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This children's book with delightful pictures focuses on a family with one child. The parents tell the child they need to talk as they're moving because Mommy has a new job. The child has many questions about this move and about going to a new school, and visits familiar places in the neighborhood before they move. The new home looks "strange," and they move from an area with trees to one with many buildings.
The child worries about going to a new school, and the parents talk about feeling related to this, but the child is upset by not being able to control things. The mother feels the same way and talks about feeling nervous, which the child also feels, and she teaches the child meditation. They work together to sit with their feelings and focus on breathing. The child describes the process and begins to feel calm, which leads to excitement about going to school. The child found the "piece."
This basic introduction to meditation helps children understand the topic. The story is about change and how difficult it can be for both children and parents. It basically looks at the grief process of leaving things behind and moving toward the future through change, and at how to cope with such change. By examining their feelings, children can learn to express fear, grief, and loss appropriately. By using meditation, they can add a tool to the toolbox of skills for coping with life's processes. It also reveals good communication and love between family members. The artwork really sells the storyline.