Customer Reviews
Confusing 
2007-03-29
This book is barely about hitting and not once in the book does it say "no hitting". Hitting is only covered on the first page.
Then it gets into coloring in your sister's book and taking your mommy's popcicle. My daughter does not have a sister and I do not have a popcicle.
This may be the first book I throw in the trash.
cute book but not ideal to teach about "not hitting" 
2006-08-04
I ordered this book to reinforce with my 2 year old why hitting is wrong. My son doesn't hit alot, but at age 2, he gets angry and doesn't know how to express his feelings. I was hoping that a picture book might help him to identify his emotions and maybe identify some empathy for the person on the receiving end of the hitting.
While my son likes when we read read this book, and can easily recite from memory the mantra "that's not ok", he doesn't really make the connection to his own angry feelings and what to do with them.
The title of the book, "No Hitting" is also a little misleading. Only the first page actually addresses hitting; the rest of the book addresses other inappropriate behaviors that kids have when they are mad (like squeezing the cat, jumping up and down while yelling and screaming, scribbling in sister's book, etc). Each page starts with the phrase "I'm mad. I want to (fill in the blank). That's not ok, but I can..." When you lift the flap, you see an alternative to the inappropriate behavior. The weird thing is that the alternatives are not at all useful. Even as an adult, if I were so angry as to want to hit someone, I don't think I'd be calm enough to ask for some pots and pans to bang away on (and neither is a 2 year old).
As a matter of fact, my son got angry at the cat the other day and tried to squeeze her (which he'd never done before getting the idea in the book). Lucky for us, our kitty is pretty fast!
So, as an educational tool - not so good. But the illustrations (as with all K. Katz books) are cute and my son really does enjoy the book and pulls it out almost every day.
Examples are a little odd 
2006-06-09
I agree with the reviewer that found it odd that one of the examples in the book suggested that instead of sticking out your tongue you should lick an ice cream cone. ?? The examples were a little strange and the book isn't completely focused on hitting.
A friend of mine owns another book on hitting called
Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi Ph.D. I recommend that book as a little more on target for those focused on correcting a hitting issue.
Not as Good 2006-03-16
This book is true to form, beautiful colored images that young children love to look at, but the story is weird. It talks about how to deal with frustration other than through hitting. However the advice didn't really make sense...the author writes that instead of sticking your tongue out at someone, stick your tongue and lick an ice cream cone instead....????? I didn't get it, and I didn't want my kids expecting me to give them ice cream everytime they got angry!
Her other books like Where is Mommy and Wiggle Your Toes are better.
Excellente book 
2005-09-30
We are working a lot on "No Hitting" issues. The book helps and my daughter is trying harder. I guess is just another tool to emphasized the lessons.
Great Message 
2008-06-20
This book shows little ones how to channel their aggression in a positive way- don't hit, bang on some pots and pans instead.
GREAT ! 2007-10-14
GREAT BOOK ! MY DAUGHTER IS TWO. SHE BRINGS THIS BOOK TO ME AND TELLS ME, "MOMMY, NO HITTING." WE BOTH LOVE THIS BOOK. SHE ALSO LOVES TO FLIP THE PAGES UP .
Mediocre 2007-08-17
This book is not that great. It's short and doesn't address common issues. It says things like "don't squeeze the cat". It's very thin & easily can be torn.
No Hitting? Please... 2007-07-29
Had the opposite effect on my daughter. I love Karen Katz books, but for some reason, this one misses the mark.
Good Book - About not being mad - not just hitting. 2007-05-09
I bought this book to help my two kids learn about hitting. It is not really a book about hitting, but about all emotions. Not hitting, not sticking out tongue, not squeezing the cat, not being mad in general. My kids love all of these books. The lift the flaps are wonderful, the characters are cute and likeable, and the storylines are easy to follow for the kids.
