Catching Thoughts

By Bonnie Clark, Summer Maçon (Illustrator)

A girl learns to transform unwanted thoughts into positive ones through mindfulness.

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32 pages· 281 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

A young girl is haunted by a persistent negative thought she can't shake. Despite her efforts to ignore or fight it, the thought lingers. In a moment of clarity, she greets the thought, opening her mind to a world of beautiful, positive ideas. This journey teaches her to replace anxiety with joy and calm, empowering her to choose her mental landscape. Discover how she learns to embrace mindfulness and transform her inner world.

And whenever that old thought tries to come back into view... I can just say, "Hello," and politely ask it to leave... and fill my world with all the good thoughts that I choose to put in my mind instead.

— from the book

From the publisher

Have you ever had an unwelcome thought that you just couldn’t get rid of, no matter how hard you tried to push it away?

In Catching Thoughts, a girl is plagued by an unwanted thought. No matter what she does–ignore it, yell at it, cry about it–the thought won’t go away. Frustrated and discouraged, she finally looks that bad thought in the face and says, “”Hello.”” At last, she is able to notice other more beautiful, positive thoughts all around her. As she catches hold of new thoughts, the girl discovers she can fill her mind with whatever she chooses.

For every child who has been weighed down by sadness or anxiety, this story teaches kids how to acknowledge unwanted thoughts, show them compassion, then actively replace them with positive thoughts instead. Catching Thoughts is a quiet, thoughtful story that teaches readers how to practice mindfulness, focusing on thoughts that bring beauty, joy, and calm into their lives.

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