Month: August 2018

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I Am Peace

I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness
by Susan Verde (Author) and Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When the world feels chaotic, find peace within using this accessible mindfulness practice. Express emotions through direct speech. Find empathy through imagination. Connect with the earth. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world. Breathe, taste, smell, touch, and be present.

There is also an author’s note about the importance of mindfulness and a guided meditation for children.

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A Horse Named Jack

A Horse Named Jack
by Linda Vander Heyden (Author) and Petra Brown (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Jack is bored, he unlatches his stall and goes for an adventure through the farm before escaping into the neighbor’s garden for a snack. Count up to ten and back down again in this rhyming story as Jack makes his way across the farm and then races home with the neighbor (and many others!) hot on his heels.

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So Jack performs his favorite trick —
he lifts his latch with one soft click.

Two hinges creeeeak. Jack loves that sound!
He clip-clops out to look around.

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