{"product_id":"the-lion-in-me-isbn-9781946764416","title":"The Lion in Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"When I feel anger start to roar, I take a deep breath and count to four...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the latest picture book from educator Andrew Nance, author of the bestselling\u003ci\u003e Puppy Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, a young boy learns to calm his ferocious anger. Using deep breaths, the lion inside—his growling anger—can be tamed. Written in a rhyming style that will be fun for the whole family, this is the perfect book to introduce basic mindfulness practices for emotional regulation to children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith illustrations by Jim Durk, whose work includes \u003ci\u003ePuppy Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and many of the \u003ci\u003eClifford the Big Red Dog\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThomas the Steam Engine\u003c\/i\u003e books.\"This charming and contemporary story about the transformation of anger to sweetness is appropriate for everyone between three and 103 years old. Its message is ageless.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Sylvia Boorstein, Co-founding teacher Spirit Rock Meditation Center and author of \u003ci\u003eHappiness is an Inside Job\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Lion in Me\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates a child’s growing mastery of his anger through mindful awareness. Jim Durk’s wonderful illustrations add depth to the story in subtle, whimsical ways. A delightful contribution to the literature on children’s emotion regulation.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Deborah Sosin, LICSW, author of \u003ci\u003eCharlotte and the Quiet Place\u003c\/i\u003eAndrew Jordan Nance, the author of \u003ci\u003ePuppy Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lion in Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMindful Arts in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, has been an educator since 1991. He is the founder of Mindful Arts San Francisco, whose mission is to provide volunteer mindful educators to teach at underserved San Francisco Schools. Nance is also an award-winning actor and director. For almost thirty years he taught performing arts to students from diverse backgrounds, and for eighteen years he was the Conservatory Director at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center. Andrew Jordan Nance lives in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Durk has over thirty years of experience working on children's books. He's drawn iconic characters including Clifford the Big Red Dog, Thomas the Tank Engine, The Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, and many more. He received a BFA from Ohio University in 1983 and currently lives in Bay Village, Ohio.I have a lion in me!\u003cbr\u003e But it’s not a lion I can see.\u003cbr\u003eIt starts in my stomach first,\u003cbr\u003e it feels like I might burst!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the lion starts to growl,                     \u003cbr\u003e I want to give the biggest howl.\u003cbr\u003eMy fists start to clench and knot, \u003cbr\u003e and my face gets really hot!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy body starts to tighten and tense,\u003cbr\u003e and I lose all my common sense.\u003cbr\u003eMy heart starts to beat really fast,\u003cbr\u003e I never know how long it will last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the lion takes over my mind,\u003cbr\u003e I see red and am no longer kind.\u003cbr\u003eI want to scratch things with my claws,\u003cbr\u003e I want to tear things with my jaws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wish I knew the lion’s name,\u003cbr\u003e so I could grab it by its mane.\u003cbr\u003eThe lion can get so very wild,\u003cbr\u003e acting like the meanest child!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI know when the lion rears its head:\u003cbr\u003e when my family wants me out of bed.\u003cbr\u003eAnother time the lion gets in a huff?\u003cbr\u003e If someone tries to take my stuff!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think I know the lion’s name,\u003cbr\u003e ​​it’s ANGER that I have to tame.\u003cbr\u003eWhen ANGER starts to growl and rage,\u003cbr\u003e I try to breathe and say, “behave!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I feel ANGER start to roar,\u003cbr\u003e I take a deep breath and count to four.\u003cbr\u003eANGER can calm down that way,\u003cbr\u003e getting tamer every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome other tricks when ANGER shows its face:\u003cbr\u003e I read my favorite book in a special place, \u003cbr\u003eor speak to an adult or take a walk,\u003cbr\u003e which can make it easier to talk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf I notice ANGER starting to attack,\u003cbr\u003e I stop, I breathe, and it shrinks back.\u003cbr\u003eANGER just passes right through me.\u003cbr\u003e I can tame it by naming it, and I feel free.","brand":"Plum Blossom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302391533797,"sku":"NP9781946764416","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781946764416.jpg?v=1767740247","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-lion-in-me-isbn-9781946764416","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}