From the New York Times best-selling author behind The Quiet Book comes a mindful contemplation on the many ways nature affects our everyday lives, even when we're stuck inside. Five starred reviews! Perfect for fans of Joyce Sidman and Julie Fogliano, Outside In reminds emerging readers of the ways nature creates and touches our lives in homes, apartments, and cars, and is the perfect homeschooling tool to reflect on the world's connectedness. Outside...

Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate mindfulness and the connectedness of everything on Earth.

Rhyming text and colorful illustrations describe six nature scenes in a park. Provides an introduction to mindfulness and mindful moments.

One day, a sloth accidentally gets delivered to the Zoom! She was supposed to be dropped off at the Zzzzzoo, a much more laid-back, slow-paced place. She had been looking forward to long, languorous naps while the sun gently warmed her belly. But at the Zoom, the zebras gallop so fast they leave their stripes in puddles. The monkeys climb so fast they forget to stop at the treetops. And the parrots fly so fast their tails draw rainbows across the...

A bendy drinking straw loves to speed through life, but he learns to appreciate taking it slow with the help of a friend.

Now the Horse loves to stand in her field of green and admire the beauty of nature. The birds are singing, the crickets are chattering... what else could he wish for? But for the other animals in the farmyard, every sound and shadow signals threat and danger. Is Rabbit being chased by a hungry Fox? And is a swooping Magpie trying to catch Hen's chicks? How can Now be so brave when there are so many things to worry about? When a thunderstorm arrives,...

Izzy the Mouse has grumpy thought bubbles hanging over her head, so when she sees a bear blowing bubbles and realizes a deep breath helps them float away, she tries a breathing exercise which helps her get rid of her negative thoughts for good.

A girl thinks that nothing happens in her neighborhood on a gray day--until she ventures into the woods, and discovers the colors and busy animals of autumn.

A young child uses mindfulness and an awareness of their five senses to stay grounded while experiencing difficult emotions and bad days.

Little John Marco is a keen observer of his world, but nobody--not his big brothers and sisters, not his parents, or his neighbors--listens to him; and only the fat orange cat in the front yard agrees with him that the tree in the yard is falling down.