Good morning yoga : a pose-by-pose wake up story /

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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!

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Kirkus Book Review

Morning yoga stretches for children to wake them up and launch their days. After helping young readers gently end their days in Good Night Yoga (2015), Gates and Hinder return with a salutation for their mornings. Written in first person, the book has two sets of text that can be read separately or in tandem. The rhyming lines in bold describe the primary concepts behind the book's 12 poses. A red-haired white girl imagines herself as a fiery volcano to illustrate a salutation pose. A brown-skinned boy prepares to ski jump in a variation of a mountain pose. Each pose is accompanied by italicized text that acts as both instruction and an affirmation. The soothing repetition encourages readers to focus on their breathing as they move through their morning stretches. Hinder's playful illustrations animate Gates' descriptions and affirmations. Each character fully embodies his or her pose as if ready to leap off the page. The balance of bold and soft colors mirrors the energizing yet focused movements of the stretches. Young readers will easily see themselves in one of the many diverse children in the book. Also included are a recap of the poses with short instructions and a guided visualization that adults can read to children. An energizing yoga practice portrayed by lively and diverse characters that should inspire multiple readings. (Informational picture book. 3-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Mariam Gates
Mariam Gates holds a master's in education from Harvard University and is the creator of the renowned Kid Power Yoga. She is the author of the bestselling Good Night Yoga and many other yoga-related books for children. She lives in Northern California. For more, see mariamgates.com.

Sarah Jane Hinder
Sarah Jane Hinder is a yoga and mindfulness teacher and the illustrator of several bestselling children's picture books, including Good Night Yoga and Good Morning Yoga. She is also the author and illustrator of Hello, Sun! and the bestselling yoga board book series that includes Yoga Bug , Yoga Bear , Yoga Whale , and Yoga Bunny . Sarah lives in Manchester, England. For more information, visit sarahjanehinder.com.