These are some of the books I love and are currently on my shelf.   Please send me suggestions of your favorite books and I can add them to the list. 

 Classroom and Parenting Books

 

• Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda by Lauren Alderfer and Kerry Lee MacLean

 

• When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry by: Bang, Molly

 

• The Quilt Maker’s Gift by: Brumbeau,

 

• Fly Away Home by: Bunting, Eve

 

• The Memory String by: Bunting, Eve

 

• The Summer of Riley by: Bunting Eve

 

• Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul: 101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter: by Jack Canfield, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap

 

• Is There Really a Human Race? By: Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell

 

• Boxes for Katje by: Fleming, Candace

 

• Westlandia by: Paul Fleischman

 

• The Mindful Child by Susan Kaiser-Greenland

 

• Yoga Pretzels: 50 Fun Yoga Activities for Kids & Grownups by: Tara Guber, Leah Kalish, Sophie Fatus

• 10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn

 

• Wemberly Worried by: Henke, Ken

 

• What Are You So Grumpy About? by: Lichtenheld, Tom

 

• Sarah, Plain and Tall by: MacLachlan, Patricia,

 

• Peaceful Piggy Meditation, Moody Cow Meditates & Peaceful Piggy by: Maclean, Kerry Lee

 

• Stone Soup by: Muth, Jon

 

• The Three Questions by: Muth Jon

 

• The Ant Bully by: Nickle, John

 

• Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by: Pearson, Emily

 

• Wonder by R. J. Palacio

 

• Oh the Places You’ll Go by: Dr. Seuss

 

• Oh, The Thinks You Can Think by: Dr. Seuss

 

• My Many Coloured Days by Dr. Seuss

 

• The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids by: Lawrence Shapiro & Robin Sprague

 

• Still like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and their Parents) by: Eline Snel

 

• Stargirl : Jerry Spinelli

 

• Planting Seeds: Practicing mindfulness with children by: Thich Nhat Hanh and Wietske Vriezen

 

• A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in 4 Pebbles by: Thich Nhat Hanh

 

• Homelessbird: by:Gloria Whelan

 

• How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad! By: Jane Yolen

 

 

 

 

 

Mindful Parenting Books

• Mindfulness for Kids I: 7 Children’s Meditations & Mindfulness Practices to Help Kids Be More Focused, Calm and Relaxed: Seven Meditation Scripts with Warm-up & Follow-up Activities

by Nicola Kluge

 

• Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Jon Kabat-Zinn & Myla Kabat-Zinn

 

• The Whole Brain Child:12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

 

• No Drama Discipline: The Whole Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

 

• Waking Up: A Parents Guide to Mindful Awareness & Connection by Raelynn Maloney

 

• Parenting from the Inside-Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can Help you Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell.

 

 

Here are some websites that I think are good resources for teachers and parents.

 

https://www.happinessandjoylessons.com

 

https://www.awakeningjoy.info/aboutAJForKids.html

 

https://www.awakeningjoy.info

 

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org

 

http://www.mindfulschools.org

 

http://thehawnfoundation.org/mindup/

 

http://mindfulnessinschools.org

 

 

Book reviews and lessons that tie into the list above.

 

 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio A book review by Michele Lilyanna