Mindful Tots: Animal Antics
Barefoot Books
Help toddlers focus as they transition from one activity to the next. This sturdy yet stylish board book is designed to enable caregivers to practice a mindful movement exercise with children as young as 2 years old. Written by the award-winning author of the bestselling Mindful Kids activity deck, Whitney Stewart, in collaboration with early childhood development specialist Stefanie Paige Wieder, M.S.Ed., Mindful Tots: Animal Antics uses simple, straightforward instructions and bright illustrations to encourage imaginative play alongside mindful focus. Use with the rest of the Mindful Tots series to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions.
Rocio Alejandro has illustrated many children's books published both in her home country of Argentina and abroad. In 2017, she won the X Compostela Prize for her book, La huerta de Simon. Whitney Stewart has trekked in a Himalayan snowstorm with Sir Edmund Hillary, climbed to remote Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, interviewed the Dalai Lama in India and sat for days in meditation retreats. She is the author Barefoot Books' bestselling activity deck, Mindful Kids. When she is not writing or traveling, she teaches mindfulness and meditation to children and adults. Stefanie Paige Wieder, MS.Ed., is a child development specialist who has developed many titles for Barefoot, including the Build-a-Story Cards product line and the Barefoot First Games series. She holds degrees from Harvard University and the Bank Street Graduate School of Education.