Yoga Frog

by Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Mark Chambers (Illustrator)

Overview

A Kid's Book of Yoga Poses with a Meditative, Mindful Frog

Frog loves to practice yoga. And he will inspire kids to enjoy doing yoga, too. Follow Frog's yoga flow, from warming up to cooling down. Start with the mountain and chair poses, then work into giraffe, cat-cow, downward-facing dog, butterfly, and bridge. End with the quieting happy baby and savasana poses to help your muscles relax before going to bed or starting your day. For fans of Yoga Bunny and I Am Yoga, Yoga Frog's simple, meditative text is complemented by playful yet instructive illustrations by Mark Chambers to teach youngsters how to start their very own yoga practice — and to have fun while doing so, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762464678
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	05/29/2018
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	904,326
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nora Carpenter is a Certified Yoga Teacher and has taught numerous kids' and adults' yoga classes since 2007. She also holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she rotates as Head Grad Assistant for the program's summer residencies. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Mark Chambers is an author and illustrator of children's picture books and young fiction. He studied Illustration at the University of London. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards, and in 2013 for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Since then Mark has illustrated a wealth of picture books and young fiction. In 2013, he won the Sheffield Children's Picture Book Award and was also highly commended in the young fiction category. Mark currently lives and works in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

04/09/2018
Yoga Frog is a green fellow with long, thin legs and arms and a rather anxious expression in his eyes. But he has a morning yoga routine for when “he’s not feeling his happy, froggy self, or if he wants to feel better.” Yoga Frog demonstrates 19 different yoga poses, including “Giraffe,” “Crescent Moon,” “Hawk in Nest,” “Caterpillar,” and “Bridge.” Carpenter briefly yet vividly describes how to perform each pose, along with its symbolism: “Raise your arms skyward like branches, breathing as you wobble. Switch feet. Tree pose reminds us to embrace flexibility and not be too stiff.” Carpenter includes the names of each pose in Sanskrit—“Cat” is “Marjaryasana,” and “Volcano” is “Malasana”—providing an extra layer of knowledge for interested yogis. Serene and bright background colors offer appealing contrast to Yoga Frog’s green tone, and end pages feature a foldout and perforated poster that shows all of his poses. Ages 4–8. (May)

Publishers Weekly

"Carpenter briefly yet vividly describes how to perform each pose, along with its symbolism... Serene and bright background colors offer appealing contrast to Yoga Frog's green tone."—Publishers Weekly

"A charmingly quirky addition to a child's yoga bookshelf."—Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLDC)

From the Publisher

2018-02-13
Follow a blissed-out frog's movement through 18 classic yoga poses.Yoga Frog models each posture against a brightly colored background. Brief written instructions on the facing pages of each illustration do not explain exactly how to achieve "flow," particularly how to gracefully switch sides, but the frog's skinny stick limbs make it easy to identify the ideal position. His two-tone green body and expressive, wide eyes add humor. A final "Note for Parents" reminds them of the benefits of yoga and the importance of breathing through the nose while moving through the poses. A fold-out poster repeats each of the postures, though not in the order shown in the previous pages. Yoga Frog begins with mountain pose, moves through more challenging postures, and ends in the resting pose. The Sanskrit term for each posture is included below the English name. Chambers does not always use the traditional translations. Warrior (virabhadrasana) is called "giraffe"; child's pose (balasana) becomes "hawk in nest"; hero (virasana) turns to "wolf"; rabbit, (sasangasana) is modified to turtle; the spinal twist (ardha matsyendrasana) is inexplicably changed to "caterpillar"; and bound angle (baddha konasana) is whimsically renamed "butterfly." This may be confusing as young yogis encounter more standard yoga instruction. Limitations aside, this is a good starting point to help children to be flexible, focused, and relaxed. (Informational picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews