When worrying takes over, a boy uses mindfulness to calm down, just like Grandpa taught him.
Every fall a boy hikes up the mountain with his grandpa and parents. Except this year he and his parents moved to a new place, and Grandpa's back home. As the boy sets out on a new mountain trail with his parents, he begins to worry about everything that's different. But he remembers that when Grandpa needs to calm his worries, he uses mindfulness. So the boy does too.
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September 15, 2021 -
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Kindle Book
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- ISBN: 9780807506202
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- English
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August 15, 2021
A young child learns to cope with the stress and fears of moving by using some mindfulness techniques Grandpa teaches. On one of their last hikes together before the big move, Grandpa gives the narrator a smooth pebble, calling it a calming stone, to keep in a pocket for whenever worry-thoughts happen. Rubbing the stone will soothe anxious feelings while the child thinks of something that elicits gratitude. In their new town, miles away from Grandpa, the young family of color embarks on a new hike, on a new path. With the calming stone in a handy pocket, the child's worries are still there, but slowly, with the help of some mindful observations about the natural things quit being mindful all around and some slow, deep belly breaths Grandpa taught, the child's anxiety begins to ease. Nature scenes of a brisk autumn day complement the soothing atmosphere. The author's note provides several simply applied mindfulness strategies, which have been effectively demonstrated throughout the narrative. This will serve as a great introductory lesson for discussion and understanding as schools adopt mindfulness in their daily routines and children are increasingly required to navigate the stressful pressures of today's world. A necessary theme explored in an easily understood and accessible story sequence. (Picture book. 5-8)COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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