By Amanda Silva

STOP and BREATHE This Book

STOP and BREATHE This Book is a fun and colorful interactive picture book that covertly teaches mindful breathing. Children learn to consciously breathe and control the intensity of their breath while blowing imaginary bubbles, spinning pinwheels, and learning to BREATHE a book.

STOP and Read This Book

Hey you! Yeah You! Your child needs to STOP and Read This Book! Why? Well, I’ll Tell you!

This book is fun, interactive and at times even silly, but you’d never guess what it’s really up to!

“STOP and Read This Book” is an interactive reading experience for children based on grounding exercises commonly used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and anger management. The book takes a 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding approach to pull children out of anger, anxiety, and overthinking through simple engaging activities and bright colorful images.“STOP and Read this Book” offers a tactile tool for kids to hold, turn pages, and play along with the instructions as they secretly self regulate using all of their senses! Bright, friendly illustrations and direct conversational text combine with grounding techniques and mindfulness exercises, making this sensory book the perfect addition to your calm down corner. Preschoolers and older kids alike will find something to love in this interactive book uniquely designed to calm kids down fast!

Nana and Me and the Tree

“We walked to the tree,
my Nana and Me.
We walked every Tuesday…”

But what happens when Nana is gone?

“Nana and Me and the Tree” is a story about loss and the stages of grief we all go through to find peace and acceptance. These stages are shown through the eyes of a child, making this a relatable story about navigating grief and keeping the memories of the people we love alive.

Snail Is Slow

Snail is slow.

Bee, Not so much.

He likes to keep busy, and that old slow-poke Snail drives him CRAZY.

Does Snail have a lesson he can share with Bee? Can Bee slow down long enough to learn it?

“Snail is Slow” is a dialogue driven, comic style picture book that follows Bee on his journey as he discovers the importance of taking it slow, even if you are very very busy (and important). With the help of his friend Snail, Bee learns that there is value in slowing down and taking a chance to smell the flowers, not just pollinate them.

In this silly children’s story, not only will children get a kick out of the dialogue between Snail and Bee, they also learn about:

• The important work bees do
• The value snails add to a garden
• The importance of slowing down and being mindful
• The value of accepting and appreciating differences

“Snail is Slow!” Is a fun and engaging read aloud perfect for elementary age kids who love nature and need a little lesson in mindfulness.