📖 Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing
✍️ Author: Christopher Willard, PsyD & Daniel Rechtschaffen, MA
🎨 Illustrator: Holly Clifton-Brown
🎙️ Narrator: Taylor Meskimen
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Oh my goodness, I haven’t listened to a children’s audiobook in soooo long! Not since my 2nd grade teaching days! 🎧 And I absolutely love the concept behind this one. Teaching little ones mindfulness and breathing exercises through the alphabet? YES, PLEASE!

The exercises are adorable, and I appreciated the cute little sound effects sprinkled throughout. Taylor Meskimen did a lovely job with the narration, but I do think the audiobook format missed an opportunity. Each letter introduces a breathing exercise, but there isn’t enough time to actually practice it! As a teacher, I can already picture myself hitting pause after EVERY. SINGLE. LETTER. I would have loved a little more breathing room (pun intended!) to guide children through each movement two or three times.

Since I listened to the audio, I wasn’t able to see all the illustrations, but I really LOVED the cover – it immediately drew me in.

Overall, I think this is a wonderful resource for introducing mindfulness to young children, but I’d personally recommend the print edition over the audiobook, especially for practical use!

👧 Age Range: 2–6 years
📖 Page Count: 41
🎧 Audiobook Duration: 9 minutes, 14 seconds
📅 Release Date: 12/01/26

Special thanks to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Macmillan Young Listeners for providing me this ALC.