Description: A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from educator Georgia Heard.
Brief description: Isabel Roxas has illustrated several children's books, including Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê, A Day in the Market by May Tobias-Papa, and the 2018 Newbery Medal Winner Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. When Isabel is not crafting pictures and stories, she is making little creatures out of clay.
Review Quotes:
"In today's Covid-rattled frenzy of online or hybrid instruction and added strictures on behavior, [here is] Heard's gentle call for mindfulness . . . Therapeutic and accessible: an empowering guide well suited for those growing up in this age of anxiety." --Kirkus Reviews
"This short collection of poems aims to teach children how to slow down and be aware of their thoughts and environment . . . A good read-aloud option for a classroom or library to teach guided mindfulness or meditation exercises." --School Library Journal Praise for Falling Down the Page: "Accessibility is one of the book's greatest strengths, since the compact verses focus on familiar aspects of daily kid life." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) "A thoroughly entertaining and distinctive collection." --BookPage Praise for The Arrow Finds Its Mark: "Will have readers seeing inspiration all around them and questioning what turns words into poetry." --Publishers Weekly "A welcome addition to every teacher's writing toolbox." --Kirkus Reviews "Intriguing little book offers an appealing down-to-earth entryway into poetry." --Booklist