Recommended read alouds for your little yogi

Hello Fellow Shiners,

I hope you are sharing your beautiful light with the world. I wanted to provide a book list that I have found extremely helpful in connecting with my young yogi students. These books are just a few gems I have used in my classes for various purposes. I have often reread a book to teach or highlight a different skill. Please share with me any books you have read with your children that you have found helpful. I am always looking for new titles to incorporate into my classes. Happy reading!!

• The Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation by Licia Morelli

• Puppy Mind by Andrew Jordan Nance

• Olympig by Victoria Jamieson (great for perseverance)

• Charlotte and the Quiet Place by Deborah Sosin and Sara Woolley

• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (great for kindness and gratitude)

• Little Tree by Loren Long (great for letting go and embracing change)

• One by Kathryn Otoshi (great for embracing differences)

• Each Kindness by Jaqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis (one of my favorites)

• Yoga Bunny by Brian Russo

• I Am Yoga by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds

• Goodnight Yoga and Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates and Sarah Jane Hinder (great for the little ones)

• What to do with a Box by Jane Yolen and Chris Sheban

Dr. Seuss Collection

I have used and continue to use Dr. Seuss books because the messages are character-based and rooted in social/emotional well being. Here are some of my favorites.

• Gertrude McFuzz (great for self esteem and self acceptance)

• The Lorax (great for love and respect of the environment)

• The Sneetches (great for acceptance of others and diversity)

• McElligot's Pool (great for dreaming big)

• Yertle the Turtle (great for finding your own voice)

• Horton Hatches an Egg (great for trustworthiness and saying what you mean and meaning what you say)

• The Boy on Fairfield Street: Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss by Kathleen Krull (great for determination and self acceptance)

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