The Children’s Book Review | March 11, 2016
Age Range: 4-8
Hardcover: 36 pages
About the Books
Written by Mariam Gates
Illustrated by Sarah Jane Hinder
Publisher’s Synopsis: This “wake up” story is so much more than a story. It’s a practice for kids and parents to greet the morning with joy and embark on their daily adventures with intention and confidence. Turn the page and reach up to the sky, press your feet into the earth, and get ready for a great day!
Calm and awake, “I can do this!”
is all I need to say.
A deep breath in, a long breath out—
I am ready for the day!
Ages 4-8 | Publisher: Sounds True | 2016 | ISBN-13: 978-1622036028
By Mariam Gates; Illustrated by Sara Jane Hinder
Publisher’s synopsis: For kids in early to middle childhood-and the lucky people who have to get them to bed-Good Night Yoga is both a bedtime story and a series of simple poses for following the natural world as it comes to rest at day’s end. Created by the founder of the celebrated Kid Power Yoga program. This bedtime story is so much more than a story. It’s a practice for kids and parents to end the day in a calming, mindful way. Turn the page and stretch like a tree, settle softly like a ladybug, float like a cloud, and you’ll be dreaming soon.
The sun in the sky is going down.
And the clouds float by…
You’ll be dreaming soon.
Ages 3-8 | Publisher: Sounds True | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-1622034666
Good Morning Yoga Book Trailer
About Mariam Gates
Mariam Gates holds a master’s in education from Harvard University and has more than twenty years’ experience working with children. Her renowned Kid Power Yoga program combines her love of yoga with teaching to help children access their inner gifts. She is the author of Good Night Yoga (Sounds True, April 2015), and lives in Santa Cruz, CA, with her husband, yoga teacher Rolf Gates, and their two children. For more information, visit:
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About the Sarah Jane Hinder
Sarah Jane Hinder, illustrator, teaches art and graphic design at Turton Media Arts College in the UK.