Don't Feed the Animals

by Tima Vlasto

A book for children and the growth of self-esteem

Don't Feed the Animals will guide you through a young girl's challenges in a weird and wonderful place called the 'Zoo of Life'. Her imagination turns anxieties into strange creatures that "feed" on her fear. Romp along with her as she starts to understand the results of self-defeating judgement while walking down the 'Road of Obstacles' where her negative thoughts magically turn into "thought" animals that hug, grab and hold on tightly to her. Will she free herself of the burden of the animals? …only if she sees the signs and learns how to "not feed the animals," i.e. her negative thoughts! Other descriptive items in the book are the 'People's Place', 'The Mountain of Challenges', and the 'Sea of Feelings'.

Reviews

This story can serve as a wonderful tool to help children with confidence and to be more aware of their thoughts. In turn, it will help children realize that they have the POWER within them to CHOOSE their thoughts, change negative thoughts to positive thoughts, no matter what is happening to them in the outside world. – Erin Kelly-Allshouse, Children of the New Earth magazine

Tima Vlasto has written an excellent children's book offering the potential to reshape a child's negative brain babble.

Don't Feed the Animals is an asset to parents and teachers in conquering the ever present doubts in developing young minds. The author creatively transforms downbeat thoughts into vivacious creatures leading children to learn how "not" to feed the animals.

Children will romp along on a journey through the Zoo of Life with a little girl as she starts to understand the results of self-defeating judgement. While visiting the Zoo of Life, she meanders through the Road of Obstacles, People's Place, Mountain of Challenges and Sea of Feeling.

This is a perfect book to help open the right mindset for developing a solid good self-esteem. Ingenious and artistically illustrated. – Sherry Russell, Midwest Book Review

"Excellent Learning Tool!” A young girl's imagination turns anxieties into strange creatures that "feed" on her fear.

This wonderful children's book teaches children that they have the ability within them to change negative thoughts into positive ones.

As a tool—parents can teach tots "not" to feed the animals, thus giving them more confidence and control. That no matter what occurs within the surrounding's – we have the ultimate power to change course as to how events will turn out.

Author Tima Vlasto has created an entertaining "how to" for kids of all ages! – Betsie, Betsie's Literary Page

"Unique!" "Don't Feed the Animals" by Tima Vlasto. Bright and beautiful illustrations guide you through this positive, different and quite unique book for children. A young girl takes a trip through a metaphorical zoo gathering animals symbolic of her negative thoughts. She chooses to transform her state of mind and be free of the clinging creatures. Very simple so suitable from very young upwards. – Lucy Burnett, www.veganfamily.co.uk

Loved it! – Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., Author of Love is Letting Go of Fear

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2016

About the author

Tima Vlasto grew up in New York City and studied at Skidmore College, Columbia University and the School of Visual Arts.

She is a web developer, writer and illustrator.

In 2004, while in Greece, she illustrated and authored the children's picture book, "Don't Feed the Animals" which received honors by the Hellenic Book Club, honorable mention by the National Library of Greece in the Books for Learning category and was a recommended book for ages 4-8 by the Starbucks "Commitment to Communities" program in Greece. The hardcover Greek and English versions sold out in 2008. The book is now available for Kindle on Amazon.com