jiggle. Jump up and down.

Shake your hands and turn around.

Take a deep breath. Scrunch up your nose.

Wobble your knees and wiggle your toes.

With a little practice and a few helpful tools, Louis learns that he can calm his wiggles and become the boss of the ants in his pants!

From the Publisher

Book Title
But It’s Just a Game Wilma Jean the Worry Machine Personal Space Camp Bubble Gum Brain I Have Ants in My Pants A Flicker of Hope

Description
This creative story book teaches both kids and adults how to switch out their game controller for a “life controller.” Video gaming is becoming a part of our culture, and we must be strategic in creating a healthy gaming balance. Kids are given tools to help them control their anxiety and worrying thoughts. Written with style, wit, and rhythm, Personal Space Camp addresses the complex issue of respect for another person’s physical boundaries. great for social-distancing in the classroom. Kids learn how to have a growth mindset and the valuable lesson that becoming is better than being. In I Have Ants in My Pants, Julia Cook helps normalize the feeling many kids have when they struggle to control their wiggles and provides strategies for improving impulse control. This hopeful story emphasizes for children (and adults) the many different ways to ask for help, and their ability to be a hope builder for others, too.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Center for Youth Issues; Illustrated edition (August 23, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1937870707
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1937870706
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 – 7 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.1 x 7.75 inches