Good Night, Body
Finding Calm from Head to Toe
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"A soothing nighttime routine and an age-appropriate introduction to mindfulness." —Kirkus Reviews
Bedtime can be full of big emotions for kids! Calm anxious, busy thoughts with this body scan meditation designed to help kids relax and prepare for sleep. This mindfulness practice will help children let go of the worries, stress, and excitement of the day as they reach their arms like a telescope, let their mouths hang like a hammock, dance their fingers like wind chimes, and listen to their hearts beat a reassuring cadence, "you're loved, you're loved."
From Britney Winn Lee, author of popular books The Boy with Big, Big Feelings and The Girl with Big, Big Questions, comes another powerful book for helping children navigate stress, form positive self-perceptions, and strengthen their hearts and minds. Good Night, Body echoes the comforting chants of Goodnight Moon as it leads children in greeting, moving, and relaxing each body part. With lyrical text and body-positive illustrations, this mindfulness picture book guides kids in connecting with who they are inside and out.
Good Night, Body: Finding Calm from Head to Toe is perfect for
children 4 to 8 and their parents and caregiversfamilies who enjoy yoga and mindfulness exerciseschildren who need a relaxing bedtime ritual to smooth the transition from play to sleepchildren who experience anxiety, insomnia, bedtime fears, and intense emotions
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Winn Lee introduces meditative body scanning with the help of creative visualizations involving puppies, blankets, balloons, and more in this quieting picture book. Addressing the body as "dear friend," first-person narration names more than a dozen body parts in turn for the reader to survey—head, face, eyes, mouth, shoulders, and so on—until it's time to say good night. Captured in mellow hues, smooth digital illustrations present children with varied abilities and skin tones modeling each relaxation technique. In one spread, three children, including one portrayed with vitiligo, doze in hammocks at dusk ("Hello, mouth. May you hang loosely like a hammock"). In another, kids rub their bellies, surrounded by stuffies ("Hello, belly. May you be comfy like a stuffed animal"). The heart provides a chance to repeat "You're loved," and lungs are acknowledged with deep breathing. By the time toes have done their final effective wiggle, readers ought to be ready for peaceful dreams. Ages 4–8.
