My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness [Hardcover]

A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas.

Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways.

But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques.

Georgia Heard is a poet and educatorand she has long had her own meditation practice. InMy Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kidsand their parents and teachersaccessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.

Georgia Heardis a poet, writer, speaker, and educational consultant who teaches and speaks to audiences in the United States and around the world about writing and using poetry with children. She is the author ofThe Arrow Finds Its MarkandFalling Down the Page.She lives in South Florida.

Isabel Roxashas illustrated several children's books, includingLet Me Finish!by Minh L?,A Day in the Marketby May Tobias-Papa, and the 2018 Newbery Medal WinnerHello, Universeby Erin Entrada Kelly. When Isabel is not crafting pictures and stories, she is making little creatures out of clay.

In todays Covid-rattled frenzy of online or hybrid instruction and added strictures on behavior, [here is] Heard's gentle call for mindfulness . . . Therapeutic and accessible: an empowering guide well suited for those growing up in this age of anxiety.l*