Rachel's Day In the Garden

About the Book

Title: Rachel's Day in the Garden (A Kids Yoga Spring Colors Book) | Author: Giselle Shardlow | Illustrator: Hazel Quintanilla | Publication Date: December 23, 2014 | Publisher: Kids Yoga Stories | Number of pages: 34 | Recommended age: 3 to 6 years Summary: Experience the benefits of yoga while learning about the signs of spring!

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 for children. 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!

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Review

Rachel wakes up to a beautiful day and decides to spend her time outside in the garden with her dog Sammy. When she goes out, Rachel finds many things to explore and finds different poses to see them in.

I loved that this book combined movement through yoga poses, colors and nature to create a whole new reading experience for kids. This is a great way to introduce kids to yoga with easy poses that are associated with plants, animals and actions that they are familiar with such as trees, butterflies and squatting to plant. As you read the story, you are led through a simple yoga sequence. It is also appealing to kids who incorporate movement into learning, associating a yoga pose with a color of an object. The pictures are bright and whimsical. At the end there is a helpful guide for each pose and general yoga tips. This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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About the Author: Giselle Shardlow

Giselle Shardlow is the author of Kids Yoga Stories. Her yoga stories for kids get children learning, moving, and having fun. Giselle draws from her experiences as a teacher, traveler, yogi, and mom to write the stories. She can be found at the Kids Yoga Stories website or on her Amazon author page.

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