Titles that we recommend are featured below with cover images. The ones with reviews are noted with an asterisk (*). Some titles are recommended with a caveat.

Board Books | Elementary | Young Adult / Adult

Rest & Relax / Descansa y relájate

By Whitney Stewart and Rocio Alejandro (Illustrator)

Yoga Adventure!

By Jamaica Stevens and Rocío Alejandro (Illustrator) 

Yoga Tots: Calm Bunny

By Tessa Strickland and Estelí Meza (Illustrator)

Being Mindful Like Grandpa

By Sheri Mabry and Ilaria Urbinati (Illustrator)

Brave Like Fireweed

By Jesse White

Buddha and the Rose

By Mallika Chopra and Neha Rawat (Illustrator)

Chaiwala!

By Priti Birla Maheshwari and Ashley Barron (Illustrator)

Henry Is Kind: A Story of Mindfulness

By Linda Ryden and Shearry Malone (Illustrator)

Joy Takes Root

By Gwendolyn Wallace and Ashleigh Corrin (Illustrator)

Kitten and the Night Watchman

By John Sullivan and Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator)

Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion

By Gabi Garcia and Ying Hui Tan (Illustrator)

Marleigh is Mindful: A kid-tested guide to mindfulness and big emotions

By Linda Ryden (Author and Illustrator) and  Gigi Gonyea (Illustrator)

A Morning with Grandpa*

By Sylvia Liu, Christina Forshay (Illustrator)

My Mindful Walk with Grandma

By Sheri Mabry and Wazza Pink (Illustrator)

Namaste Is a Greeting

By Suma Subramaniam and Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator)

Outside in

By Deborah Underwood and Cindy Derby (Illustrator)

Quinn and the Worry Channel: A story about mindfulness, worry and sleep

By Linda Ryden (Author and Illustrator)

Rosie's Brain

By Linda Ryden (Author and Illustrator)
Spanish edition available: El Cerebro de Rosita

Sergio Sees the Good: The Story of a Not So Bad Day

By Linda Ryden and Shearry Malone (Illustrator)

Ten Beautiful Things *

By Molly Griffin and Maribel Lechuga (Illustrator)

Time for Bed, Old House

By Janet Costa Bates and A. G. Ford (Illustrator)

Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech

By Erica B. Marcus

Black People Breathe: A Mindfulness Guide to Racial Healing

By Zee Clarke

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

By Jon Kabat-Zinn and Myla Kabat-Zinn (Author)

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