Peace, Bugs, and Understanding: An Adventure in Sibling Harmony

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An Adventure in Sibling Harmony Lily and her little sister Ruby are having a picnic when Ruby spoils their game of checkers. Lily lashes out but soon gets absorbed in a wonderful book, the story of her great grandfather's encounter with a strange looking frog-like creature called Anger. The precious old journal teaches Lily about Metta, a technique that has helped people transform anger into loving kindness for thousands of years. With original watercolors by award-winning illustrator Youme Nguyen Ly, Peace, Bugs, and Understanding is an invaluable tool for parents and teachers, and will help children learn to understand the causes of their own strong emotions, while teaching them peaceful ways to resolve difficulties through mindfulness and meditation.

Reviews

"This is a wonderful tool for children and adults to cultivate forgiveness towards others and even themselves. How can you be angry at someone when you are sending them kind, happy and loving thoughts"Children's Books that Heal
""Peace, Bugs, and Understanding: An Adventure in Sibling Harmony" is a children's picturebook with a message about learning to accept and transform negative emotions...highly recommended for sharing with young people, and for public library children's collections."Children's Bookwatch
""Peace, Bugs, and Understanding" by Gail Silver, and illustrated by Youme Nguyen Ly is a great choice for a delightful and creative story that can open up a discussion on family harmony."Examiner.com
Praise for "Ahn's Anger"
"One of the best books we've ever seen on the issue of dealing with anger...Getting angry is normal. The question is how do you deal with your anger. In this incredible story, Anh gets really angry and gets sent to his room to 'sit with' his anger. Anh not only sits with his anger, he chats, dances, and plays with his anger. This story is simply amazing, healthy, beautiful...a gem."ReachandTeach.com
"Promotes deep breathing as the ideal way to regain control during a tantrum.""The New Yorker"
Praise for "Steps and Stones"
"My lessons on keeping your cool in school just got a whole lot better. This is the sequel to "Ahn's Anger" and it is an ESSENTIAL resource...As a school counselor, I rely on books like this to help teach calming down techniques kids will actually use...I am thrilled to share such a healing book with our students, especially those who are stuck in constant anger. Parents, teachers, and counselors will appreciate having this on their shelf when they need to teach or reteach this important skill.""Books That Heal Kids""
Praise for "Ahn's Anger"
"One of the best books we've ever seen on the issue of dealing with anger...Getting angry is normal. The question is how do you deal with your anger. In this incredible story, Anh gets really angry and gets sent to his room to 'sit with' his anger. Anh not only sits with his anger, he chats, dances, and plays with his anger. This story is simply amazing, healthy, beautiful...a gem." ReachandTeach.com
"Promotes deep breathing as the ideal way to regain control during a tantrum." "The New Yorker"
Praise for "Steps and Stones"
"My lessons on keeping your cool in school just got a whole lot better. This is the sequel to "Ahn's Anger" and it is an ESSENTIAL resource...As a school counselor, I rely on books like this to help teach calming down techniques kids will actually use...I am thrilled to share such a healing book with our students, especially those who are stuck in constant anger. Parents, teachers, and counselors will appreciate having this on their shelf when they need to teach or reteach this important skill." "Books That Heal Kids""
Praise for "Ahn's Anger"

"One of the best books we've ever seen on the issue of dealing with anger...Getting angry is normal. The question is how do you deal with your anger. In this incredible story, Anh gets really angry and gets sent to his room to 'sit with' his anger. Anh not only sits with his anger, he chats, dances, and plays with his anger. This story is simply amazing, healthy, beautiful...a gem." -- ReachandTeach.com

"Promotes deep breathing as the ideal way to regain control during a tantrum." -- "The New Yorker"

Praise for "Steps and Stones"

"My lessons on keeping your cool in school just got a whole lot better. This is the sequel to "Ahn's Anger" and it is an ESSENTIAL resource...As a school counselor, I rely on books like this to help teach calming down techniques kids will actually use...I am thrilled to share such a healing book with our students, especially those who are stuck in constant anger. Parents, teachers, and counselors will appreciate having this on their shelf when they need to teach or reteach this important skill." -- "Books That Heal Kids"
Praise for Ahn's Anger:

"One of the best books we've ever seen on the issue of dealing with anger . . . Getting angry is normal. The question is how do you deal with your anger. In this incredible story, Anh gets really angry and gets sent to his room to 'sit with' his anger. Anh not only sits with his anger, he chats, dances, and plays with his anger. This story is simply amazing, healthy, beautiful...a gem." -- ReachandTeach.com

"Promotes deep breathing as the ideal way to regain control during a tantrum." -- "The New Yorker"

Praise for Steps and Stones:

"My lessons on keeping your cool in school just got a whole lot better. This is the sequel to Ahn's Anger and it is an ESSENTIAL resource . . . As a school counselor, I rely on books like this to help teach calming down techniques kids will actually use . . . I am thrilled to share such a healing book with our students, especially those who are stuck in constant anger. Parents, teachers, and counselors will appreciate having this on their shelf when they need to teach or reteach this important skill." -- "Books That Heal Kids"

Author Bio

Gail Silver is the founder of Yoga Child, a Philadelphia-based program that develops curriculum for school-based yoga and mindfulness programs. She is the author of Anh's Anger and its sequel Steps and Stones, and is a contributing writer to The Expectant Mother's Guide. Silver lives in Philadelphia. Youme Nguyen Ly is an award-winning author, illustrator, and community-based artist who has worked in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The author and illustrator of the award-winning children's books Selavi and Pitch Black, she lives in Florence, Massachusetts.