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Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (And Their Parents)
Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel is a gentle, practical guide introducing mindfulness to children (ages roughly 5-12) and their parents, blending explanation with lively exercises. Through about eleven guided practices (supported by an audio CD), the book teaches kids how to notice and calm their emotions, deal with worries, improve focus, fall asleep more easily, and practice patience. …
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- 9781611800586
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- xvi, 106 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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- 155.413 SNE s
Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems
Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems is a serene collection of fourteen short meditative poems (tankas) paired with delicate watercolor illustrations, inviting young readers to slow down and connect with the natural world. Through vivid observation — noticing leaves drifting, toes touching sand, colors of fish, shapes of clouds — the poems gently guide children toward awareness of br…
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- 9781622039371
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- unpaged : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
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- 158.12 COO b
Meditation Is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids
Meditation Is an Open Sky: Mindfulness for Kids offers a gentle, accessible introduction to mindfulness and meditation for young children. Through nine simple, guided exercises—such as “Mind Drawing,” “Protection Circle,” “Special Place,” “Friendship Meditation,” “Mind Clearing,” “Wise Friend,” “Bursting Emotion,” and “Big Sky Mind”—it helps kids learn how to…
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- 9780807549087
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- 31 p. ; col. Ill. ; 21 cm x 22 cm.
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- 158.12 STE m
Steps and Stones: An Anh's Anger Story
In Steps and Stones: An Anh’s Anger Story, Anh feels left out when his friends choose kickball instead of digging with him at recess. Hurt and angry, he is visited by his personified anger—Anger appears as a wild, impulsive creature coaxing him toward frustration. Instead of reacting, Anh begins to walk slowly, matching each step with his breath and counting, a practice of mindful walking. …
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- 9781935209874
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- 158.12 Sil s
The Listening Walk
In The Listening Walk, a little girl walks quietly with her father and together they explore the world around them—not through sight, but by stopping, listening, and noticing sounds. As they stroll through their neighborhood and the park, she hears things she may usually overlook: the click of dog paws, the hum of a lawn mower, the rustle of leaves, the whirr of a bus. Through this simple, se…
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- 0064433226
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- unpaged : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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- 155.4 SHO t
Is Nothing Something? : Kids' Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Fa…
In Is Nothing Something?, Thích Nhất Hạnh answers a collection of heartfelt, funny, and sometimes difficult questions that children ask about life, death, family, friendship, love, change, and meaning, offering simple but profound Zen-inspired responses. Illustrated with bright, full-color art by Jessica McClure, each page pairs a child’s question—like “What is important in life?”,…
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- 978-1-937006-65-5
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- 47 p. ; col. Ill. ; 26 cm.
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- 158.12 HAN i
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? : A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? introduces young readers to the metaphor of an invisible bucket that everyone carries, which represents our feelings of being valued and loved. When we do kind things—such as helping, listening, or showing appreciation—we “fill” other people’s buckets and our own at the same time. Conversely, unkind words or actions “dip” from others’ buckets and …
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- 9780996099936
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- 158.12 CAR h
Be Nice. The End.: Simple Wisdom of the Playground Kids
Be Nice. The End.: Simple Wisdom of the Playground Kids is a beautifully illustrated, value-centered book that draws its lessons from the simple but powerful world of children at play. Author Bryan Skavnak, paired with Wendy Shragg’s warm, inclusive artwork, presents seven core values — Inclusion, Empathy, Acceptance, Courage, Perseverance, Perspective, and Kindness — each accompanied by …
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- 9781634894661
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- Unpaged ; col. Ill. ; 25 cm.
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- 158.12 SKA b
Peace, Bugs, and Understanding: An Adventure in Sibling Harmony
In Peace, Bugs, and Understanding: An Adventure in Sibling Harmony, young Lily is upset when her little sister Ruby spoils their game during a family picnic. Lily’s frustration turns into anger, but her father gives her a special old journal, once belonging to her great-grandfather. In the journal, she reads about his encounter with a creature called “Anger” and how he learns to transform…
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- 9781937006631
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- 158.12 SIL p
Charlotte and the Quiet Place
Charlotte and the Quiet Place is a gentle, beautifully illustrated picture book about a young girl, Charlotte, who longs for peace and quiet amid the constant noise of city life—from her dog Otto’s yips, to the rumble of sirens, to the clatter in her classroom and on the street. Everywhere she looks, the world feels loud and overwhelming. One day, after chasing her dog into the park, Charlo…
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- 978-1-941529-02-7
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- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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- 158.12 SOS c
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