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By Lizzy Rockwell

On Sale: May 5, 2026
Page Count: 40 pages
Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books
ISBN-13: 9780316581219

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This practical, hands-on picture book is the perfect guide to staying clean and healthy. It is The Care and Keeping of You for younger readers.

Learn about the many ways we take care of ourselves—through handwashing, bathing, brushing teeth, practicing good hair care and more—in this empowering primer for young children that spotlights the importance of personal hygiene. The text expressly details how daily health care helps us protect our bodies so that we can be the healthiest version of ourselves.

Featuring a classroom of kids from different backgrounds, this informative introduction explores important concepts related to the what, why, and how of caring for our bodies so that we stay healthy and strong and looking our best!

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Lizzy Rockwell is the illustrator of over 25 children's books, including Career Day written by her mother, and acclaimed creator, Anne Rockwell. She is the author/illustrator of more than two dozen books, including Plants Feed Me, Good Enough to Eat: A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition; Hello Baby!; and The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness. Most of her books have been picked up by JLG and sold to Scholastic. She studied art and art history at Connecticut College, and drawing and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

"Rockwell’s warm, realistic watercolor, gouache, and pencil art shows kids actively caring for themselves…there’s just enough science, and the advice is concise, clear, and attractively presented. Engaging, informative, and accessible."
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"This practical offering gives cheerful advice about basic personal hygiene…. Full-page watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations featuring an ethnically diverse cast of characters effectively complement the written content...Both school and public libraries will want to consider this sensible and engaging guide."
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Lizzy Rockwell

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Lizzy Rockwell is the illustrator of over 25 children’s books, including Career Day written by her mother, and acclaimed creator, Anne Rockwell. She is the author/illustrator of more than two dozen books, including Plants Feed Me, Good Enough to Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food and Nutrition; Hello Baby!; and The Busy Body Book: A Kid’s Guide to Fitness. Most of her books have been picked up by JLG and sold to Scholastic. She studied art and art history at Connecticut College, and drawing and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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