Mindful Tots: Loving Kindness (Bilingual Tagalog & English)

by Whitney Stewart, Rocío Alejandro (Illustrator)

Introduce small children to a mindfulness practice designed to nurture compassion towards oneself and others with this sturdy, stylish board book. Pair with Mindful Tummy Ride to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions. This edition features bilingual Tagalog-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

14 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2019

About the author

Whitney Stewart has interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Sir Edmund Hillary for her young adult biographies. She has traveled all over Europe and Asia to write her books. When she is not writing, she is usually visiting schools and libraries to give talks.

Her personal interests are in reading, traveling, yoga, meditation, and sea kayaking. She lives with her husband and son.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of the Mindful Tots series intended to foster empathy through the practice of mindfulness, this board book helps youngsters slow down and think. By considering the questions posed such as who is your friend? and what does it mean to be a friend? as well as encouraging youngsters to think about ways they can be at peace and loving, the book provides a mantra for well being. For youngsters who would like to reach out to others, this book helps them find some ways to do so. And if they aren't able to come up with possible actions, conversations with adults or older friends or siblings might help them do just that. The brightly-colored illustrations and simple lines prompt a sense of peacefulness and contentment. As many of us have come to realize, sometimes happiness comes from the simplest of things and often from time spent with others.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book for toddlers and even preschoolers (because why not) about being calm, loved, and showing kindness. The illustrations are colorful and the book doesn't have THAT much text in it, but more than I'm used to seeing in board books. The pages have more than a sentence on them. I like how it asks a question and then answers it. You can pause while reading this book to ask your child the question and then read what the book says.

[Brindi Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is a sweet and helpful series for little ones

[McKinnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

good for teaching mindfulness

[Allison · Rating 2 out of 5]

Concept is great, delivery is not perfect. It does not flow and my kid lost interest almost immediately.

[Twos Bothell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still a little abstract for two year olds, but the detailed pictures helped.

[kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

like the diversity