Yoga and mindfulness books
Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda by Lauren Alderfer
Meditate with Me by Mariam Gates
What does it mean to be present? by Rana DiOrio
What does it mean to be Kind? by Rana DiOrio
Zoo Zen by Kristen Fischer
Breathe and Be (a book of mindfulness poems) by Kate Coombs
Master of Mindfulness (How to be your own Superhero in times of stress) by Laurie Grossman and Angelina Alvarez (age 7 and up)
Yawning Yoga by Laurie Jordan
I am Yoga by Susan Verde
I am Peace by Susan Verde
This Moment is your Life (and so is this one) by Mariam Gates (age 10 and up)
Is Nothing Something? (Kid’s questions and zen answers about life, death, family, friendship, and everything in between) by Thich That Hanh
Good Selfie by Turia Pitt (tips and tools for teens to nail life)
Wee Yogis Grow and Wee Yogis Connect by Kaylee Smiles (children’s yoga music, wonderful to use with all ages)
A Little Spot of Flexible Thinking by Diane Alber (all of the little spot books are awesome)
The Rechargeables by Tom Rath
Empathy and resilience books
Kimochis character books: Bug makes a splash! Cat’s not so perfect Sandcastle. Bella Rose and the “no more yay” Birthday. Cloud’s best worst Day ever. Huggtopus makes way for Play. Clover’s happy-go-not-so-lucky camping trip.
What Should Danny Do? and What should Danny do at school? (the power to choose and understanding the consequences) by Ganit & Adir Levy
Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully by Audrey Penn
Buddha at Bedtime (awesome short stories with wonderful life lessons) by Dharmachari Nagaraja (age 6-up)
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Pete the Cat books by E. Litwin (age 1-5)
A Perfectly Messed-up Story by Patrick McDonnell
Have you filled a Bucket Today? ( a guide to daily happiness for kids) by Carol McCloud
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
When you are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller
Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller
My Strong Mind by Niels Van Hove
A Walk in the Rain with a Brain by Edwards M. Hallowell, M.D.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld (power of friendship)
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
In my Heart (a book of feelings) by Jo Witek
Emma’s Worry Clouds by Annabella Hagen
We’re all Wonders by RJ Palacio
Be a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. by Charles M. Schulz
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun (having the courage to be who you are) by Maria Dismondy
What Do you do with a problem? by Kobi Yamada
What do you do with an idea? by Kobi Yamada
Just Kidding by Tracy Ludwig (teaches the power of friendly words and actions and how mean teasing is) (ages 7-up)
The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man by Michael Chabon (teaches children calming tools and superpowers)
Two by Kathryn Otoshi (friendship and letting go)
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Books without words
(These books are beneficial to children of all ages for language development and creativity. They will help children to express themselves, sequence events, label emotions of characters, tell a story and expand vocabulary. They can also be a great confidence builder allowing kids to tell the story and not worry about reading the words.)
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Fossil by Bill Thomson
The Typewriter by Bill Thomson
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Tuesday by David Wiesner
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Wave by Suzy Lee
Float by Daniel Miyares
Pool by Jihyeon Lee
Draw the Line by Kathryn Otoshi
La La La by Kate DiCamillo
Journey by Aaron Becker
Frog, where are you? Frog goes to dinner. A boy, a dog and a frog. A boy, a dog, a frog and a friend. All by Mercer Mayer (ages 2-6)
The book with no pictures by B.J. Novak