ISBN 978-1-0695989-0-5
Be Like Frogs is a gentle, calming picture book for children that works beautifully as a shared read-aloud experience, offering a simple introduction to relaxation, mindfulness, and emotional regulation. Parents, teachers, and other helping professionals will find this a practical resource for homes, classrooms, counselling settings, and supportive environments.
Be Like Frogs will be available soon.
When the book is published, you’ll find ordering information for Amazon, Lulu and other retailers here.
Every story is woven together by many voices and many threads. Be Like Frogs is no exception.
Before telling the story behind the story, I’d like to acknowledge two people whose work and generosity helped make it possible.
With gratitude:
To Eline Snel
Eline Snel, from the Netherlands, is the author of the best selling book, Sitting Still Like A Frog, which introduced mindfulness practices for children and families around the world. She is also the founder of the International Academy for Mindful Teaching, where I completed some of her online training, in 2016. That experience inspired Be Like Frogs, and more importantly, influenced how I sit with children in schools.
My hope is that Be Like Frogs adds, in its own way, to the growing body of literature supporting mindfulness and emotional well-being for children. Thank you, Eline, for the inspiration that planted the seed for this story, and graciously granting me permission to self publish Be Like Frogs.
Learn more about Eline and her work at www.elinesnel.com
To Angi Wallace,
Photographer Angi Wallace, from the United Kingdom, generously licensed the beautiful frog photographs that helped bring Be Like Frogs to life. I hope you enjoy her work as much as I have. I simply love these frogs!
Discover more of Angi’s photography at www.angiwallacephotography.com
How this story came to be…
There is a story I know about a school counselor.
Her name is Karen.
And she had a story idea growing.
About mindfulness and frogs.
Inspired by
Eline’s training:
Sitting Still Like a Frog.
Karen needed a storybook with frogs,
becoming quiet and calm.
She searched for that story,
yet couldn’t find one.
Frogs kept calling Karen
and singing their songs.
Then, the right frogs found her.
Real frogs. Expressive frogs.
Exactly the frogs this story needed.
In spite of the fear…
Fear of the unknown.
Of writing.
Of publishing.
Of being seen in this way.
Karen said yes.
And today there is a book.
Be Like Frogs.
There is also a home for this story to live.
And Karen is grateful she answered this call.
Sitting with children.
Listening.
Softly, leaning in.
Creating safety together.
In the space in between.
Weathering stormy thoughts and feelings.
The frogs are helping.
Noticing our breath.
The space grew quiet.
Still. Very still.
Resting.
Gently coming home.