The illustration in this book is the winner here. I loved the scenery and how beautifully the author merged the story and the relationship between grandfather and granddaughter. The book is a joy to read and re-read to all ages.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* really cute book! Just saw i forgot to review it lol but very cute, like the artwork

I love the Miyuki books! The soft, lovely text, the artwork overflowing with color, texture, and pattern, the overall peaceful vibe of them is magical to me. In this story, Miyuki joins her grandfather in his morning meditations, and keeps asking when they will begin as they walk through the garden. They pause to look at the light playing on the water, to look at the clouds, to smell a rose....and when they're done, and Miyuki asks again when they'll begin meditating, her Grandfather tells her they've been meditating all along. They gentle showing of mindfulness rather than explaining what it is makes it easy to understand, and should inspire little ones to try it themselves. An absolutely beautiful book!

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Thank You, Miyuki takes us through a day that little Miyuki spends with her grandfather. Miyuki, like most little children, is excitable, restless and has a short attention span. Early one morning, she wants to chatter away and play with her grandfather, but finds him lost in meditation. When Grandpa opens his eyes, she insists on learning meditation from him - it’s a new game to be learned and explored!

We then see Grandpa and Miyuki spend the day in quiet ramblings- they go out into the garden and look at the bees, the grass and the stones. They walk to the river and Grandpa asks Miyuki to look at the flowing water- just look, without tracking and tracing its flow. They look up at the vast sky and while Miyuki excitedly points out clouds in different shapes, Grandpa gently tells her to see the clouds just as they are. At every stop, Miyuki reminds Grandpa that he has to teach her meditation. But Grandpa just takes her little hand in his and leads her on to the next little destination. As they walk back home in the evening, Miyuki reminds her grandfather that they never did meditate- and Grandpa tells her that they’d meditated all day. And Miyuki, with all the innocence and unerring clarity of childhood, sums up: “Grandpa, doesn’t it feel good to be here right now?”

I loved this book because it explains the essence of meditation and mindfulness in a beautiful and simple way. And the illustrations! Oh my! They are like the wings of a butterfly- delicate, colourful and with incredible detail. A stellar example of splendour in subtlety.

*Disclaimer: A free ARC copy of the book was provided to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Thank You, Miyuki uses lovely and colourful illustrations that accompany an equally rich and sensory text about Miyuki and her grandfather's time together and how the two observe the things around them. The reader can get absorbed in both the vividness of the drawings as well as the deep meaning that the story teaches.

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Gorgeous illustrations reminiscent of origami paper accompany lyrical text that describes a child and her grandfather. Her grandfather is meditating and Miyuki wants to know when does meditating start? A great picture book about centering yourself, finding balance, and simply being.

'Thank You, Miyuki' by Roxane Marie Galliez with art by Seng Soun Ratanavanh is a picture book about a young girl and her grandfather.

Miyuki is out walking with her grandfather and is curious about how he meditates. Grandfather shows her in his quiet way how he watches the water, but Miyuki only sees the fish. Miyuki sees shapes in the clouds, but grandfather feels the warm sun.

This is a beautifully illustrated story. I love how the characters and backgrounds subtly interact as the story unfolds. This is a quiet time story and probably not for boisterous children, but it has a really nice quiet beauty to it.

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What a lovely, beautiful, and heartwarming story, Reminded me of my grandfather and my meditative and deep relationship with him. Absolutely stunning illustrations. One of the warmest children's books that I've read, It teaches the simple joys of everyday living.

Miyuki has seemingly boundless energy, but her Grandpa likes to take things slow. When she sees Grandpa meditating, she asks him to show her how to meditate. Without knowing it, Grandpa shows her how by doing things like walking in the garden and watching clouds.

A lot of families will have different ideas in mind when they hear the word meditate. For Miyuki and her Grandpa it seems to mean just slowing down, appreciating nature, and being more restful and quiet. If you are looking for a book that gives a child ideas of calm and restful things to do, this is your book. It also celebrates a grandparent and grandchild spending time together. I just love Seng Soun Ratanavanh’s whimsical illustrations. I could look at them for ages and the 4 stars are mostly for those. The story wasn’t as enchanting as the other Miyuki books, but the illustrations are delightful.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Day Meditating with Grandpa

Grandpa and Miyuki start their day with tai chi, but Miyuki finds it difficult, so she makes tea for herself and her grandfather. But Grandpa is meditating and doesn't want to drink the tea right away. Miyuki asks him to teach her how to meditate. Grandpa takes her through a variety of places, having her just observe certain things, like the water in a stream and clouds. All the while, she is asking when he will teach her to meditate. At the end of the book, Grandpa tells her that they have been meditating all day when they simply observed nature and appreciated it for what it was at the moment. What makes this book stand out is the illustrations. They are whimsical and imaginative, often having patterns I've seen on origami paper. The two-page dandelion spread is especially beautiful. I like how Grandpa was trying to get Miyuki to slow down and appreciate what the natural world has to offer. I also found it lovely that these moments were shared between a patient grandparent and a loving and respectful grandchild. I do have one small quibble, though. The book's first sentence starts with a dangling modifier. I did receive an ARC copy, so this may have been corrected in the book to be published (as I am writing this review before publication). There was one other punctuation mistake that jumped out at me as well. I don't like it when children's books have these kinds of errors, as children learn from everywhere, especially their books. Other than that, though, I thought this was a lovely book to perhaps inspire you to have a few hours with your child or children, doing precisely what Miyuki and her grandfather do.

Thank You, Miyuki // by Roxane Marie Galliez // illustrated by Seng Soun Ratanavanh

Miyuki and her grandfather spend the day together in the garden. Her grandfather tries to enjoy the simple things without much talking but Miyuki continually asks him questions about what he's doing. Once she learns about meditating, She asks him to teach her and their enjoyment of each other's company heightens as Miyuki learns to appreciate the little things.

The first thing that stands out as soon as you have the book in your hands is how absolutely beautifully it is illustrated. The color scheme fits the story so well and the playful yet simple illustrations are perfect for the simple day grandpa wants as well as the play that Miyuki tries to bring to their afternoon together. Miyuki is a typical small child that asks a lot of questions without much pause to take a breath. I like how grandpa slowly helps her to slow down and enjoy the small things. I love this as an introduction to meditation but I do wish the lesson at the end (what forms meditation can take) was a little bit more clear. While it looks like Miyuki may have learned it, I don't think young children would understand it easily without more explanation. Overall though, this is a lovely book!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Many thanks to Princeton Architectural Press and NetGalley for an advance readers copy of this book in return for my honest review.

Thank You Miyuki follows Miyuki and her grandfather throughout a single day. This book is mainly about meditation and achieving inner peace. Miyuki wants to learn how to meditate and she asks her grandfather to teach her. Miyuki then follows her grandfather as he walks in the garden,drinks the tea she made for him,sits by the stream and looks at the clouds in the sky. Her grandfather patiently answers her questions and gives her some pointers on what to do and how to enjoy and live in the moment.

As the day draws to a close, Miyuki has learnt how to appreciate life and how to be one with nature. The illustrations in this book are so beautiful and the story is really sweet. This is a good book to read to children and also to remind ourselves to not get caught up so often that we miss the small pleasures and happy moments in life.

An excellent book for kids to remind them of the art of meditation, appreciation of nature and life etc.

You'll be struck by the lovely illustrations in this book, evocative of the Japanese culture.
Miyuki and her grandfather have a positive relationship and one through which Miyuki
is able to start to understand the value of meditation.
Much to think about for our young readers and a great chance to slow down and
"smell the roses!"

The illustrations in this book are beautiful (though I do question why Miyuki is depicted in a birdcage at one point), but I have questions about the text. Why is her grandfather doing Tai Chi? I suppose some Japanese people do this traditionally Chinese martial art, and the point of the book is meditation/mindfulness (which, by the way, is incongruous with the title), but it seems like an odd choice to me. Then Miyuki makes “tea,” which is just cold water, and then they walk until evening - so since it spans from morning until evening, all they eat or drink all day is that water? With colorful language that is maybe supposed to be evocative of a traditional style (“as day gets dressed for evening”), it feels like the author is trying too hard to make the book sound foreign, and smacks a bit of orientalism to me.

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This book has beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed watching Miyuki and her grandfather be mindful throughout their day.

“Thank You, Miyuki” transports me to the hours I spent with my Japanese grandfather in his meticulous, peaceful garden. The illustrations are ethereal. In few words, Grandpa invites Miyuki into his meditation practices—so simple and sacred in nature, Miyuki almost misses them. It’s a lovely story, drawing you into a place of reflection and rest.

This picture book suggests that maybe the best meditation sessions are the ones you never even knew you were having. And the lovely Japanese-inspired illustrations by Seng Soun Ratanavanh in cheerful but gentle turquoise, pink, yellow, orange and coral tones will make you wish that you could take a mindful walk along side of Miyuki and her grandfather.

I read a digital proof of Thank You, Miyuki via NetGalley and the publisher, Princeton Architectural Press.

This is the third book I've happily reviewed about Miyuki. This time, she's impatiently waiting for grandfather to be done with tai-chi so they can have adventures. Miyuki wants to learn to meditate *right now*. Each part of her quest is accompanied by full page illustrations which are breathtakingly lovely, crisp, and beautifully rendered. This is a wonderful book for children and adults alike and would make a super read-together for bedtime (or library read-along). The concepts of meditation, mindfulness, patience, and gratitude in the moment are presented gently and accessibly.

I'm so enchanted by the clean expressive style of the artwork and the gentle lulling lyricism of the prose. This is a really beautifully made book and it would make a superlative selection as a gift or classroom/library book.

Superlative. Five stars

Stats:
32 pages, anticipated release date 1st Sept, 2020, available in hardback format.
Author: Roxane Marie Galliez
Illustrator: Seng Soun Ratanavanh
Published by Princeton Architectural Press

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

Thank you, Miyuki is about the relationship between a grandfather and granddaughter. The ways in which both can teach each other. Miyuki can not always understand what her grandfather is doing, but she looks at the world in a different way from her grandfather. The illustrations stand out the most, because they are so beautifully drawn and colored. The images are like looking at the world through the eyes of Miyuki. Where an adult sees what is there, a child can see with their imagination.

Miyuki is curious about the state of meditation, since her grandfather meditates all the time. So he takes her through a day of meditation. It is a most peaceful and beautiful time, and the gorgeous illustrations match the text perfectly. Both children and adults can learn from this book. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher.