Preschool:

How Kind!

A perfect book for kids’ yoga classes. The book's pay-it-forward theme encourages children to be kind and do nice things for other people!

Penguin Problems

A funny book about gratitude, brought to life by the challenges of the animal world! Perfect to share with kids during yoga classes.

Big Red Barn

In the barnyard there are roosters and cows, horses and goats, and a pink piglet who is learning to squeal.  A perfect book for your farm-themed kids yoga classes.

Sharing Our World

A beautiful intro to the animals from the Pacific Northwest Coast. Bring kids’ imaginations to life in yoga classes y becoming Thunderbird, Wolf, Salmon, Eagle, Hummingbird and Whale, to name a few.

$12

Do Crocs Kiss?

Do crocs cry? Do crocs clap? All I know is crocs go . . . SNAP! This book is great for funny kids’ yoga classes, featuring lions, tigers, and bears, as well as the snappy title reptile and other favorite creatures.

We All Play

Animals and kids love to play! This wonderful book celebrates playtime and the connection between children and the natural world, a perfect book for your kids’ yoga class.

Sweetest Kulu

"Dream a little, Kulu, this world now sings a most beautiful song of you."

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Perfect for your Arctic Animals kids yoga class.


 

CASEL (Books that Understand You):

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish from the Sea

In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: a boy or a girl? A bird or a fish? A flower or a shooting star?

A beautiful tale of inclusivity, perfect for your kids’ yoga curriculum.

What If…

A child is determined to express herself If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage. If she can't do that, she'll turn her world into a canvas. And if everything around her is taken away, she'll sing, dance, and dream...

An inspirational tale to build resilience, perfect for your kids’ yoga class.

Drum Dream Girl

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.

Outside In

From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, even when we're stuck inside. Five starred reviews.

One Love

One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation. Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighbourhood for the better.

A great accompaniment to your kids’ yoga class.

Giraffes Can't Dance

Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend.

Give your yoga students some inspiration with this tale of resilience!

Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda

This wonderful picture book for children and adults alike introduces the powerful practice of mindfulness in a fun and exciting way. With the delightful Monkey and his serene friend Happy Panda guiding readers to a calmer and more attentive mind, this whimsical yet warm presentation will delight all readers.

The Color Monster: A Story about Emotions

Unpack feelings with color in this international bestseller that helps young readers identify emotions and feel more in control.

Perfect for your SEL curriculum.

Be A Tree!

Stand tall.
Stretch your branches to the sun.
Be a tree!
We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun.
Enjoy this ode to nature, perfect for your kids’ yoga classes.

Scaredy Squirrel

Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees.

Join Scaredy Squirrel face his anxious feelings in a humorous and gentle way.

Perfect for your SEL curriculum.

Puppy In My Head

Ollie is the puppy living inside of our narrator''s head, and when Ollie panics or is too energetic, the narrator feels that way, too! But she learns to handle the situation with her breath and her mindfulness, and by talking it out with an adult.

A funny and compassionate way to build on your SEL curriculum and support kids to understand anxious thoughts.

Name Jar

Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her, so instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning.

Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth

Ganesha is just like any other kid, except he has the head of an elephant and rides around on a magical mouse. And he loves sweets, especially the traditional dessert laddoo. But when Ganesha insists on biting into a super jumbo jawbreaker laddoo, his tusk breaks off! Ganesha is terribly upset, but with the help of the wise poet Vyasa, he learns that what seems broken can actually be quite useful after all. With vibrant, graphic illustrations, expressive characters, and off-beat humor, this is a wonderfully inventive twist on a classic tale.


When We Are Kind

When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages.

 

Book Series:

Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny

Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else But she never hurts another creature . . . unless she has to.

This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling combination of child-friendly scenarios and Eastern wisdom perfect for the youngest readers.

Perfect short chapters, appropriate for story time at the end of a longer kids yoga class.

Bunjitsu

Bunny

Jumps to the Moon

No one can hold this bunny back! The third Bunjitsu Bunny chapter book follows Isabel as she makes friends, faces her fears, and more!

Perfect short chapters, appropriate for story time at the end of a longer kids yoga class.

Bunjitsu Bunny's Best Move

With even more fun, adventures, and wisdom than before, Bunjitsu Bunny's Best Move continues to charm in this beguilingly funny chapter book series on one bunny's feats in martial arts. The lively story about a kind and wise rabbit, with two-color illustrations, will appeal to young martial arts fans.

Perfect short chapters, appropriate for story time at the end of a longer kids yoga class.


 

Yoga Picture Books (Books that “Move” You):

Breathe Like a Bear

Kids learn the skills of breathing like a hibernating bear. Best of all, it can be performed anywhere: in the backseat of a car, at home, or even at a child's desk at school. Great for your SEL/ yoga curriculum.

Peaceful like a Panda

Easy-to-follow exercises to help kids calmly navigate their day, from sunrise to sunset. With sections dedicated to key activities in a child''s routine--waking up, traveling, learning, playing, eating, and bedtime--kids can learn techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions anywhere, anytime.

You Are a Lion

Yoga is great for kids because it promotes flexibility and focus - and it's relaxing good fun! The charming pictures of children and animals and the lyrical text make this gentle introduction to yoga a book to be treasured.

Mindful Moves

Mindfulness is proven to boost children’s physical, mental, and socio-emotional development, but establishing the practice requires making it a part of daily life. With delightful illustrations and kid-friendly language, Mindful Moves introduces kids to simple mindfulness activities that are fun, easy to remember, and available for kids to turn to any time the need arises, no matter where they are.

Yoga Bug

Yoga Bug guides children through ten authentic yoga poses named after insects that unfold in an irresistibly whimsical flow of play, imagination, and movement. Kids will want to return to them again and again.

The Yoga Game by the Sea

The Yoga Game by the Sea invites children to feel the waves of their breath, to connect with the joy of a diving dolphin and to discover the magic of nature. A beautiful way of engaging body, mind and spirit.

The Yoga Game in the Garden

The second book in The Yoga Game series wiggles its way to the garden. Hum like a bee! Grow like a tree! Enjoy another delightful yoga practice with more entertaining rhymes, enchanting riddles and whimsical illustrations.

Dinosaur Yoga

Introduces children to the joys and benefits of yoga--through dinosaurs Triceratops, Pterodactyl, T-Rex, and others learn to bend, stretch, and breathe through a yoga flow. Instead of being sad, mad, or frustrated when things aren't going their way, the dinosaurs practice yoga to feel better.

Perfect for your dino-themed kids yoga class!

I am Peace

Discover the power of mindfulness in this board book edition from the bestselling team behind I Am Human and I Am Love!

I am Yoga

I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it.

 
 

Seasonal:

The Snow Bear

Sara loves to listen to Grandpa’s stories of his adventures in the Canadian Arctic when he was a boy. As the snow begins to fall, she builds a snow bear just like the one in Grandpa’s story. In the middle of the night, Sara wakes up and sets out on an enchanted journey through a world of ice and meets a special polar bear cub who befriends her. But will she ever find her way back home?

Perfect for your winter-themed kids yoga class.

The Year We Learned to Fly

On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother’s advice: “Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing. Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored you are now.” And before they know it, their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom.

Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story

In this cozy bedtime story, follow a child and his grandma through a winter landscape to explore how the Earth goes to sleep for winter.

Spot the sleeping animals as the tale unfolds, then learn about their hibernation habits from the information pages at the end.

Perfect for your winter-themed kids yoga class.

Over & Under the Snow

Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow.

No Two Alike

Follow a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey though a gorgeous winter landscape to explore how everything, everywhere is wonderfully unique--from branches and leaves to forests and trees to friends and loved ones.

 

Teacher Resources (Picked by our teachers!):

Yoga Revolution

It is time to address the dissonance between the often superficial way yoga is currently being practiced and the depth of yoga’s ancient universal spiritual teachings. In this clarion call to action, Jivana Heyman offers a blueprint for cultivating a practice based in the ancient wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras in service of those experiencing exclusion and oppression.

Recommended by Amanda!

The Body Keeps the Score

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with trauma survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he science to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity.

Recommended by Danya!

The Book of Awakening

The Book of Awakening is the result of Nepo's journey of the soul and will inspire others to embark on their own. He speaks of spirit and friendship, urging readers to stay vital and in love with this life, no matter the hardships. Encompassing many traditions and voices, Nepo's words offer insight on pain, wonder, and love. Each entry is accompanied by an exercise that will surprise and delight the reader in its mind-waking ability.

Recommended by Danya!

Bringing Yoga to Life

Expanding upon the teachings of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the core text of the yoga tradition, Donna Farhi describes yoga's transforming power as a complete life practice, far beyond its common reduction to mere exercise routine or stress management. This is the philosophy of yoga as a path to a deeper awareness of self. Drawing upon her years of teaching with students, Farhi guides readers through all the pitfalls and promises of navigating a spiritual practice.

Recommended by Danya!


Yoke

Finding self-acceptance both on and off the mat.
In Sanskrit, yoga means to “yoke.” To yoke mind and body, movement and breath, light and dark, the good and the bad. This larger idea of “yoke” is what Jessamyn Stanley calls the yoga of the everyday—a yoga that is not just about perfecting your downward dog but about applying the hard lessons learned on the mat to the even harder daily project of living.

Recommended By Miri!