Sasha has an enviable treehouse and a bunch of activities that she’s ready to do at high speed. She even has lists of books she’s read – including a personal best reading time of 20 seconds! This is all excellent fun, but when a sloth bonks down on the treehouse roof, she learns that slow can be fun too.
This very appealing children’s picture book shows a lovely day being had while also providing a useful way in to mindfulness (or just to slowing down and paying good attention). The illustrations themselves provide a great reward for attending: vibrant and cheerful, and little details that repay seeing rather than just looking.
There is a helpful focus on the natural world (and not just sloths), showing that mindfulness and its rewards are possible everywhere. Offering quiet and stillness as positive ways to enjoy the smell of flowers or the sound of birdsong, rather than just as corrections to what adults consider ‘too much’ noise or activity, is also welcome.
Who would not want to learn mindfulness from a sloth?
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