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Let’s Fete: Dogs and Mindfulness Tails + GIVEAWAY!

7 Children’s Books About Mindfulness + GIVEAWAY!

Posted on April 18, 2022January 29, 2024 by Pragmatic Mom

Please welcome author Maria Gianferrari with her newest picture book, Being a Dog: A Tale of Mindfulness, illustrated by Pete Oswald.

Being a Dog: A Tale of Mindfulness by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Pete Oswald

Join a young child and their dog as they experience every minute of the day to its fullest—from the second they wake up to the moment they fall asleep. Readers will love barking, wagging, and sniffing along with the gentle cues in the book. [picture book, ages 4 and up]

Being a Dog by Maria Gianferrari

 

We are giving away Being a Dog and a signed bookplate and bookmark. To enter, please see the Rafflecopter at the bottom.

p.s. Here is one more picture book on mindfulness:

A World of Mindfulness: Use Your Senses. Find Your Calm. from the editors and illustrators of Pajama Press

Fourteen illustrators depict mindfulness mantras to help kids slow down and find their calm. [picture book, ages 3 and up]

A World of Mindfulness: Use Your Senses. Find Your Calm. from the editors and illustrators of Pajama Press

7 Children’s Books About Mindfulness

I’m delighted to be here on Pragmatic Mom once again, this time to celebrate Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness, with my favorite dog and mindfulness books! I love dogs and dog books, and to combine them with being present, the way dogs live in the moment, is a pawfect thing to be posting about. Plus you’re going to love Pete Oswald’s touching and joyful illustrations.

Pete Oswald’s touching and joyful illustrations
So let’s get this pawsome party started!

All of Elise Gravel’s books are funny and punny and playful, and Puppy in My Head: A Book About Mindfulness is no exception. She explains how to tame Ollie, the curious, worrisome, pup in her head, with her magical leash, breath. Gravel’s signature art is humorous and full of feeling.

Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds “I Am” …

series of books from Abrams feature a lot of titles related to be-ing in the world, but I Am Peace is more specifically a book on mindfulness. It focuses of the art of breathing, noticing the here and now, and letting our worries go, and letting things flow. Instead of being an un-anchored boat in a sea of worry, Verde instructs us to be in the moment through breath, our senses, and by connecting with nature so we can choose how we respond rather than reacting. [picture book series, ages 4 and up]

I Am Peace: A book about mindfulness by Susan Verde and Peter Reynolds

My Thoughts are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard and Isabel Roxas …

teaches us how we can alter our weather mood and first accept, and then quiet our worrisome “monkey minds.” Heard provides readers with the tools to find our inner calm and joy through a variety of breathing exercises and shows readers how to cultivate kindness and mindfulness. Calm inside = calm outside. [picture book, ages 8 and up]

My Thoughts are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness

Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh: Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning/This is How I Know: A Book about the Seasons by Brittany Luby and Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley …

is a bilingual book written in Anishinaabemowin and English and a lovely and lyrical ode to nature and the seasons and a way of be-ing.

We observe a child and their grandmother’s wonder and joy as they immerse themselves in the glory of each season. This is one of my favorite passages in English: “When the insects billow black from the trees,/and the sun slips into an orange dream./This is how I know summer.” [picture book, ages 3 and up]

This is How I Know: A Book about the Seasons

Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems by Kate Coombs and Anna Emilia Laitinen …

reveals how readers can “breathe and be,” with our breath as a river of peace as we watch our thoughts swimming by like little fish until we find the quiet place in our heads, snug and safe like an egg in a nest. When we are be-ing, we are calm and keenly aware of our connections to the natural world around us—as clouds, or mountains, stones, seeds, or trees, still ourselves, but a joyful part of everything around us. [poetry picture book, ages 4 and up]

Breathe and Be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems

Stay: A Girl, a Dog and a Bucket List by sister duo Kate and M. Sarah Klise

I love this book, and though I have read it countless times, I always weep. Though it’s not directly about mindfulness, it’s a poignant book about the bond between a girl named Astrid and her aging canine companion and a reminder that enjoying memorable moments and time with those we love is the best gift we can give and receive. [picture book, ages 3 and up]

Stay: A Girl, a Dog and a Bucket List

Now it’s time to give you a gift!

Thanks to the generosity of HarperCollins, we’ll be giving away a signed copy of Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness!

Leave a comment below and tell us about your favorite dog and how you like to spend time together. If you don’t have a dog, what are your favorite ways to be mindful in nature?

Thanks again, Mia!

 

Being a Dog GIVEAWAY with a Signed Bookplate and Bookmark!

We are giving away a copy of Being a Dog along with a signed bookplate and bookmark. To enter, please see the Rafflecopter below. We can only mail to U.S. and A.F.O. addresses.

Being a Dog by Maria Gianferrari

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Maria Gianferrari

Maria Gianferrari and her rescue dog Maple play race and chase in Massachusetts rain or shine. She’s also the author of these pawsome dog “tails”: the Penny & Jelly books, Hello Goodbye Dog, and Operation Rescue Dog. Can you tell that Maria loves dogs? Writing Being a Dog helped Maria feel joy again after losing her rescue dog Becca. You can learn more about Maria at her website, www.mariagianferrari.com

 

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17 thoughts on “7 Children’s Books About Mindfulness + GIVEAWAY!”

  1. Danielle Hammelef says:
    April 18, 2022 at 9:52 am

    I also love Stay. One of my favorite dog books is Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria.

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 11:59 am

      Thanks, Danielle! You’re the best!!

      Reply
  2. Lori says:
    April 18, 2022 at 11:39 am

    My favorite dog books are Bark, George and Cosmo Zooms.

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm

      Great books, Lori!

      Reply
  3. Sandra says:
    April 18, 2022 at 12:09 pm

    An old favorite is Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm

      That’s a lovely book, Sandra.

      Reply
  4. bn100 says:
    April 18, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Clifford

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm

      A classic. Loved it as a kid!

      Reply
  5. John Smith says:
    April 19, 2022 at 7:35 am

    “Being a Dog” looks great–look at the wonderful colors, and the happy dog character!

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm

      Pete’s art is contagiously joyful, John. I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  6. Audrey Stewart says:
    April 19, 2022 at 7:48 am

    Clifford is our favorite dog book. We also loved the movie.

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:01 pm

      Another vote for Clifford 🙂

      Reply
  7. Ben says:
    April 19, 2022 at 10:27 am

    My favorite dog is Mr. Peanutbutter from Bojack Horseman. One of my kid’s favorite dog books is “Naughty Nana” by Saralyn Richard.

    Reply
    1. Maria Gianferrari says:
      April 19, 2022 at 12:02 pm

      I will have to look those up, Ben. They’re not familiar to me. Thanks for the recs!

      Reply
  8. Maria Gianferrari says:
    April 19, 2022 at 11:59 am

    Thanks so much, Mia!!

    Reply
  9. Julie Waldron says:
    May 15, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    My favorite book about a dog is a classic, The Poky Little Puppy.

    Reply
  10. Maria Adcock says:
    February 8, 2023 at 11:18 pm

    This is so timely…kids really need books like this. Thanks for sharing these books!

    Reply

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