Mindfulness Moments for Kids: Bunny Breaths

by Kira Willey, Anni Betts (Illustrator)

Overview

Part of the Mindfulness Moments for Kids series, this mindful meditation moment teaches kids to think like a bunny and find their own focused energy!

With Bunny Breaths, kids learn to how to replenish their energy with quick, focused breaths...no matter how blah they feel. Best of all, it can be performed anywhere: in the backseat of a car, at home, or even at a child's desk at school.

Mindfulness Moments for Kids offer easy-to-follow exercises that kids can use to manage their bodies, breathing, and emotions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593119860
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/25/2020
Series:	Mindfulness Moments for Kids Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	26
Lexile:	AD290L (what's this?)
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Kira Willey, author of Breathe Like a Bear and the Mindfulness Moments for Kids series, is a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. She has released five albums of kids’ yoga and mindfulness songs; her work has won Parents’ Choice Gold, four Independent Music Awards, and the ASCAP Foundation Children’s Songwriting Award. Her hits include “Colors,” which was featured in a worldwide Dell ad campaign. Kira created and hosts several yoga-for-kids programs which air on PBS TV affiliates nationwide; and her TEDx talk, “Bite-Sized Mindfulness,” can be viewed online. Learn more at kirawilley.com! 

Anni Betts is a professional illustrator who creates vibrant, cheerful drawings for books, magazines, advertisements, greeting cards, and more. Originally from Illinois, she now lives in Durham, England, with her archaeologist husband, Kamal, new son, Emmett, and adorable dog, Logan. When not illustrating, she can be found exploring the historic sights and natural beauty of the United Kingdom and Europe, baking sweets, going for long walks, and sewing colorful clothes to wear.

Editorial Reviews

2020-04-08
A colorful bunny practices a morning mindfulness routine that young children can imitate.

Just what is needed in this stressful time: a book that shows young children and their caregivers how to slow down and just breathe. This latest in the Mindfulness Moments for Kids series, written by a children’s yoga-and-mindfulness musician, features a bunny hungry for a carrot but unsure where to look. Simple breathing exercises help Bunny focus until she becomes aware of subtle smells, even the scent of a carrot growing. Multicolored pastel animals—a squirel, a hedgehog, a fox, and a mouse—follow Bunny’s example, sitting up tall, holding still, and making “bunny paws.” The repeated instruction is especially effective: “Take quick little sniffs with your nose. SNIFF! SNIFF! SNIFF! Then let aaall the air out.” It is almost impossible to read those words without slowing and calming the breath. Without excess words or pedantry, Willey gives even adults new to mindfulness practice a way to help young children let go of anxiety and pause before reacting. Bunny and her animal friends are drawn in whimsical pastel colors against light backgrounds. The pictures become brighter and more energetic as Bunny awakens and bounds off to start her day with a carrot treat.

Age-appropriate mindfulness practice that’s fine for tucking into an Easter basket and useful throughout the year. (Board book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews