Wow, what an incredibly well-written book about mindfulness. Your Mind is Like the Sky is an introduction to the mindfulness practice. Although this book is targeted to children, it is a wonderful reminder about the power of noticing our thoughts and feelings for readers of all ages.

The illustrations work well for this message and help convey the heaviness associated with different types of feelings one might have. Ballard's writing is approachable and conveys beautifully the messages of how to be more aware of your thoughts through the mindfulness practice. There is a gentle rhythm to this book that made this very soothing to read and I highly recommend it. A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for gifting me a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I am on the social emotional learning leadership team at my school. This is a lovely little mindful book about recognizing the changes in our thoughts, and how to overcome "raincloud" thoughts. I will be recommending this for purchase for our mindful library - the illustrations are lovely and simple, and allow for more discussion on the page. I like that this recognizes that throughout the day we have many thoughts and feelings that may stay or may be fleeting.

A powerful storybook about the power of mindfulness and investigative thought processes. One that I will definitely share with my students.

A wonderful book that doesn’t speak down to the reader and deals with the most important thing, our mind. It’s a great introduction and done well and thoughtfully to involve everyone reading it be it adult or child. The illustrations really add benefit to the message. A wonderful book.


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion