This is a sweet little book with beautiful illustrations. At first glance it seems like one of those children's books that adults will appreciate more than children, but the way it progresses and the way it ends lends it to being discussed with the child and asking leading questions to let them understand just what happened in the book. I think it would be a fun read with an inquisitive child. 
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy.

This is a delightful story about a little girl with lots of energy who wants her grandfather to teach her to meditate. Rather than sitting her down and expecting her to sit still in a more traditional meditation form, he adjusts his teaching to what she is ready for, which is meditation through seeing and experiencing things that are right in front of them, such as the clouds and the river and drinking tea. This book about a relationship between a girl and her loving grandfather with its lovely illustrations will surely be a book children can find delight in and return to.

Lush illustrations that blend an Art Deco vibe with a deep appreciation for Japanese textiles accompany this gentle story of a little girl unwittingly being taught what meditation is by her grandfather, who models techniques over the course of a day.  Lovely.

Thanks to Princeton Architectural Press and NetGalley for a free copy of this book in return for my honest review. This is a book about meditation and inner peace. Miyuki wants to learn to meditate as her grandfather does and so throughout the day she follows him while he walks through the garden, sits by the stream and other daily routines. By the end of the day she has learned a fine lesson on meditation and appreciation of life and nature. A very good book for us to read  with our children who are so caught up in rushing everywhere and not appreciating, concentrating and understanding life and the things around us. In this electronic age meditation is a lost art and this wonderful book helps all of us learn to meditate, appreciate and understand the world around us. Peace!

Three stars for this – it's a book that feels more like a vignette for the adult than a story a youngster will engage in for long.  Miyuki is a boundless ball of energy, and constantly interrupting her grandfather's tai chi and laidback attitude to life.  (Or, conversely, Miyuki is an active girl frustrated by the old man's idleness and unwillingness to answer a single simple question.) In sharing his inactive ways with her for the day we see the pleasure in mindfulness and meditation, even if it never actually convinced me either way.  It certainly looks attractive – a delicate touch with lots of Asiatic patterning and nature.  But I can't see it as containing that successful a lesson, nor as being a book turned to often.

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

This is a story which teaches us about real meditation.

Meditation is not just about  closing eyes and focusing on our thoughts but admiring things with open eyes

Thank You, Miyuki is a short but delightful story about meditation, inner peace, and appreciating the natural beauty all around us. The artwork is just absolutely beautiful and the actual story itself is constructed in a slightly different and unique structure, but lovely, nonetheless. A short but adorable book that is just a pleasure to read!