kids book

September 13, 2014

Mama Yoga and the Story of Namaste

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids kids book, Yoga

Mama Yoga Book cover

Mama Yoga and the Story of Namaste is a brightly colored children’s book written by Susanna Stratford. The book introduces Yoga to kids and shows how the various different poses like the Tree pose, Downward Dog pose, Plank pose, Aeroplane pose and other poses originate form.

The book focuses on the importance of physical movement in children and how to relate them to a person’s well being.

Mama Yoga brings the kids on an adventure across the different continents to find the meaning of Namaste. While doing the various different poses, the kids get in sync with their inner self. They learn about making positive choices and building up their own confidence.

During the Yoga lesson there is not only physical but mental exercises which help them develop both their body and spiritual well being.

My thoughts

I found this book an easy read. My 7 yr old also enjoyed reading through the book while looking at the colorful graphics on the different pages of the book. The yoga poses in the book are easy for kids to follow and I’m sure that any child would enjoy doing while reading the book.I personally have done yoga before and agree that it is a good way to get kids to exercise and be more flexible.

The message that Susanna conveys of positive virtues through exercise is something unique to me and I find that this would be an excellent way of showing what kindness and respect means to kids.

You can purchase the book from Susanna website for @ USD $20.

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September 6, 2014

When Miles Got Mad

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids feelings, kids book

When Miles Got Mad – Book Review

When Miles Got Mad by Sam Kurtzman-Counter is a short picture book for pre-schoolers teaching them how to deal with their feelings.

In this book Miles get MAD when his little brother accidentally breaks his favourite toy. His anger grows and grows until it manifested itself as a big harry red monster.

A page from the book (c) Ruby's Studio

A page from the book (c) Ruby’s Studio

The 20 + page picture book by Ruby’s Studio has lovely illustrations like the one you see above. The pictures are a mixture of real life settings with cartoon like characters. Important words are highlighted in red, making it easy for the child to focus on it.

Photo from @Ruby’s Studio

Miles was shocked to see a monster in the mirror instead of his reflection. It took a lot of encouragement by the Monster to use words to express his anger. As Miles expressed his anger in words the Monster grew smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared once his anger left him.

Through the whole episode Miles learned how to control his anger and how to think rationally. He also forgave his brother for his actions and together they repaired the broken toy plane. They continued playing happily with each other and put the incident behind them.

My thoughts

The author make it easy for the child to see how anger manifests within himself as a monster. It shows him how “ugly” they become when he gives in to these negative feelings.

The child is also shown how it is possible to work out his feelings and taught how to “talk it through”. Many a time a child uses angry words or actions to express himself as he does not know alternative methods of expression which may be more productive.

I found this an excellent book as it teaches the concept of working through emotions safely without having the child throwing a tantrum. I enjoyed reading the book with my pre-schooler and will be revisiting the book off and on with her.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own. This post has a compensation level of 3. Please visit Dominique’s Disclosure page for more information.