Susan Verde

Thank you Jenny Hansen for this post and information about the banning of these diverse and important resources for teachers in the York PA school district. Please read through to see how to support these banned resources, books and their creators and how to stand up against the banning of books and information. Peter H. Reynolds Paul Reynolds

These are the books and other resources banned by the Central York School Board The full list of materials banned by the Central York School Board. There is a list of articles, books, documentaries, resources and videos.

In case you missed it! There’s still time to get your deluxe gift set from I Am Courage! See post below:

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✨Limited time only!✨ Missed out on redeeming your Deluxe Gift With Purchase for and I AM COURAGE? You have one more chance to claim yours, but you have to hurry!

Head to abramsbooks.com/iamcourage (or 🔗 in bio) for full details.

Our monthly read aloud 📖 + Q&A series continues in September with Dr. Christopher Willard (Psy. D), children’s book author, psychologist, and educational consultant specializing in mindfulness.

More details coming soon on this event.....in the meantime check out the authors who are joining us in the coming months + the books their sharing and giving away:

⭐ September: Dr. Christopher Willard sharing 'Alphabreaths'
⭐ October: Margot Harris sharing 'Cookie Doughga: a book about mindfulness, yoga and cookies'
⭐ November: Susan Verde sharing 'I am Courage'
⭐ December: Joanie Woodward, Monkey Mind Belly Breath sharing 'Seven Little Monkeys'

Need a reminder? Sign up free by visiting the link in the comments.

Also, if you’re a children’s book author whose story aligns with our mission + values, send us a DM to connect further about the possibility of sharing your book with our community of kids yoga + mindfulness educators!

My 6th “I AM” book collaboration with Susan Verde launches today! Published by ABRAMS Books. This book explores - the journey isn’t always smooth… but there is a strength inside us that can keep moving one foot in front of the other. More info at https://www.thedotcentral.com/peterhreynolds/pre-order-i-am-courage-book-6-in-the-i-am-series

Thankful, thankful, thankful! Grateful, grateful, grateful!

I am beyond thrilled to be collaborating with the fabulously talented on a new picture book starring the amazing Sallie Bee brought to life by the wonderful !!

I am still one to love thank you notes...receiving, sending and encouraging my own kids to do the same. Can’t wait to share the power of Thank you’d and gratitude with all of you.

Thank you

COVER REVEAL! I couldn’t be more excited to share the cover for my next in the I Am series with my kindred spirit/collaborator ! I AM COURAGE a Book of Resilience published by

This book is for all of you who keep getting up, starting over and moving ahead in the face of challenges. Kids, teachers, parents, front line workers, doctors, nurses...EVERYONE...you are all courage and resilient!

We see you, we thank you and we love you.

The book will be out in September but is available for pre-order now. Check my

Doing some cleaning and found this❤️ Brought me right back to where it all began with and The Museum.

Join me and Peter tomorrow 12pm est on Peter H Reynolds Facebook live where we will be chatting and reading and reminiscing about the days of being together in person! Hope to see you!!

Always talking with my hands 😂! Such fun sharing the morning with my collaborator and friend for our launch of I Am One: a book of action. Although we would normally have been together sipping lattes, laughing and sharing hugs and books it still felt so good to be together virtually. Grateful for platforms that allow us to connect and celebrate and for people@from all over the world to join.

So cool to see friends from India, Japan, the Philippines, Argentina and also all over the US.

Thank you everyone and especially and for setting it all up and filling the time with love.

You can still order copies signed by me and Peter by going to my link in bio.

Feeling blessed today❤️

HAPPENING THIS MORNING!
Sorry to shout but I’m so excited to celebrate the official launch of I Am One with my amazing collaborator and friend at his gorgeous bookstore courtesy of zoom.

Please join us at 11:30 (changed from 11) est by going to my link in bio.

Signed books will be available and we will read and chat and celebrate.

Hope to see each ONE of you there!

And the celebration continues...I have always thought birthdays should last all week not just one day. So in that spirit we continue to wish I Am One: a book of action a happy book birthday.

I hope you will join me for this awesome storytime event tomorrow morning . I’ll be reading I Am One AND The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf who Lost his Breath to celebrate

Thank you EVERYONE for celebrating, do loving books, for your support especially when things can’t happen in person, for always being ONE to take action and make this world a better and more loving place.

ONE is all it takes to start something beautiful....

Feeling peachy about my virtual book tour for I Am One: a book of action, kicking off in ONE WEEK! I’m so excited to share the fun things that will be happening! Thank you to my team, and all of the bookstores and schools hosting the sweet virtual visits!

More to come...

Check my stories later tonight for the scoop!

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Signing books! So grateful to be able to write, share and sign books because that means people are still reading! Such a fun way to spend the afternoon at home! The cat however, was not impressed.

Thank you !

“I was born a miracle. One of billions but unique.”

We are all human and on this journey together. We can do the hard things when we know we have the support of our human community. Let’s not forget to be there for each other.

I see you. Making space. Sending love.

Today today!! 2:30 est LIVE on IG ! Join me! Ask questions! Hear a story! Can’t wait to “see” you all there.

Please join me tomorrow 2:30pm est for a special Instagram live story time ! Three yogis, a wolf and me! Bring your questions and your breath and be ready for a tree pose. Hope to see you there!

In case you didn’t know.... I’m a picture book author💖 And I just had a new book celebrate its birthday! The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf who Lost his Breath illustrated by .

This pandemic has made it impossible for many authors to visit schools and have in-person events to celebrate and share their new releases. We miss our peeps... and and .

I see you my fellow authors and I feel you and support you! And although this makes me feel like I want to huff and puff instead I am finding other ways to manage my feelings and find the love I have for myself and others and have gratitude for all the ways we can connect. I am amazed at everyone’s resourcefulness and resilience and I am beyond thankful.

Swipe to see the new book and maybe get yourself a copy so you too can find ways to manage all the feelings!

Feeling like we all need a little comfort and a little humanity right now. We are in this together...this whole human experience. We are connected even when we are physically apart. We can ALWAYS choose kindness.

Today I am sending loving energy to all those who need it. I see you. I am holding space for you. You are me and I am you and we are each other. We are human ❤️

Need some fun ? has created a few great ones to go along with my new book The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf who Lost his Breath!

In addition to the yoga poses and breathing exercises IN the book you can download these for free and have even more fun!

Go to my website to check them out and while you are there explore the other and books available! And maybe send me an email. I’d love to hear from you!

Check it out!! Happy for my newest Three Little Yogis and the Wolf who Lost his Breath! I’m so excited to share this book about finding your breath, new friends, and feeling good inside.

I hope you will watch this beautiful video put together by and do some yoga, breathing and listen to me read you the first books in this series of good fairy tales. You will see amazing art by and my dog Gizmo makes an appearance and does a little downward dog of his own! Click on my to get there.

Yay! Let’s celebrate!

Happy ! Flashback to a wonderful event my beautiful neighborhood indie. Support your local independent bookstore. They are here taking orders and still doing the work of connecting people to beautiful books. Let’s keep them alive so we can walk through their doors someday soon and be surrounding by story.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of ! I’m honored to have met and to have been inspired by her story to create this book The Water Princess illustrated by

Water is life and there are still those who don’t have access. But there are also those who are doing the work to change that.

On this earth day take some time to step outside. Being with the earth doesn’t require other humans it just requires our senses...not just the usual 5 but also our sense of wonder and awe and caring and compassion.

While we are all Inside there are miracles happening around us. Notice them. Take them into your heart and commit to caring for our beautiful planet

What do you hear, see, feel, smell, notice today? I’d love to know.

Virtual story time alert!! I’m so excited to be reading my newest book The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf who Lost his Breath this Saturday 4/18 10am est ! We will read, do some yoga and a little Q and A! Pre-register today.

The perks of virtual is that you can stay in your pjs and sit in your favorite spot the whole time!

This storytime is special for me in many levels. Growing up in NYC we called the Bronx was always “boogie down Bronx” so this bookstore has a special place in my city heart.

Also, I will be debuting my newest book illustrated by out in May and I Am Love illustrated by ! So much good stuff!

Hope to see everyone there! We can boogie down as one! ❤️

Counting down! Today’s live read aloud! 1 pm est on Wear your favorite pair of kicks! ❤️

Tomorrow join me on for a live read aloud of my book My Kicks lillustrated by at 1 pm est!

Transitions can be hard. Letting go of the past and facing something new can be a challenge. Sometimes a story can help. My Kicks is inspired by a love of sneakers and learning to honor the old and embrace the new with positivity and joy.

Right now in this moment we are collectively experiencing a transition that is more difficult and challenging than any before. I hope i can give you and your kiddos a moment to take a break from it all and enjoy a story and think of those things that brought you joy in the past and think of future joys to come.

Love and light to you all! See you soon❤️

Today!! counting down to a live reading of Hey, Wall! 1 pm est on see you soon!

Tomorrow’s live read aloud! at 1pm est on

Had a lot of time these days to think about the things that comfort, nourish and inspire me. Growing up in the west village in NYC the streets were my museum. Graffiti and street art were al around me. There were messages of protest and hope and beauty and darkness. Each mural, each tag, was an expression of self, was a way to unite communities, was an act of bravery. Street art is still all of that!

My book “Hey, Wall :a story of art and community” illustrated by the incredible winner is my ode to the power of street art. It’s origins are very personal and it’s message universal. I can’t wait to share it with you.

I also just found out it is being translated into Spanish!

Today’s live read aloud! Join me on Facebook at 1 on est. we will read and remember that everything we need is already inside of us.

See you soon!

Tomorrow! live reading of I Am Yoga! Join me on live at 1pm est. I am going to encourage you to do the poses with your family or for yourself. I’ll do some too!

If you need a little inspiration for a downward dog scroll through.

Also a beautiful reminder of times celebrating with ! Hoping September allows for that again when we launch our newest I Am One:a book of action. And we can cheer for doing our part to move forward and bring our communities offline and into the world.

See you tomorrow!!

Live reading today! YOU AND ME! 1pm est on ig.

Let’s celebrate the amazing people in our lives and the beautiful that brought us together. I know we are missing them right now and wishing we could see them in person and give them lots of !

Today we can take some time to appreciate what brought us together and know we will be together again soon. How sweet that will be.

Join me TODAY and ! at 1pm est on ! Today’s is Rock n Roll Soul illustrated by winner ! We are going to move and groove and have a musical good time! Maybe it will inspire you to listen to the music all around you and make some joyful noise of your own! See you soon!

Taking this to regroup and relax with my 3 kiddos. We needed a moment to pause and just be.

No news, very little social media and just giving into rest. I hope you are finding moments to do the same. Your body and your mind need these mini breaks so you can keep moving ahead.

Looking forward to this coming week’s live readings on Ig and fb. Will be sharing this new one out in illustrated by the wonderful . You will all get a sneak peak!

In the meantime, take care of you.

Almost time! Join me on live 2pm est! I Am Human reading!! See you there. Get ready to
Illustrated by the amazing human