Yoga babies by Fearne Cotton
Ill. by Sheena Dempsey. New Frontier, 2018. ISBN 9781925594072
(Age: 3+) Highly recommended. Yoga babies by Fearne Cotton
is a gorgeous story which follows the daily routines and lives of
some very cute little people and their families. Each page shows a
different family and how a different Yoga pose has been incorporated
into their day. The pictures are beautiful and really entice the
reader into the book, with great colour, movement and spacing.
I have read this about 20 times to my 3 year old since receiving it
to review- she really loves it! We love the rhythm each page brings
and she is able to 'read' with me and say the last rhyming word of
the sentence. I have also watched her go from having no interest in
Yoga (and not knowing about it at all) to wanting to try the poses
and copy the children in the story. This book has lived next to her
bed and has certainly become a firm favourite in our night time
routine. I especially love the page where the mum has had a bad day
and then uses Yoga as a way to calm down and reset for the rest of
the day.
This book would also be a great addition to an early childhood
classroom, through its easy introduction to Yoga and simple,
realistic prompts within the story. An educator could read the book
at an appropriate wind down time, thus engaging the students with
the poses and hopefully allowing for a more relaxed group.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book, both for the fun
rhythmic story and the beautiful, colour filled illustrations. 5 out
of 5 from myself and Miss 3!
Lauren Fountain