4 Surprising Reasons Teachers Choose "Find the Woo Woo in You You" for Teaching Mindfulness

An Actionable Concept: The story provides a clear, repeatable strategy, giving a child a concrete task to focus on when they are upset.
Visual Cues: The enchanting illustrations give pre-readers a narrative to follow, reminding them of the story and their goal.
A Durable Format: The 28-page hardcover is built to withstand the wear and tear of a busy classroom.

You're in the middle of lesson planning, and the need for effective social-emotional learning resources is staring you down again. A quick search for mindfulness books for kids brings up a sea of look-alike titles, all filled with breathing exercises and abstract ideas.

Many are beautiful, but few offer a memorable tool that a five-year-old can actually recall and use during a moment of 'big feelings'. It’s this gap between concept and application that leaves so many educators struggling, and it’s the one Columbus-based author Ann Bowman Berndt fills with her enchanting hardcover book, Find the Woo Woo in You You.

As the market for children's books about feelings grows, certain titles are gaining traction in classrooms for reasons that go beyond pretty illustrations. Here are five surprising reasons teachers consistently choose Find the Woo Woo in You You to help children learn emotional regulation.