Move Your Mood!
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Author: Brenda S. Miles PhD
Publisher: Magination Press
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1433821125
ISBN 13: 978-1433821127
For many adults, exercise is an effective way to elevate mood while keeping the body healthy. New research suggests the physical activity can help children feel better, too!
Move your body--and your mood moves too!
Move Your Mood invites kids and adults to twist, wiggle, shake, hop…and smile! Reading this book with your child is an active and fun way to teach your child about emotions, and introduce the idea that moving our bodies affects the way we feel inside.
Ready to start feeling better? Move and groove your way into a better mood!
Includes a “Note to Parents and Caregivers” with suggestions for how to use the book with your child and additional ideas for teaching your child about emotions.
From School Library Journal
ACCURATE SELF-PERCEPTION; IDENTIFYING EMOTIONS; STRESS MANAGEMENT
Review
Honorable Mention, Picture Books ages 6 & older, 2016 Purple Dragonfly Award
“The authors behind How I Learn: A Kid’s Guide to Learning Disability suggest activity as a way to keep the blues at bay, introducing a parade of animals that show off a variety of movements…Clifton-Brown never lets her anthropomorphically accessorized animals look too dour (except perhaps for a cowboy cow in the opening scene, shown sitting beside some very droopy cacti), providing a secondary boost of positive thinking.” —Publisher’s Weekly
"Boys and girls are encouraged to begin the day positively with a wide range of motions and affirmations, while adults are invited to use the pictures and text as a springboard for helping youngsters to foster a better understanding of emotions, fitness, and their symbiotic relationship. Illustrations by Holly Clifton-Brown show a delightful range of agile animals moving their own heads, tails, hooves, and tentacles, proving that healthy minds and healthy bodies are just a shimmy away." —Foreword Reviews
From the Inside Flap
Feeling blah? Here's what to do.
Move your body and your mood moves too!
Move Your Mood! invites kids and adults to twist, wiggle, shake, hop]]and smile! Reading this book with your child is an active and fun way to teach your child about emotions, and introduce the idea that moving our bodies affects the way we feel inside.
Ready to start feeling better? Move and groove your way into a better mood!
Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with suggestions for how to use the book with your child, and additional ideas for teaching your child about emotions.
About the Author
Brenda S. Miles, PhD, is a pediatric neuropsychologist who has worked in hospital, rehabilitation, and school settings. She is an author and co-author of several books for children, including The Moment You Were Born: A Story for You and Your Premature Baby, Stickley Sticks to It!: A Frog’s Guide to Getting Things Done, Chicken or Egg: Who Comes First? and Princess Penelopea Hates Peas: A Tale of Picky Eating and Avoiding Catastropeas. Brenda encourages children of all ages to dream big, find joy, and embrace adventure.
Colleen A. Patterson, MA, is a psychologist who has worked with children of all ages in hospital and school settings. She moves her mood by running and frequently races in support of children's mental health. She has coauthored two books with Magination Press, How I Learn: A Kid's Guide to Learning Disability and 1-2-3 A Calmer Me: Helping Children Cope When Emotions Get Out of Control. Follow her on Twitter: @psychbooks4kid
Holly Clifton-Brown, illustrator of Sewing the Rainbow, So Many Smarts, and Move Your Mood, is an illustrator and artist based in Somerset, England. She graduated from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) in 2008, and has since published several picture books and illustrations for an array of international publishing companies and clients. Her work combines traditional painting, mixed media, and collage with contemporary techniques to create a unique and imaginative visual language. Follow her on Facebook: @HollyCliftonBrownIllustrator and on Twitter: @HollyRCB
