Books like What Does It Mean to Be Present?: (Mindfulness for Kids Picture Book)
By Rana DiOrio
For the kid who rushes through everything — this book slows the whole day down and shows what it feels like to actually notice it. gentle, reflective, grounding
A day in the life of family and friends unfolds from morning to night, moving from a tiny shell on the beach to the wide, darkening sunset sky.
A sheltered prince leaves his palace, encounters suffering and death for the first time, and gives up his family and wealth to search for the truth of life — a journey that ends in enlightenment beneath a bodhi tree.
A boy and his father fish before dawn at a Minneapolis pond, not for sport but for food, while stories of a different pond back in Vietnam quietly surface between casts.
A gentle guide to love in all its forms — a child learns to pause, put a hand on their heart, and listen for compassion even when fear, anger, or sadness storms inside.
A boy named Nikolai sets out to answer three big questions — when is the best time to do things, who is most important, and what is the right thing to do — and finds his answers by helping a stranger in need.
A giant panda named Stillwater moves in next door and befriends three siblings, sharing an ancient Zen tale with each one that quietly reshapes how they see the world.
A boy tags along for a Friday night shift at the school where his dad works as a custodian, shooting baskets in the half-lit gym and sweeping the stage while the rest of the city sleeps.
A gentle invitation for children to notice whatever feeling shows up that day, welcome it like a visitor, and explore where and how it shows up in the body.
A mouse family faces the loss of someone they love, and gentle Bear helps each one — including quiet little Tiny — find their own way to understand and express their grief.
A family leaves the comfortable, familiar house they love and moves somewhere new, discovering that home is really the people you share it with.
A gentle poem asks young readers to remember the sky they were born under, the moon, the sun's dawn birth, and the family and creatures that connect them to the earth.
On a quiet rainy morning while Papa and Luca sleep, a little girl follows her mama through their cinnamon-scented house, wanting to be wherever Mama is.
