Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion Paperback – October 14, 2017

Rating: ★★★★★Overview:Listening with My Heart: A Story of Kindness and Self-Compassion was a hit with my daughter. She particularly enjoyed the inclusion of a cat in the story and appreciated the book’s message about kindness and compassion.Pros:Engaging Story: The book's narrative is captivating and resonated well with my daughter.Cat Inclusion: She loved that a cat was part of the story, which added an extra layer of enjoyment.Valuable Lessons: The book effectively teaches important lessons about kindness and self-compassion.Cons:None: My daughter had no complaints about the book; she thoroughly enjoyed it.Personal Experience:My daughter found the story both entertaining and meaningful. The presence of a cat made it even more enjoyable for her, and she felt that the book successfully conveyed its messages of kindness and self-compassion.Conclusion:Listening with My Heart is a wonderful read that combines a touching story with valuable life lessons. It’s perfect for young readers and parents looking to teach about kindness and self-compassion in an engaging way.

This book brought tears to my eyes. Esperanza meets a friend at school from Vietnam named Bao. She learns to be friends with him and also learns to be friends with herself by following "the other golden rule - to treat ourselves like we would treat a friend." A lot happens in this interesting book packed with wisdom - Esperanza finds a stray cat and names her Cleocatra, she performs in the school play and at a soccer game and learns to handle emotions of sadness with self-compassion. I also love the downloadable resources that come with the book (available on the author's website). I wish I had learned these skills of emotional intelligence and self-compassion when I was a kid, and I wish I known these skills when I was raising my own three children. My daughter is now a teacher and has this book to read to her students. I think the book is also very meaningful for adults - so many of us adults still need to learn kind self-talk. The illustrations are great. You will not be sorry if you get this incredibly moving and wise book.

This book is so important and there aren’t many like it. It’s so important to teach kids how to manage their emotions and a growth mindset at an early age.I used to work with middle school students with emotional and behavioral issues. If they had gotten this message earlier, it could have made such a difference! I used to read picture books to them - they hated it thought they were babyish but I would totally read this to them. ❤️Love the diverse characters and the cute gray kitty who reminds me of my cat, Jerome.I read this so fast on Kindle Unlimited and can’t wait to get the physical book next week.

Wow, just reading the title had me waiting in anticipation for this book to be delivered. It did not disappoint-beautifully written story that is straightforward enough for children to understand the deeper meaning. We enjoyed the activities at the end of the book. As my husband read this to us, I felt a deep sense of my inner body. I like that the book emphasizes the little girl’s view of herself and how her thoughts (and being able to control them) can change how she perceives a situation-very similar to CBT. It is very different than most children’s books on my shelf but will definitely be a book we come back to again and again.

This book is almost perfect. Easy storylineBeautiful illustrationsMulticultural charactersEasy to understandGreat flowFont is EXTREMELY small and would not enlarge.Quite a few errors missed by proofreaders.I would still give it a 9/10. The exercises are great and appropriate for multiple ages and learning levels.They are easy to remember and incorporate.

All I have to say is reading is fun, Amazon books are fun affordable and are for many age groups with different levels of understanding, you get points that can be put towards books

What an important read for kiddos! We all need to learn self compassion.The illustrations are a perfect balanced combo cute & pretty.Will definitely be gifting this book out

Well understood and received by the kids I read it to of younger ages (5-10).