Goodnight Love

A Bedtime Meditation Story

Sumi Loundon Kim, Laura Watkins

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Shambhala Publications Inc
04 April 2023

Buddhism

Share love with yourself, your people, and the world (alongside fun sloths) in this big-hearted bedtime meditation for children.

As the day comes to a close, Goodnight Love helps children (ages 2-5) connect to the warmth of their hearts through the power of lovingkindness. We foster self-compassion by sending care to ourselves. We share kindness by wishing good things for our families and friends. And we cultivate unconditional love by radiating the wish for happiness and peace on Earth.

Goodnight Love brings the heart-based practice of lovingkindness(metta) into the ritual of bedtime, withadorable sloth characters that kids will delight inpracticing beside. The beautiful, richly colored art portrays a caregiver sloth guiding a young sloth through this relaxing evening meditation, helping children slip into slumber with a heart filled with kindness.

By: Sumi Loundon Kim
Illustrated by: Laura Watkins
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 229mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781611809442
ISBN 10: 1611809444
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 04 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 2 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

SUMI LOUNDON KIM is the Buddhist chaplain at Yale University and founder of the Mindful Families of Durham. She is editor of the anthologies Blue Jean Buddha and The Buddha's Apprentices, and the author of Sitting Together- A Family-Centered Curriculum on Mindfulness, Meditation, and Buddhist Teachings. LAURA WATKINS has a great passion and love for stories. As a child, Laura was always drawing. Often she would run out of sheeted paper and resort to drawing upon huge rolls of wallpaper. Nowadays Laura happily draws from her floating studio, onboard a houseboat she has half repaired.

Reviews for Goodnight Love: A Bedtime Meditation Story

Prepare for bedtime with soothing meditative rituals. Gentle, reassuring, and just the thing to lull children into sweet slumber. -Kirkus Reviews Beginning with two deep belly breaths and a visualization of warm light radiating out from their hearts, a big and little sloth move through a series of three contemplative phrases ( May I be healthy./ May I be safe and protected./ May I be happy and peaceful ), variations on which they apply to self, family, friends, forests, mountains, oceans, the universe, and the world before snuggling down. Soft-edged illustrations from Watkins soothe with starry purple skies, luminous rainforest views, and scenes of the natural world crowded with friendly smiling faces. Throughout, Loundon Kim's light-handed prompts encourage interactivity ( How were you kind today? ), reinforcing the teachable aspects of this contemplative bedtime routine. -Publishers Weekly Goodnight Love by Sumi Loudon Kim is a sweet bedtime (or anytime!) book to share with our children. What better way to close out the day than sharing love and kindness with those around us. The illustrations are beautiful and engaging. I can see this book on nightstands to be shared over and over again. -Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Change