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librarianlayla's review
5.0
I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Practicing patience is a life long journey and this little book is so important and helpful in encouraging patience in children from a young age. Fantastic illustrations accompany the story and add a fun element to the task of learning about how to be a more patient, helpful person.
There are also helpful notes in the back for guardians to read and implement when assisting children in learning the art of being patient.
Practicing patience is a life long journey and this little book is so important and helpful in encouraging patience in children from a young age. Fantastic illustrations accompany the story and add a fun element to the task of learning about how to be a more patient, helpful person.
There are also helpful notes in the back for guardians to read and implement when assisting children in learning the art of being patient.
bardo's review
4.0
Patience can be hard, especially when your ready to go. Standing in lines and paying attention can be difficult and sometimes boring. Practicing Patience is a great book for kids to learn how to start practicing patience in every day life. Gabe is a wonderful character that readers can relate to and his shoes are relatable teachers. The practices are taught in situations that readers will understand and can help troubleshoot anxious behaviors. The illustrations are colorful and realistic. Loved the resources in the back of the book for parents and readers to further their practice in patience.
bookwormtherapist's review
4.0
Patience is a difficult concept to teach and incorporate into counseling. I myself am definitely not a patient person. Recently I saw a tiktok where a woman described a conversation between a father and his child in line at the grocery store. The child was impatient and the Dad told her that they had only been in line for 5 min. When the kid said that was a loooong time, he asked what she would think if she only had 5 min to play at the park. She knew that wouldn’t be enough time and Dad used this to talk about perspective. “Time flies when you are having fun…” He then engaged her in a word game to help the time pass.
I thought of that video when I began reading “Practicing Patience” by Jennifer Law. In this sweet picture book, Gabe is having difficulty waiting his turn. He is excited and ready to take on life. Lines, turns, and transitions are hard for Gabe to manage. As an engaging comical twist, Gabe’s shoes begin talking to him and help him develop skills to help him develop skills that allow him to wait patiently. Like so many books available through Boys Town Press, Practicing Patience has bright, engaging illustrations and solution focused affirmations. I haven’t had the opportunity to utilize this gem of a book in my clinical practice as it has just been released TODAY but absolutely intend to add it to my bookshelf rotation. Developing self control, harnessing impulsivity, and practicing patience are skills that are often goals identified by parents when they bring their young kids to counseling. Law, a school counselor, certainly understands how important these skills are in order for students to be successful within the school milieu. After meeting sweet Gabe, I can’t wait to read Jennifer Law’s other book “Pause Power.”
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to provide an honest review.
#patience #newrelease #bibliotherapy #schoolcounseling #mentalhealth #counseling #therapy #therapistswhoread #Netgalley #PracticingPatience
I thought of that video when I began reading “Practicing Patience” by Jennifer Law. In this sweet picture book, Gabe is having difficulty waiting his turn. He is excited and ready to take on life. Lines, turns, and transitions are hard for Gabe to manage. As an engaging comical twist, Gabe’s shoes begin talking to him and help him develop skills to help him develop skills that allow him to wait patiently. Like so many books available through Boys Town Press, Practicing Patience has bright, engaging illustrations and solution focused affirmations. I haven’t had the opportunity to utilize this gem of a book in my clinical practice as it has just been released TODAY but absolutely intend to add it to my bookshelf rotation. Developing self control, harnessing impulsivity, and practicing patience are skills that are often goals identified by parents when they bring their young kids to counseling. Law, a school counselor, certainly understands how important these skills are in order for students to be successful within the school milieu. After meeting sweet Gabe, I can’t wait to read Jennifer Law’s other book “Pause Power.”
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to provide an honest review.
#patience #newrelease #bibliotherapy #schoolcounseling #mentalhealth #counseling #therapy #therapistswhoread #Netgalley #PracticingPatience
blueschu's review
3.0
Cute concept, but a little wordy for my liking. My son thought it was funny and I love the concept it was teaching
librarianryan's review
slow-paced
4.0
You better already have patience when you pick up this book. It is overly long. It follows the typical pattern found in a Boys Town book. It presents a problem, tells you how to cope with the problem, and gives three examples of what could happen and what one could do. The lesson is fine, it works, but the story is way way way too long. I realize the books about practicing patience and waiting for the next thing but you have so many antsy pants in story time. I just don’t think this one would work. It could work for a classroom setting or at home but in general get a better editor or change up your formula.
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