Rachel’s Day in the Garden: A Kids Yoga Spring Colors Book

Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden.  Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly.  Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow.  The storybook includes a list of kids yoga poses and a parent-teacher guide.  Kids Yoga Stories introduce you to engaging characters who will get your child laughing, moving, and creating.  Reading is good for the mind AND body!  The story links several yoga poses in a specific sequence to create a coherent and meaningful story.  This spring yoga story for ages 3 to 6 is more than a storybook, but it’s also a unique experience forchildren.   Rachel’s Day in the Garden is the first book in a seasonal yoga book series.  The summer yoga book is also now available: Ella’s Summer Fun.   The fall and winter ones are in production, coming soon!

My thoughts:

Spring is in the air.  After a long winter where I live, we look forward to the renewal of spring.  My family looks forward to the sun, the flowers, and the gardening.  Giselle Shardlow, the creator, of Kids Yoga Stories has again created a story designed to help children learn through movement and fun.  In Rachel’s Day in the Garden, a little girl and her puppy wake up and explore the wonders of spring through specific yoga poses that are woven throughout the story.  The story and the poses compliment each other in a seamless fashion.  The illustrations bring the story to life just as spring brings the earth to life.  They are bright and vibrant, and I particularly loved the feeling of texture added to each page.  This book makes learning easy and fun for children and would definitely be an addition to spring collection of books at home or at school.  There is a list of yoga poses at the end of the book with a demonstration that matches the keywords in the story as well as a Parent-Teacher Guide.  My daughter and I enjoy the kid yoga stories together and it makes great parent-child bonding time.  It makes us feel good.

This is an example of one of the pages from Rachel’s Day in the Garden.  You can see the yoga pose in the top right hand corner.  The text informs the reader about how bees and flowers help a garden grow and this is my favourite page for texture.  I love the designs in the sky and the contrast of the bright flowers in the green grass.

*Disclaimer:  This post is a part of a book blast hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews.  I only review books my family enjoys or I think my readers will enjoy.

I hope you have beautiful spring day where ever you are,

Bonnie

This is the third book I have reviewed of Kids Yoga Stories.  Here are my previous reviews: