(21 Reviews)
This book is a mindfulness story for kids, exploring emotions through the senses.
The story is about a boy and his blue heron, and is inspired by Blackhawk Lake in Minnesota, where a blue heron appears each year.
The boy lives near a lake and visits his dear friend, the blue heron, every year. One day, the heron, who often explores her own emotions through the senses of her body, teaches the child how he may do the same to better understand his own emotions. The child, with the help of the heron, taps into his imagination and they go through imaginary, fun adventures together.
The message of this story is to awaken the imagination of all children, through relaxation and breathing exercises, and to motivate children to become aware of their senses to understand themselves more.
This story is in both languages, to enrich the vocabulary of children in the Spanish language, and to arouse interest in reading mindfulness books among both English and Spanish speaking children.
With beautiful illustrations on each page, you can feel the emotions that the boy and the blue heron experience together in a natural autumn landscape.
Coming this Spring 2025!
This story is inspired by the lakes of Minnesota, to teach children about protecting the environment.
The Blue Heron and the Story of Rainbow Lake is a fictional story in which a group of woodland animals rescue Rainbow Lake from being contaminated by garbage.
In the story, the blue heron returns to Minnesota in springtime each year to visit his friends. Blue Heron experiences many challenges and adventures, but together with his friends from the lake looks for a way to solve the problem that is affecting all the animals that live on Rainbow Lake.
Brilliant!!
This book is so wonderful and it will help my future students learn about how to be mindful and learn about emotions and feelings! Awesome book, especially for kiddos who are learning either spanish or english! Nice to see both languages right next to each other on the page.
Awesome Book!
I like the book because it is a tool to teach children how to identify emotions particularly after two years living in a pandemic. It is bilingual (English and Spanish)
Great message
This is such a cute story with a great message about meditation and getting in touch with your emotions. I love that it's bilingual too!
Great!
For my young readers, read, breathe & relax to enjoy my stories…
For my little readers, read, breathe & relax to enjoy my stories…
Author: Blanca Raniolo
This childrens book is wonderful! The authors use of descriptive wording really ignites the senses, and the overall message of the book is great. We need more books that guide children through the many emotions they will experience, and how to be mindful of them. This book really takes you on a journey. My friends and family all loved it!