Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere
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- Create Date：2021-04-16 11:54:41
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kira Willey
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Summary
Breathe Like a Bear is a beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies， breath， and emotions。 Best of all， these 30 simple， short breathing practices and movements can be performed anytime， anywhere: in the car to the grocery store， during heavy homework nights at home， or even at a child’s desk at school。 Based on Kira Willey’s Parents’ Choice GOLD Award-winning CD， Mindful Moments for Kids， this one-of-a-kind book is sure to help kids find calm， gain focus， and feel energized during the day， and encourage families to establish a fun and consistent mindfulness practice， whether at home or on the go。
Reviews
Hanna
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Excellent book with a ton of themed ideas you can calmlu end storytime with， for a variety of ages！
MEGAN C
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Great。 Would work good for a "quiet down" part of storytime。 Great。 Would work good for a "quiet down" part of storytime。 。。。more
NayDoubleU
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Love this seriesI love how simple these books are。 They arent overwhelming but they still get the mindfulness job done。 Great ece companion books
Julia Tetreault
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Title （italicize）: Breathe like a BearAuthor:Kira WilleyIllustrator : Annie bettsGenre: mindfulnessTheme（s）:children being calmOpening line/sentence: It's cold and snowyBrief Book Summary: Breathe like a bear is about a little bear trying to get out of the cold。 He is searching for a warm cave which he ends up finding。 The story expresses the calmness of the bear by having him breathe in and out， which is a great way for the kids to join in and be a part of。 the bear also engages with other anim Title （italicize）: Breathe like a BearAuthor:Kira WilleyIllustrator : Annie bettsGenre: mindfulnessTheme（s）:children being calmOpening line/sentence: It's cold and snowyBrief Book Summary: Breathe like a bear is about a little bear trying to get out of the cold。 He is searching for a warm cave which he ends up finding。 The story expresses the calmness of the bear by having him breathe in and out， which is a great way for the kids to join in and be a part of。 the bear also engages with other animals that breathe with him。Response to Two Professional Reviews : On another description on Good Reads it was expressed that the illustrations are amazing and well thought out and i would have to agree。 The pictures are so colorful and have a calming tone towards them。 A review from Barnes and Noble described the story and it way of engaging with the children and allowing them to practice their skills of calmness and their social emotional learning。Tell Me Framework:Like（s）: The engagement that the story give for the kids to stay focused。 This story is a perfect time to be used right before nap time after their busy day at school。 The story also had very colorful pictures Dislike（s）: I truly like tis book but if i had to dislike something maybe a bears name。Patterns（s）: The breathe in and out skills that children use to calm downPuzzle（s）: Are there more animals the bear can interact with？？Consideration of Instructional Application :Breathe like a bear creates a mindful and calmness setting for kids to find peace。 The book tells stories that help the children focus and have imagination and express their social emotional well beings。 There is more than one series but all tell stories that connect with the children after a busy day and it is time to calm themselves。 The story is also very engaging for the children and asks questions to see if things in the pictures can be spotted out。 。。。more
ivy
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این کتاب برای بچه های 4 یا 5 ساله نوشته شده اما حقیقتا منی که مدت هاست دیگ 5 ساله ام نیست دقیقا اندازه ی یه بچه ی پنج ساله با دیدن عکس ها و نقاشی های کتاب ذوق کردم（حتی شاید از یه بچه ی 5 ساله هم بیشتر😬）。 این کتاب روش های حفظ آرامش و ایجاد حس خوب در بدترین شرایط با یه زبون فوق العاده ساده، دوست داشتنی و قابل درک برای بچه ها توضیح می ده و خلاصه که خیلی کیوت و به شدت سافته🥺بخونیدش همین:） پ ن: مخصوصا اگه مثل من به کودک درون فعال دارید بخونیدش چون قطعا کلی لذت می برید！ پ ن 2:من نمی دونم این کتاب ترجم این کتاب برای بچه های 4 یا 5 ساله نوشته شده اما حقیقتا منی که مدت هاست دیگ 5 ساله ام نیست دقیقا اندازه ی یه بچه ی پنج ساله با دیدن عکس ها و نقاشی های کتاب ذوق کردم（حتی شاید از یه بچه ی 5 ساله هم بیشتر😬）。 این کتاب روش های حفظ آرامش و ایجاد حس خوب در بدترین شرایط با یه زبون فوق العاده ساده، دوست داشتنی و قابل درک برای بچه ها توضیح می ده و خلاصه که خیلی کیوت و به شدت سافته🥺بخونیدش همین:） پ ن: مخصوصا اگه مثل من به کودک درون فعال دارید بخونیدش چون قطعا کلی لذت می برید！ پ ن 2:من نمی دونم این کتاب ترجمه شده یا نه اما اگه بچه ی 5 ساله ای رو می شناسید که سطح زبانش خوب باشه این کتاب می تونه یه هدیه ی فوق العاده باشه براش😍پ ن3:اگه پدر و مادر هستید هم این کتاب بهتون کمک می کنه تا به کودکتون راه های حفظ آرامش و خونسردی رو یاد بدید。 。。。more
Lara Bate
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Teaches children to slow down and learn to listen to the world around them。
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Bunny starts her morning with breath work and stretches before a snack。
Marcela
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I'm honestly surprised at how successful this book was at teaching my 2-year old to take deep， relaxing breaths。 I'm honestly surprised at how successful this book was at teaching my 2-year old to take deep， relaxing breaths。 。。。more
Kelsey
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Love love this book！ My kids love it too。 Has helped my kids learn strategies to calm themselves。 Great illustrations。Just found out the author also has several cds with original songs for kids and mindfulness songs， many that go along with this book。
Heather
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This has been such a lovely addition to our bedtime routine。 Sometimes it gets the boys all silly， but all three of them enjoy it。 Juliet asks every night “are we going to do breathe like a bear tonight？！” And she sits on one of the boys’ beds each time which makes me so happy。 It is such a perfect book for this age。
Meg
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This book is a great way to teach kids about mindfulness。 Things I liked:- The illustrations are so adorable！！ Seriously， they are great and are the best part of the book。 They match the descriptions so well。 - This book does a great job teaching kids how to be mindful。 The practices are simple enough for kids to follow along and they are fun enough to keep them engaged。 - This book even helps adults。 I feel calmer after following along with this book。
Noah
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Breeeeeeeeathhhheeeee。。。。。。。
Juliet McGee
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I want to say something about it。 （Which one was your favorite？） Bunnies！ And breathe like a bear。 The color one。wgs dcwyqc wqety134u6kxtfc547 y4rrhfgrwghwgbrwjg4gvwghjgthgmhgththgthtrb
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I'm in my 20s， so I'm clearly not the target demographic， yet I found myself so relaxed by the end of reading this book。 I loved the illustrations and the simple messages to walk through different ways to be mindful！ I'm in my 20s， so I'm clearly not the target demographic， yet I found myself so relaxed by the end of reading this book。 I loved the illustrations and the simple messages to walk through different ways to be mindful！ 。。。more
Lisa D
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Loved it！
Amanda Lewis
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Love this little book。 I do these meditations with my 6 and 3 year-olds and they love looking at all the illustrations and practicing being mindful like the animals in the book。 The book focuses on mediations that help you be calm， give you focus， use your imagination， make energy， and relax。 They are also just the perfect amount of time to keep little one’s attention span。 This is a great introduction to the world of mindfulness for children。
Audrey
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We really enjoyed this！ So many quick， fun exercises to do with your child （ or just for yourself） H really enjoyed the Thunderstorm one。 Lovely， bright illustrations。
Vernon Area Public Library KIDS
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Neon and pastel colors blend in an incredibly appealing way for young listeners。 Step by step， the listeners are invited to imitate the bunny as he sniffs in and breaths out while he scampers through the forest looking for carrots。 A great technique for calming down from powerful emotions。 Kira is a leading musician in yoga and mindfulness and her books are no different。 So glad to have these for children！Reviewed by: Miss Kelsey， Youth and School Services， Vernon Area Public Librar
Kelsey
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Age: Toddler-KindergartenEmotions: Mindfulness， frustration Neon and pastel colors blend in an incredibly appealing way for young listeners and virtual screens。 Step by step， the listeners are invited to imitate the bunny as he sniffs in and breaths out while he scampers through the forest looking for carrots。 A great technique for calming down from powerful emotions。 Kira is a leading musician in yoga and mindfulness and her books are no different。 So glad to have these for children！
Tompkins County Public Library Youth Services
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Holy cats， what a title！ And gosh， what a lovely book！ The illustrations are SO sweet – somehow clean and calming， while detailed and gorgeous。 And the mindfulness moments within are plentiful and priceless。 If you have a cruiser at home， you might like to look into this one。 I think I'm going to get a copy for our office and start using it at every storytime！ Holy cats， what a title！ And gosh， what a lovely book！ The illustrations are SO sweet – somehow clean and calming， while detailed and gorgeous。 And the mindfulness moments within are plentiful and priceless。 If you have a cruiser at home， you might like to look into this one。 I think I'm going to get a copy for our office and start using it at every storytime！ 。。。more
Sarah T。
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This is such a great book！ I'm going to incorporate 1 activity from it each storytime！ This is such a great book！ I'm going to incorporate 1 activity from it each storytime！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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My son really enjoys this book。
Maeve
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Mindfulness activities （some for calming， focusing， imagining， energizing， and relaxing） for young children （3-8）。 Clear instructions and cute illustrations。
Melanie
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Terrific book。 There is good advice for parents/teachers in the beginning of the book （choose a couple favorites and be able to pull them out of your back pocket without the book）--and that technique may be most helpful with the pre-readers in your life。 They are carefully written and well-imagined guided breathing with various intents: to focus， to be calm， to imagine， to make some energy， or to relax--which is too abstract a description for younger kids。 So， "let's breathe like a bear！" Or "le Terrific book。 There is good advice for parents/teachers in the beginning of the book （choose a couple favorites and be able to pull them out of your back pocket without the book）--and that technique may be most helpful with the pre-readers in your life。 They are carefully written and well-imagined guided breathing with various intents: to focus， to be calm， to imagine， to make some energy， or to relax--which is too abstract a description for younger kids。 So， "let's breathe like a bear！" Or "let's take five！" or "1 2 3 Clap！" or "Lion breath！"Older readers can read/choose their own options （and there are many）， although I have the sense this will be more effective for elementary readers， maybe stretching into maybe middle school？ I can't yet articulate why， and I could certainly be wrong。 Whether it is or not， these are clearly good strategies that children can learn to help themselves。 。。。more
Sara David
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I have utlized this book probably more than any other book on my shelves。 We are a homeschooling family of a child with lots of hyperactivity and we use this book to calm down before exciting or nerve-wracking events， before sleep， before classwork and sometimes just for fun on a rainy day。 I would recommend it to any family， kids of all ages can use it and I think every classroom should have it。
Julie
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I’m so hopeful this book will help the little ones in foster care that I work with as a CASA volunteer！
Kimberly
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Will definitely be buying if I ever have a child！
Nivea Torres
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This is a fun introduction to mindfulness exercises for children。 I actually think that many of the exercises can be used as a warm-up activity with teachers so that they can later model with their students。 My favorite section was "Imagine"。 For example， Imagine You're a Tree， Send Good Thoughts， and Kindness。 These particular mindfulness exercises help us focus on spreading warmth and empathy towards others。 This is a fun introduction to mindfulness exercises for children。 I actually think that many of the exercises can be used as a warm-up activity with teachers so that they can later model with their students。 My favorite section was "Imagine"。 For example， Imagine You're a Tree， Send Good Thoughts， and Kindness。 These particular mindfulness exercises help us focus on spreading warmth and empathy towards others。 。。。more
Effie
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This is a wonderful book。 It teaches a great tool for mindfulness while making it feel like a fun game， encouraging little ones to listen inside their bodies and to move their attention to what they hear all around them。 it keeps it light and never becomes heavy handed。 I wish I'd had this when my little one was small。 Or when I was！ This is a wonderful book。 It teaches a great tool for mindfulness while making it feel like a fun game， encouraging little ones to listen inside their bodies and to move their attention to what they hear all around them。 it keeps it light and never becomes heavy handed。 I wish I'd had this when my little one was small。 Or when I was！ 。。。more
Sarah Colwill
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