A child takes in meditative time outdoors before dawn— until it’s time to shout “Good morning!” to the sun.
Just before daybreak, a child steps outside to plant warm feet on the cool ground.
Though it’s quiet, there’s so much sensory magic to see and feel and hear: lacy slug trails on the porch; spiderwebs rippling in the grass; birdsong in the air; wet dew and spiky pine needles to walk through in the woods beyond the yard.
Expertly modeling mindfulness, the child breathes in the still-sleepy world, taking in every little detail. But when the sun’s warm rays arrive, it’s time to run and jump and cartwheel! GOOD MORNING, MORNING!
Good Morning, Morning! is a perfect read-aloud for restless youngsters learning to self-soothe, and may well serve families as a new ritual to ease chaotic mornings. The joyous shout of the ending will bring the energy right back up, with a new focus toward the natural wonders all around us.
Maya Myers writes books for kids and edits books for kids and adults. Maya is a former kindergarten teacher who loves cooking, gardening, board games, and (surprise!) reading. She is the author of Not Little and Not Perfect, both illustrated by Hyewon Yum. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband Matt Myers, three kids, six chickens, and a twenty-three-pound cat.
Jennifer K. Mann is a prolific author and illustrator of books for children. Her book The Camping Trip received four starred reviews and was named an ALSC Notable Book, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and an SCBWI Golden Kite Award finalist, among many other honors; she is also the illustrator of Alison James’s Maple and Rosemary and Curtis Manley’s Climbing the Volcano. She resides on the Puget Sound’s Bainbridge Island with her husband, two children, six chickens, a cat and a dog.
A child takes in meditative time outdoors before dawn— until it’s time to shout “Good morning!” to the sun.
Just before daybreak, a child steps outside to plant warm feet on the cool ground.
Though it’s quiet, there’s so much sensory magic to see and feel and hear: lacy slug trails on the porch; spiderwebs rippling in the grass; birdsong in the air; wet dew and spiky pine needles to walk through in the woods beyond the yard.
Expertly modeling mindfulness, the child breathes in the still-sleepy world, taking in every little detail. But when the sun’s warm rays arrive, it’s time to run and jump and cartwheel! GOOD MORNING, MORNING!
Good Morning, Morning! is a perfect read-aloud for restless youngsters learning to self-soothe, and may well serve families as a new ritual to ease chaotic mornings. The joyous shout of the ending will bring the energy right back up, with a new focus toward the natural wonders all around us.
Creators
Maya Myers writes books for kids and edits books for kids and adults. Maya is a former kindergarten teacher who loves cooking, gardening, board games, and (surprise!) reading. She is the author of Not Little and Not Perfect, both illustrated by Hyewon Yum. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband Matt Myers, three kids, six chickens, and a twenty-three-pound cat.
Jennifer K. Mann is a prolific author and illustrator of books for children. Her book The Camping Trip received four starred reviews and was named an ALSC Notable Book, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and an SCBWI Golden Kite Award finalist, among many other honors; she is also the illustrator of Alison James’s Maple and Rosemary and Curtis Manley’s Climbing the Volcano. She resides on the Puget Sound’s Bainbridge Island with her husband, two children, six chickens, a cat and a dog.
