King's Day Out King Take A Bath: King Takes A Bath

Ben helps King navigate his first tubby!

After a day of working hard, playing, and getting dirty in the garden, King, a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy, is nervous about taking a bath. King's best friend, Ben, a boy with sensory sensitivities, shares the tools he's learned in occupational therapy (OT) to help King overcome his fear and anxiety. In the end, King is sparkling clean and so happy that Ben helped him stay calm during his first bath time! Now they are both ready to chill out with a relaxing cuddle and their favorite story!

Bathing is a highly sensory experience, and children who are sensory sensitive and/or seeking can benefit from a regulating bath routine, especially when the experience is infused with calming strategies. Regulating in the bath will promote a positive bath time experience and prime the child's nervous system for a restful, "just right" feeling.

Whether a child benefits from OT-specific strategies or from learning by successfully regulating unfamiliar experiences, this book can support all children as they navigate new adventures.

Maggie van Galen is an author and wordsmith. Her previous works, The Adventures of Keeno and Ernest children's book series, have all received the nationally acclaimed Mom's Choice Awards. Maggie grew up in northern Michigan and she has written since she was a young girl. She graduated from Michigan State University studying advertising, journalism, and creative writing. After starting her family, the children's stories began to flow and her life as an author and storyteller began. Maggie lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, a cat, and their Bernese Mountain Dog, Koning (Dutch for King).

Dr. Amy Wheadon is a pediatric occupational therapist, and the owner of kidSHINE LLC in Rowley, Boxford and Amesbury, Massachusetts. She is also the creator and founder of EXERSHINEkids POWER Bootcamp Program.Amy grew up in Westchester County, New York. After graduating from Colby College, she completed her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Boston University and her doctorate in OT at NEIT. Over the past 23 years, Amy has worked as an occupational therapist in both public school systems and in outpatient pediatric clinics. Amy continues to merge her love of working with children with her passion for exercise and fitness at kidSHINE.Amy lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with her three children and their puppy, Luna.

Leslie Beauregard is a lover of all things creative. Her road to making art has taken many detours, which has allowed her to focus on raising her two children (now adults) and several rescue dogs. When the opportunity to create again arrived, Leslie's drawings and paintings took on the purpose of telling narrative stories. Her journey as an illustrator was born, and she hopes that her artwork is engaging and makes people smile.Leslie lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts with her husband and rescue dog, Skipper.