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Each Breath a Smile
Based on teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh; Written down by Sister Thuc Nghiem; Illustrated by Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong
View this bookInspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, in Each Breath a Smile children learn how to calm body and mind and enjoy the present moment.
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A Handful of Quiet
Happiness in Four Pebbles
View this bookA Handful of Quiet presents one of the best known and most innovative meditation practices developed by Thich Nhat Hanh as part of the Plum Village community's practice with children....
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Anh’s Anger
View this bookThis wonderful and engaging story gives children and caregivers a concrete practice for dealing with anger and other difficult emotions. In Anh’s Anger, five-year-old Anh becomes enraged when his grandfather...
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A Pebble for Your Pocket
Mindful Stories for Children and Grown-ups
View this bookDrawn from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Dharma talks given to young people, A Pebble for Your Pocket presents the basic teachings of the Buddha in accessible and modern language. Combining the...
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Planting Seeds
Practicing Mindfulness with Children
View this bookPlanting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children is the fruit of decades of development and innovation in the Plum Village community's collective practice with children. Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's thirty...
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Charlotte and the Quiet Place
View this book2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award - Gold Winner 2016 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) - Silver Medal Winner 2015 National Parenting Publications (NPPA) - Bronze Award Winner Charlotte...
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Clouds in a Teacup
A Mindful Journey and Coloring Book
View this bookAs soon as you open the cover of Clouds in a Teacup, you step into a contemplative journey of your own creation. Oakland, California artist and activist Brett Cook invites...
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Puppy Mind
View this bookIn this picture book for children and adults, illustrated by Jim Durk, who is adored by thousands of children for his many Clifford the Big Red Dog and Thomas the...
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Awakening Joy for Kids
A Hands-on Guide for Grown-ups to Nourish Themselves and Raise Mindful, Happy Children
View this book2016 Nautilus Book Award – Gold Medal, Parenting & Family Spirit Rock founder, author, and teacher James Baraz’s Awakening Joy offers his large and devoted readership a program to gain...
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Is Nothing Something?
Kids' Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between
View this bookIn Is Nothing Something? Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh answers heartfelt, difficult, and funny questions from children of all ages. Illustrated with original full-color artwork by Jessica McClure, Is Nothing...
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Baby Present
View this bookBaby Present combines the inherent love babies have for one another with a tongue-in-cheek take on mindfulness for their parents and caretakers. This is for the perfect gift for the...
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Girls Rising
A Guide to Nurturing a Confident and Soulful Adolescent
View this bookThis guide for adults working with adolescent girls will help them explore and develop their emotional, social, and spiritual selves. Young people are hungry and capable of engaging in meaningful...
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Steps and Stones
An Anh's Anger Story
View this bookWhen Anh’s friends leave and he feels left out at school, his anger shows up to keep him company. Anh the protagonist of Gail Silver’s previous book Anh’s Anger, is...
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Mop Rides the Waves of Life
A Story of Mindfulness and Surfing
View this bookIf only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves—breathing, letting the...
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Basket of Plums Songbook
Music in the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
View this bookThis songbook shares the songs of Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's Community of Mindful Living in France. With traditional hymns and many of Thich Nhat Hanh's well-know poems set to...
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Peace, Love, Action!
Everyday Acts of Goodness from A to Z
View this bookPeace, Love, Action! is an illustrated, illuminated A-Z of everyday actions that directly make a peaceful, fun, and vibrant world. With original artworks bringing each action to life, "make friends," "go...
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Sacred Places
A Mindful Journey and Coloring Book
View this bookIn this second book in our Mindful Journey Coloring Book series, Thich Nhat Hanh’s wisdom is paired with black-and-white renderings of magical places and simple interiors created by multi- faceted...
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Peace, Bugs, and Understanding
An Adventure in Sibling Harmony
View this bookLily and her little sister Ruby are having a picnic when Ruby spoils their game of checkers. Lily lashes out but soon gets absorbed in a wonderful book, the story...
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The Mindful Family Guidebook
Reconnect with Spirit, Nature, and the People You Love
View this bookTurn off screentime and come back to earth with this family mindfulness guidebook from Chippewa clinical psychologist Renda Dionne Madrigal, who reconnects her family with time-honored indigenous circle practice and...
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The Lion in Me
View this book"When I feel anger start to roar, I take a deep breath and count to four..." In the latest picture book from educator Andrew Nance, author of the bestselling Puppy...
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Mr. Pack Rat Really Wants That
View this bookMr. Pack Rat is a particularly acquisitive small mammal with a hoarding problem (sound like someone you know?). Through trial and error, he begins to question whether having more things...
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The Blank Page
How a Piece of Paper Connects to Everything
View this bookIs a blank page really blank? Beloved poet Alberto Blanco pulls back the curtain and illuminates all of the elements hidden in a single piece of paper: the tree it...
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My Name is Zedonk
View this bookIn the 2010 Census, almost 10 million Americans identified as multiracial. As our population grows, more and more families will be made up of people who may not look just...
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Under the Rose Apple Tree
View this bookIn this sequel to A Pebble for Your Pocket, Zen teacher and poet Thich Nhat Hanh looks deeply at the issues that confront young people in today's society. Applying his...
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Fear, Illustrated
Transforming What Scares Us
View this bookFear, Illustrated is a visually stunning, light-hearted, and compelling visual exploration of the fears people confront in their daily lives. For many years artist Julie Elman has collected common and not-so-common...
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Once Upon a Tree
View this bookThis fable of a little leaf looking for his purpose will delight children and their caretakers.
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Mop Rides the Waves of Change
A Mop Rides Story: Save the Ocean with Mindfulness, Surfing, and a Band
View this bookWhen surfer kid Mop sees plastic in the ocean, he gets mad. But with mindfulness, he realizes anger won't save the waves, and he turns his difficult feelings into a...
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Our Earth, Our Home
Available May 3, 2022.The Essential Japanese Green Living Handbook for Kids
View this bookBeautifully illustrated, energetic guide from Japan for forward-thinking kids and parents on how to live in harmony with our earth—contains sections on DIY crafts, design thinking, mindfulness, gardening, eating, permaculture,...
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We Are All Flowers
Available April 5, 2022.A Story of Appreciating Others
View this bookA rhyming, charming exploration of "flower-watering"—the art of appreciating others—for kids. We are all flowers! We all need compliments and appreciation to be our best selves, just like flowers need...
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Where Is the Buddha?
Available November 23, 2021.View this bookIn this new story for children from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, a young boy named Hu goes on a journey to find the Buddha, only to discover the Buddha is in each one of us.