I'm Stretched: A Picture Book About Using Mindfulness to Manage Stress - Softcover

Julia Cook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937870618 ISBN 13: 9781937870614

Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues, 2019

Synopsis

In I'm Stretched!, Julia Cook, award-winning children's book author and parenting expert, shows children just how overwhelming and powerful stress can be as it piles on the pressure and tries to steal our joy.

I'm stretched! I have so much stuff to do.

Gotta be here...Gotta do that...Where did I put my shoe?

I feel like a rubber band that's stretched

and about to break.

I have places to go and things to do

and a great big project to make!

Stress is a part of life, and in our fast-paced society, children often feel an unbelievable amount of pressure to balance family and friends, school and homework, and extracurricular activities. All of their responsibilities and expectations can make them feel stretched beyond their limits. I'm Stretched! is a captivating story that speaks to children and adults alike, giving them tactical tools to manage their stress in a healthy and helpful way so they can face the pressures of life and find joy in being who they were meant to be.

About this title

About the Author

Julia Cook, M.S. is a national award-winning children's author, counselor, and parenting expert. She has presented in thousands of schools nationally and internationally, regularly speaks at education and counseling conferences, and has published children's books on a wide range of character and social development topics. The goal behind Cook's work is to actively involve young people in fun, memorable stories and teach them to become lifelong problem solvers. Inspiration for her books comes from working with children and carefully listening to counselors, parents, and teachers, in order to stay on top of needs in the classroom and at home. Cook has the innate ability to enter the worldview of a child through storybooks, giving children both the "what to say" and the "how to say it."

Edition details

• Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1937870618
• ISBN 13: 9781937870614
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Stephanie Dehennin, Stephanie Dehennin