If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves-breathing, letting the bad waves go by, and riding the good ones-he learns how to bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his whole life.
Jaimal Yogis is the author of numerous books including Saltwater
Buddha and All Our Waves Are Water, which was named a "Best Beach
Read of 2017" by the BBC. His work has been featured in the pages
of O, the Oprah Magazine, Outside, Forbes, The Atlantic, ESPN
Magazine, and many others. He lives and surfs in San Francisco with
his wife, Amy DuRoss, and their three sons.
Matthew Allen is a surfer and artist from Southern California. A
former Surfer Magazine Art Director, Matthew now spends his days
creating art based on his favorite muses, the mercurial sea and the
amalgam of people and vessels that operate in and around it.
Matthew lives in Costa Mesa, California.
Named a 2020 Favorite of The Children's Book Review
Named one of the 25 Best Sports Books for Kids of All Ages by Book
Riot
"Pure gold—especially now. During a time when even the most angelic
kids are prone to temper tantrums because of quarantine, Mop is an
invaluable teaching tool and an all-around heartwarming read."
—Alexis Burling, San Francisco Chronicle
"Kindergarten story times will benefit from the focus on emotions
and learning mindfulness, with the simple breathing exercises to
help children discover how to navigate daily highs and lows."
—School Library Journal
"Tells how one little boy navigates conflicts at his school by
channeling the same techniques he uses when he hangs 10.”
—The New York Times
“The book every kid needs right now to navigate their
emotions.”
—Bonnie Tsui, New York Times staff writer and author of Why We
Swim
"The steps given here to handle raw emotions should be
part of any child’s emotional toolkit."
—Booklist
“Our minds can be as peaceful or as wild as the seas. Mop is a
perfect cool character to introduce children (and overgrown
children) to mindfulness so they learn to turn wipeouts into
opportunities.”
—Robert Thurman, author of Man of Peace: The Illustrated Biography
of the Dalai Lama of Tibet
"The Waves of Life are never easy to ride but these are our waves.
They are waves we must ride because they're a part of us. No one
can ride our waves for us. Embrace the process and the ride becomes
smoother and sweeter."
—Gerry Lopez, aka Mr. Pipeline
“What if every kid on the planet understood and had access to their
blue mind? Mop, Jaimal, and Matthew are making the world healthier
one wave at a time.”
—Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind: The Surprising
Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make
You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You
Do
"Through clear language and charming illustrations, this book
offers children and adults a useful metaphor for how to be mindful
in every aspect of our lives—in times of joy, and also in those
inevitable moments that challenge us."
—Lion's Roar
“What Mop and his classmates learn—what we can all learn—is that
life presents endless challenges and equally innumerable
opportunities for growth. Learning to recognize when we’re wrong is
an invaluable tool.”
—Memphis Parent
“Mop shows kids how he rides the waves of emotions in this
delightful and summery story.”
—First Time Parent Magazine
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