Moody Cow Meditates
Price: $9.00
- ISBN13: 9780861715732
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Moody Cow Meditates
Product Description
Peter the Cow is having a bad day. After missing the bus and wiping out on his bike, he loses his temper and gets in trouble. To make matters worse, all the other kids and cows are teasing him, calling him “Moody Cow.” Peter’s day just seems to get worse until his grandfather comes over. Can Grandpa teach him to settle his mind and let go of his frustration? This vibrant children’s book is a fun and funny way to introduce children to the power of meditation. With full-color illustrations by the author, Moody Cow is ideal for parent-child sharing and for repeat reads.
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I have a very bright, emotionally intense six year old who’s best friend loaned us this book a few days ago. We love it! I went out today to buy the fixings to make our own “mind jars”- my son is absolutely fascinated by the idea (he calls it a mad jar). At a playdate this afternoon he related the entire story almost verbatim to another friend, who now also wants to go out and get this book so he can make his own mad jar. Just think, we could end up with a whole population of six-year olds who know how to meditate! Fabulous!
I liked the author’s prior book on meditation for kids, Peaceful Piggy Meditation, but I think I like this one even better. It is funnier, and teaches a meditation that many preschool and elementary age children will love. The story centers around a young cow/boy who has had a VERY bad day (thus earning him the nickname ‘moody cow’). He has a bad dream, his sister bugs him, he misses the school bus, he gets in a bicycle accident – like I said, a VERY bad day. And he gets VERY angry. To help calm him down, his grandfather helps him make a ‘mind-jar’, where sparkles swirling in agitated water represent his angry thoughts. Then he ‘meditates’ on the mind-jar by watching it until all the sparkles settle peacefully at the bottom. At that point, of course, he is feeling much better himself too.
Not only is this a great way to introduce meditation (instructions for the mind-jar are included in the back), but it also provides a way to talk about difficult emotions, and the situations in kid’s lives that make them feel that way, in an open and non-punitive fashion. And it’s appropriate for parents, teachers, and kids of any religious (or non-religious) background – meditation is not presented within a religious framework. Highly recommend!