My First Animal Moves: A Children's Book to Encourage Kids and Their Parents to Move More and Sit Less

Nathan loves to play, but he loves his video games more.

Can a trip to Animal Moves land convince him there's more fun outdoors? Best-selling author and speaker Darryl Edwards has created this fun adventure inspired by his passion for encouraging kids to move in an ever-increasing sedentary environment.

MY FIRST ANIMAL MOVES

Discover the joys of animal moves with your little cubs in this first book of movement. Join Nathan and his cute, but sometimes lazy, dog as they crawl, jump and balance their way through the animal kingdom re-enacting moves designed to emphasise fun. It's all in this exercise for kids book that focuses on family fun boredom busters.

HELPING KIDS MOVE AND GETTING KIDS OFF SCREENS THROUGH FUN ANIMAL PLAY

✓ Do you want to make physical activity for kids fun?

✓ Are you looking for ways to help your children develop strength, coordination and balance?

✓ Do your children love learning about animals?

✓ Are you worried about too much TV and screen time?

✓ Do you want to teach young children about the importance of physical activity?

✓ Would you like easy and fun fitness games to include in your day?

My First Animal Moves is your answer. Play along together, keeping everyone healthier and happier, promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being. You'll all release more mood-enhancing hormones as a result, which help you feel good every day.

It's written by professional movement coach and award-winning author Darryl Edwards who is best known for his groundbreaking TED Talk "Why working out isn't working out", viewed over a million times worldwide. My First Animal Moves distils the ideas in his bestselling Animal Moves book and Animal Moves Fitness Decks into a colourful picture book for children.

A Children's Book to Encourage Kids and Their Guardians to Move More, Sit Less and Decrease Screen Time.

This unique story takes a different stance to many popular titles in this arena, with a fun activity that encourages children's active play while aiming to get families moving and reading together. It takes the humour and colour in kids' yoga books such as Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey, Yoga Bug by Sarah Jane Hinder, and You Are a Lion by Taeeun Yoo to a whole new energy level with active play for the entire family.

Get My First Animal Moves to help your family thrive through movement today.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"A fun way of keeping childing moving in a world of screens. Highly recommended!" 5 Stars

All in all, this is perfect for any parent who's sick of children spending too much time staring at a screen. The story, filled with owls, elephants, bears and even crabs, will (hopefully) have them up and moving in no time at all. So, if you want your child to try doing the Crab Walk, the Crane Pose or the Monkey Climb, grab a copy now. It'll help to keep them fit, and they'll have fun too!

— A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review

"My First Animal Moves is a picture and activity book that encourages both parents and children to learn about animals through movement and play."

The illustrations are bright and colourful, with funny quips from Lola the dog as Nathan learns the new actions in Animal Moves land. There’s an enthusiasm throughout that I think could encourage young readers to get excited and try all of the different moves as their parents or a teacher reads to them.

A great concept and interesting new way to get children moving.

— Books We Love, LoveReading4Kids (The UK's Leading Book Recommendation Website)

Darryl Edwards is a Movement Coach, best-selling author of Animal Moves, and My First Animal Moves and a thought leader in the area of creativity and innovation in fitness and health.

His TED Talk Why Working Out Isn't Working Out—has now been viewed over a million times. Darryl developed the Primal Play Method to inspire others to make physical activity fun while getting healthier in the process.

He blogs at PrimalPlay.com