6/28/2023 0 Comments I Am Peace by Susan VerdeI especially enjoyed the way he depicts the narrator’s developing inner strength with the tree.Ī beautiful book and one that I will be giving out this holiday season , I Am Peace is a book that I will return to often. Reynolds’s colorful illustrations in ink, gouache, watercolor, and tea capture perfectly the narrator’s worry and calmness. If you are looking for additional resources about meditation, you can also read this recent New York Times piece Mindfulness for Children. Breathe, taste, smell, touch, and be present. Wonder at the beauty of the natural world. The author’s note and guided meditation at the end of the book will help those who want to delve deeper into mindfulness practice. When the world feels chaotic, find peace within through an accessible mindfulness practice from the bestselling picture-book dream team that brought us I Am Yoga. I Am Peace allows children and adults learn how to find a sense of inner peace and balance. Reynolds, as well as the Feel-Good Fairy Tales books, illustrated by Jay Fleck, and Rock ’n’ Roll Soul, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. I really did feel a sense of calmness when I finished the book. Susan Verde is the bestselling author of I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, and The Museum, all illustrated by Peter H. What I love about this book is that the narrator takes the reader along on the journey toward mindfulness. The narrator uses the simile of an unmoored boat to describe what it feels like to be worried and then engages in mindfulness practice through a sequence of gentle and calming self-affirmation statements. Reynolds, I Am Peace is a wonderful book for our youngest mindfulness practitioners. I read Susan Verde‘s I Am Peace (2017, Abrams Books for Young Readers) a few weeks ago and then read it again yesterday.
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