How to Train Your Pet Brain

by Nelly Buchet (Author) Amy Jindra (Illustrator)

How to Train Your Pet Brain
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Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
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Your brain is like a pet in need of training. By you.

How does it feel to smile, or to stick out your bottom lip? With heart and humor, How to Train Your Pet Brain invites kids to explore how their bodies and minds work together to process emotions. Told from the perspective of a child, this unexpectedly funny take on the tricky topic of mental health follows two characters learning to train their pet brains. Lighthearted illustrations paired with grounded language help kids understand why their brain does what it does, teaches that big feelings are okay, and guides kids through a simple practice to help them feel calm.

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In this book, kids learn how to love and nourish their brains (feel all the feels!) and helpful tips for staying calm. —Scary Mommy

Nelly Buchet
Nelly Buchet is the author of ALA Notable Book and Irma Black Award winner Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family (PRH, with art by Andrea Zuill, 2020), the four-board book "Can't Do" series (Bonnier UK, with art by Pau Morgan, 2021), and How to Train Your Pet Brain (Beaming Books, with art by Amy Jindra, 2022). She has taught nonviolent conflict resolution in schools and created a nonprofit project that brings picture books to refugee children through orphanages and libraries. She divides her time between Berlin, Germany, and the US. @nellybuchetbooks

Rachel Katstaller is an illustrator from tiny tropical El Salvador. After attending the Summer Residency in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2014, Rachel decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a children's book illustrator. Since then, Rachel has relocated to the Austrian Alps along with her cat, Hemingway.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781506480503
Lexile Measure
550
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Beaming Books
Publication date
February 22, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF053050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emotions & Feelings
JNF053160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JNF024130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Mindfulness & Meditation
Library of Congress categories
Brain
Mind and body
Emotion recognition

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