Meena's Mindful Moment

Written by Tina Athaide · Illustrated by Åsa Gilland

Meena's energy creates chaos until her grandfather teaches her mindfulness.

5.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 102 ratings

32 pages· ~520L

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Bookroo's summary

Meena's visit to her grandfather's house is filled with excitement and boundless energy, embodied by her imaginary friend, the hurly-burly hullabaloo. Together, they create joyful chaos, but when things get out of hand, her grandfather steps in. He introduces Meena to the calming power of deep breaths and meditation, revealing he too has a hurly-burly hullabaloo. This delightful tale of imagination and mindfulness invites readers to explore how to balance energy with tranquility, making it a relatable journey for anyone with their own lively spirit.

From the publisher

Meena is excited to visit Dada and explore all the exciting sights and sensations of his home with him. But Meena has so much energy, it becomes a whole imaginary character she calls her hurly-burly hullabaloo. Wherever Meena goes, her hurly-burly hullabaloo goes too. Together they’re never calm, as they run and cartwheel and make a lot of noise! But when Meena makes a mess, her grandfather is there to teach her how to handle it with deep breaths and meditative poses–after all, he has a hurly-burly hullabaloo too. With playful art and engaging characters (real and imagined), this charming story all about mindfulness will be wonderfully relatable to anyone with a rambunctious hurly-burly hullabaloo of their own.

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Reading age: 4–8
Audience: Picture
Lexile: ~520L

Themes & topics

Books about culture Books about feelings and emotions Books about family Books about places and regions Books about social themes

What readers & critics say

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5.0

“I'm not normally big on "mindfulness" books as a category, because I feel they're often pedantic and overly moralizing, but this one pleasantly surprised me with its charming grandfather/granddaugher relationship and the hullaballoos.”

Marmee

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5.0

“I can relate to Meena with her Hullabaloo. Sometimes life feels chaotic and busy. This book is a nice reminder that we can find peace and calm, all it takes is a little practice. An unspoken message seen in the illustrations is that there are times to be a little loud with our hullabaloo, it's just about learning the right timing.”

Mom of Boys

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