Breathing makes it better : a book for sad days, mad days, glad days, and all the feelings in-between

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Title:

Breathing makes it better : a book for sad days, mad days, glad days, and all the feelings in-between

Author:

Willard, Christopher (Psychologist), author.

O'Leary, Wendy, author.

Marley, Alea, illustrator.

Summary:

Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful emotions like anger, fear, sadness, confusion, anxiety, and loneliness. With rhythmic writing and engaging illustrations, Breathing Makes It Better guides children to breathe through their feelings and find calm with recurring cues to stop and take a breath. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfulness techniques when they need them the most. -- Amazon.com.

Audience:

Age: 4-8.

K to Grade 3.

General Note:

"Moonbeam Children's Book Awards"--Cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Emotions in children -- Juvenile fiction.

Breathing exercises -- Juvenile fiction.

Mindfulness (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

O'Leary, Wendy,

Marley, Alea,

Publisher:

Bala Kids,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781611804690

Publication Information:

Boulder : Bala Kids, [2019]

Call Number:

P WILLARD

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003561688	New Picture Books	WILLARD	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Winner
2020 Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient

An engaging and interactive story showing children ages 3-6 the power of breath when dealing with new and difficult emotions.

Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful emotions like anger, fear, sadness, confusion, anxiety, and loneliness. With rhythmic writing and engaging illustrations, Breathing Makes It Better guides children to breathe through their feelings and find calm with recurring cues to stop and take a breath. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfulness techniques when they need them the most.

Author Notes

DR. CHRISTOPHER WILLARD is an author and educator who teaches at Harvard Medical School and serves on the board of the Mindfulness in Education Network and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. An established speaker in both meditation and psychotherapy communities, he regularly leads workshops and presents at conferences around the world. WENDY O'LEARY, MEd, is a holistic health educator and certified yoga teacher with over twenty-five years of experience developing and teaching programs with a focus on social-emotional learning, mindfulness, and mind-body strategies for well-being. She has extensive direct experience working with children and teens in schools, nonprofit organizations, and afterschool programs; and she provides staff development trainings and parent workshops in addition to individual and group work with people from pre-K through adulthood.