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