Peaceful Me
by Sandra V Feder (Author) Rahele Jomepour Bell (Illustrator)
A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again.
Acclaimed picture-book creators Sandra V. Feder and Rahele Jomepour Bell have teamed up once again to create a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated exploration of peacefulness.
"I like feeling peaceful," the young narrator tells us, then describes the times when he is filled with this emotion. When he is playing with a friend, he feels "free peaceful"; when he is having family dinner, "yummy peaceful"; when he is outside gazing up at the sky, "fluffy clouds peaceful". But, of course, he doesn't always feel peaceful, and we hear about his strategies for coping during those times, such as taking deep breaths, imagining his favorite things, and finding a quiet refuge or a hug.
Peaceful Me is the perfect companion to Angry Me -- together, they encourage readers to let anger come and go, while inviting peace to come and stay.
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In a mellow companion to Angry Me, Feder catalogs situations in which an experience of peace might arise as well as actions that can help one to feel peaceful. Digitally finished spreads with a printmaking feel by Jomepour Bell portray the book's narrating child with brown skin: "I like feeling peaceful," simple text begins. An accounting of calming experiences follows: "Sometimes" the narrator feels peaceful when with others, when alone, when things go well, or when outside. By a body of water, the child gazes at the sky (" 'Fluffy clouds, ' peaceful"), then bobs blissfully (" 'Floating, ' peaceful"). But "Sometimes I don't feel peaceful." Now, the text turns to ways that the mental and somatic state might be restored: breathing deep, imagining favorite things, finding a quiet place, getting a hug. At last, peace returns. Acknowledging that the sensation of grounded ease can be both easy and difficult to come by, this calming read gives readers words to talk about their experiences, and uses lulling lines to model settling one's body and mind. Ages 3-6. (May)
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JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV015030 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Mental Health
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions &
