Breathe with Me

This iconographic-animated adaptation of the 2018 picture book written by Harvard University alum Mariam Gates and illustrated by Sarah Jane Hinder features vignettes of a wide-eyed curly-haired protagonist who demonstrates different methods of using breathing exercises in daily life, which carry benefits for relaxation, nerves, morning energizing, and rest at night. Punctuated by some sound effects and facts ("You will breath 25,000 times today!"), the 11 exercises—including "dandelion," "rainbow," "belly," and "balloon"—are shown through repetition, although the format is somewhat rudimentary. Overall, however, this is well-suited for younger viewers. Narrated by Laura Knight Keating and featuring a read-along option, this is recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)