The creators of You and Me celebrate the transformative potential of yoga, demonstrating to children how the practice can strengthen their bodies, calm their minds and promote creativity. 50,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
As a young girl practices various standard yoga poses, she imagines herself as a tree touching the sky, a playful dog, a warrior, and more while relaxing and seeing how she fits into the world. - (Baker & Taylor)
New York Times bestselling author and illustrator!
Companion to I Am Love and I Am Peace
“A delightful introduction to the subject as well as a wonderful read-aloud for movement and mindfulness.” —School Library Journal
Celebrate the creativity and self-expression of yoga in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!
An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea. Yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible.
The word “yoga” means union. Yoga is the connection between mind and body. A yoga practice is a way to handle stress, find calm in your mind and strength in your body, and be present. As they grow, children, like adults, encounter stress on many levels, from bad dreams to arguments with siblings to pressure from friends. Yoga can help young children strengthen their bodies, calm their minds, and become aware of the body-mind connection in a noncompetitive, playful way. It’s never too early to learn to be less stressed and more mindful.
I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it.
Also available:
I Am Me
I Am Peace
I Am One
I Am Human
I Am Love
I Am Courage
I Am . . . A Box of Goodness!
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Celebrate the creativity and self-expression of yoga in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!
An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea. Yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible.
Renowned illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and author and certified yoga instructor Susan Verde team up again in this book about creativity and the power of self-expression. I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it.
A kid-friendly guide to yoga poses is included.
Also available: I Am. . . A Box of Goodness! Get I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, and a bonus two-sided poster in a giftable box set.
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Susan Verde is the bestselling author of I Am Yoga, I Am Peace, I Am Human, I Am Love, I Am One, I Am Courage, I Am Me, The Museum, and You and Me, all illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, as well as the Feel-Good Fairy Tales books, illustrated by Jay Fleck, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Soul, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. In addition to writing, she teaches kids yoga and mindfulness. Susan lives with her three children and their menagerie of pets in East Hampton, New York.
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Grand Central Pub)
Susan Verde is the author of The Museum, You and Me, and I Am Peace.
She is a licensed Yoga instructor and lives in East Hampton, New York.
Peter H. Reynolds is the renowned illustrator behind the bestselling Judy
Moody and Stink series, as well as many other award-winning picture
books, including The Dot and Ish. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Susan Verde is the author of The Museum, You and Me, and I Am Peace.
She is a licensed Yoga instructor and lives in East Hampton, New York.
Peter H. Reynolds is the renowned illustrator behind the bestselling Judy
Moody and Stink series, as well as many other award-winning picture
books, including The Dot and Ish. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc.)
Booklist Reviews
In this small-trim picture book, a young girl finds respite from cares and a hectic schedule—school, chores, extracurricular activities, and everyday bustle—in yoga. When the girl feels "small in a world so big," she knows it's time to relax and use her mind and heart "to create and imagine." In subsequent scenarios, the girl describes and visualizes being able to, for example, "soar among the clouds," "dance with the moon," or "sail on the sea," each depiction and setting portraying her in a different yoga pose, progressing toward the affirming and affirmative "I am yoga.I can be anything!" Spare, lyrical text and whimsically detailed, color-washed ink illustrations positively present yoga as a means for rejuvenation and inspiration, as well as the feelings yoga can evoke and encourage, playful to calm. Although an appended author's note lacks discussion of possible age or physical considerations, or precautions for yoga beginners, children's yoga teacher Verde highlights yoga concepts and potential benefits for kids and adults and provides the names, descriptions, and instructions for the 16 poses featured in this book. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.