Toddler edition

Please Don’t Lick That: The Toddler Edition

A Guided Keepsake Journal for Parents of Toddlers

A funny, heartfelt guided journal for capturing the delightful absurdity, surprising tenderness, and everyday adventures of the toddler years.

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Somebody should really be writing this stuff down.

One minute, they’re doing something that makes your heart melt. The next, you’re saying a sentence that has never before been spoken in human history.


Welcome to life with a toddler.


Please Don’t Lick That is a funny, heartfelt guided journal for capturing the delightful absurdity, surprising tenderness, and everyday adventures of the toddler years.


From unforgettable conversations to small moments worth holding onto, it’s a place to remember the person your child is becoming—and the parent you’re becoming alongside them.


A keepsake for today. A treasure for someday. And a wonderfully relatable gift for anyone raising a tiny human with very big ideas.

What makes it special

  • Playful prompts for the conversations you couldn’t possibly make up.

  • A “Food Incident Report” for very serious toddler dining adventures.

  • Room for the tenderness, small discoveries, and everyday absurdity.

Made for

Parents navigating the hilarious, chaotic, and surprisingly tender toddler years.

A thoughtful gift

A funny, meaningful gift for toddler parents, birthdays, and Mother’s Day.

A little peek inside.

Please Don’t Lick That

Just a few pages to give you a feel for the book. Tap a page to enlarge it.

The menu of the moment

Food incident report

The shadow phase

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