About this item
Bea is anxiously waiting for her friends to show up for her birthday party. The worries start to grow around her like tree branches. She asks herself questions like, "What if my friends dont like the games?" Her stomach flip-flops and she feels shaky. She tries to run away from the thoughts in the worry tree, but it doesnt work! Bea uses deep-breathing exercises and visualization techniques to calm herself down. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers by Ara Schmitt, PhD, about the ways in which kids can respond to their anxious thoughts.
About the Author
Gail Silver, J.D., E-RYT, RCYT, is the author of Mindful Bea and The Worry Tree and the award winning Anh's Anger children's book series. The trilogy includes Anh's Anger, (winner of the Skipping Stones award for multicultural awareness) , Steps and Stones, (nominated for a Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award) , and Peace, Bugs, and Understanding. Lauded by Publisher's Weekly as "a winning series," the stories provide children with engaging narratives to help them successfully navigate difficult emotions with meditation and mindfulness. Keep up with Gail and her books and the fun facts she shares about herself at www.gailsilver.com, on Twitter @gailpsilver, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AnhsAnger/, and on Instagram at @gailsilver1. A contributing writer to Lion's Roar, Bust Magazines, and screenwriter of the animated family film, Planting Seeds of Mindfulness, Gail is best known for accessing the hearts of children through a combination of humor and realistic dialogue to share the teachings of mindfulness. Prior to becoming a yoga and mindfulness educator, Gail was an attorney, specializing in children's advocacy law. When she's not writing or daydreaming about writing, Gail is busy running Yoga Child, Inc. and The School Mindfulness Project. Learn to teach yoga and mindfulness to children with Gail and the Yoga Child team at www.yogachild.net and help The School Mindfulness Project help Philadelphia's underserved schools at http://www.schoolmindfulness.org.
