Calm Your Roar Like a Dinosaur by Colleen A. Patterson, Brenda S. Miles, and John Joseph - ESSENTIAL

Calm Your Roar Like a Dinosaur by Colleen A. Patterson and Brenda S. Miles, illustrated by John Joseph. PICTURE BOOK. Magination Press, 2025. $22. 9781433844652

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

APPEALS TO: MANY

Little Dinosaur is frustrated and ready to roar. The adult dinosaur teaches the little to take deep breaths and stretch every part of his body. The roar becomes less and less.

Patterson's book, full of charming dinosaur characters, is absolutely a necessary item in a library. Patterson and Miles are child psychologists who are facilitating the teaching of relaxation and mindfulness to parents and their children. The instructions are simple and the illustrations powerful.

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