With Yoga Whale, babies and toddlers will dive in to the joys of yoga in this colorful board book featuring the ocean and its wonderful inhabitants. Kids meet a charming group of creatures including dolphins, crabs, seahorses, jellyfish, and more. With clear and simple instructions for 10 authentic poses, writer and illustrator Sarah Jane Hinder presents an easy-to-learn yoga flow for the littlest readers.

Countless studies have shown that reading with children in their formative years plants the seeds of lifelong literacy, creativity, and an appreciation for language. An early introduction to yoga has countless benefits as well, teaching children movement, yoga breathing, a love of exercise, and respect for their bodies.

The third in our series of board books, Yoga Whale is a great addition to Yoga Bug and Yoga Bear, and also stands on its own as an introduction to yoga for very young children. Complete with a flow guide for parents and teachers, Yoga Whale is sure to become a playtime favorite.

A Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story

Mariam Gates & Sarah Jane Hinder

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Stretch like a tree, sparkle like a star, and float like a cloud. You'll be dreaming soon.

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Mariam Gates is an inspiring teacher with more than 20 years of experience nurturing young people. Through Kid Power Yoga, she has combined her dedication to teaching yoga with her skills as an educator to guide children in accessing their own inner source of strength, confidence, problem solving, and creativity. She has a master's degree in education from Harvard University and has been profiled in Boston Magazine, the Boston Herald, Alternative Health Magazine, and on television. For more, visit mariamgates.com.

Sarah Jane Hinder is a yoga and mindfulness teacher and the illustrator of several bestselling children's books, including Yoga Bug and Good Morning Yoga. She lives in Manchester, UK, where she creates her work and teaches yoga classes. For more information, visit sarahjanehinder.com/yoga.

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For the wee ones, a board book edition of our bestselling Good Night Yoga.

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Adapted for children under the age of four, the Good Night Yoga board book shares the beautiful poetry and yoga poses from the original bedtime favorite. Relax and unwind with your youngest, following the natural world as it comes to rest at day's end.

Yoga for Littles brings yoga, meditation, and movement into the home for children and families in a fun and playful way. Each card is designed to be engaging and just challenging enough to create a healthy daily habit of mindfulness and calm. Not only do the cards teach yoga poses, they also develop discipline, focus, balance, and wellness for both parents and their littles.

The deck includes 50 stand-alone cards, each featuring one pose with an illustrated child on the front and instructions on the back. The deck also includes The deck also includes a fold-out piece with 50 uniquely customized flows for combining cards. You ll find flows to wake up, to calm down, to make a wish, to balance, to fight the fidgets, or to sleep tight. Plus, you and your child can create endless combinations of your own.

It s never too early to introduce the benefits of yoga to children, and with Yoga for Littles, you can begin practicing with your little yogi right away.

What's the best way to learn yoga? With animals! With Yoga Bear, the second in our yoga board book series, little ones are invited to move, breathe, and play along with jungle animal friends--all while discovering just how fun yoga can be.

Following up on the success of Yoga Bug, writer and illustrator Sarah Jane Hinder presents an easy-to-learn yoga flow for babies, toddlers, and other early readers. With Hinder's colorful and expressive illustrations as a guide, join Bear and his friends--including Monkey, Tiger, Sloth, and Crocodile--on a romp through 10 authentic animal poses.

Countless studies have shown that reading with children in their formative years plants the seeds of lifelong literacy, creativity, curiosity, and an appreciation for language. And it's never too early to start fostering a love of exercise and a respect for one's body with movement practices like yoga.

Complete with a flow guide for parents and teachers, Yoga Bear is sure to become a story-time favorite.

Calm and awake, "I can do this!"

is all I need to say.

A deep breath in, a long breath out--

I am ready for the day!

This "wake up" story is so much more than a story. It's a practice for kids and parents to greet the morning with joy and embark on their daily adventures with intention and confidence. Turn the page and reach up to the sky, press your feet into the earth, and get ready for a great day!

A delightful new board book teaches babies and toddlers 10 yoga poses inspired by woodland creatures

Yoga Bunny invites you and your little one on a woodland yoga adventure with 10 adorable forest critters. Bunny, raccoon, owl, and deer--the gang's all here! From Hero and Half Lotus to Cat and Cow, Yoga Bunny leads babies and toddlers through these authentic poses and more, with guidance from some of their favorite animal friends.

With the fourth yoga board book in her wildly popular series, Sarah Jane Hinder offers parents, grandparents, teachers, and daycare providers a wonderful new way to help children increase body awareness, coordination, concentration, and self-soothing. The left-hand page shows an illustration of a child performing a pose, with the facing page featuring a woodland animal in the same pose, along with a playful narrative. Yoga Bunny also includes a complete yoga flow with instructions for all 10 poses.

Kids love bugs--and what better way to get them excited about yoga than with the help of our multi-legged friends?

This delightfully illustrated board book brings the fun and benefits of authentic yoga practice to infants and toddlers.

Yoga Bug guides children through ten authentic yoga poses named after insects that unfold in an irresistibly whimsical flow of play, imagination, and movement. Kids will want to return to them again and again.

Learning to love and accept our bodies, building lifelong attention, and self-soothing when distressed--when it comes to the benefits of yoga, you can't get started too early. Now, with Yoga Bug, parents, teachers, and caregivers have a perfect way to help children do just that.

Includes a parents' guide to the source yoga poses and helpful tips.