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  • Published: 3 October 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593486726
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries

A Story with a Calming Mantra and Mindful Prompts



A companion picture book to Breathe Like a Bear that helps kids feel calm and ready to meet new classmates!

A companion picture book to Breathe Like a Bear that helps kids feel calm and ready to meet new classmates!

Bear can't wait to go to her first day of school. But she and a few of her friends are also feeling a little anxious. Luckily, Owl has the perfect words for them all to say to calm the jitters and help them recognize the similarities we share under the trappings of our uniqueness. 

Introducing a mantra for first-day—and any-day—worries, Breathe Like a Bear: First-Day-of-School Worries uses an easy-to-follow breathing exercise, mindful prompts, and a soothing mantra that will help kids navigate their anxiety long after the final page. This prescriptive and teachable picture book is an invaluable tool for every child's early social-emotional education.

  • Published: 3 October 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593486726
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

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Praise for Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries

“Breathe Like a Bear is a beautiful guide to mindfulness. Parents, teachers, caregivers— and especially kids—will love the different ways to explore mindfulness and breath through animals and story in Breathe Like a Bear. Both lyrical and practical, this much-needed book will help children navigate the world around them!”
—Susan Verde, author of I Am Yoga and I Am Peace