Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion Hardcover – Illustrated, 5 December 2018

Rating: ★★★★★Overview:Listening with My Heart: A Story of Kindness and Self-Compassion was a hit with my daughter. She particularly enjoyed the inclusion of a cat in the story and appreciated the book’s message about kindness and compassion.Pros:Engaging Story: The book's narrative is captivating and resonated well with my daughter.Cat Inclusion: She loved that a cat was part of the story, which added an extra layer of enjoyment.Valuable Lessons: The book effectively teaches important lessons about kindness and self-compassion.Cons:None: My daughter had no complaints about the book; she thoroughly enjoyed it.Personal Experience:My daughter found the story both entertaining and meaningful. The presence of a cat made it even more enjoyable for her, and she felt that the book successfully conveyed its messages of kindness and self-compassion.Conclusion:Listening with My Heart is a wonderful read that combines a touching story with valuable life lessons. It’s perfect for young readers and parents looking to teach about kindness and self-compassion in an engaging way.

I love this book.. I felt in love with the cover right away and the mood of the book continues like that just as you can feel from the cover..very warm, gentle, kind and sweet as mother's loving internal hug😊 I'm happy such books exist qnd we can teach kids how to be kind, true and real, alive afterall. Big thank you the authors and sellers.

A heartwarming story I was hoping I could use to encourage love of animals and not eating them but does mention feeding chicken to the cat. However, I really love the meaning here. The little girl reaches out to a cat and a new child in school who seems a bit out of place. We can all do with showing a bit more love in our actions and from the heart. Just like esperanza.

So, so sweet and encouraging ❤️❤️

This book brought tears to my eyes. Esperanza meets a friend at school from Vietnam named Bao. She learns to be friends with him and also learns to be friends with herself by following "the other golden rule - to treat ourselves like we would treat a friend." A lot happens in this interesting book packed with wisdom - Esperanza finds a stray cat and names her Cleocatra, she performs in the school play and at a soccer game and learns to handle emotions of sadness with self-compassion. I also love the downloadable resources that come with the book (available on the author's website). I wish I had learned these skills of emotional intelligence and self-compassion when I was a kid, and I wish I known these skills when I was raising my own three children. My daughter is now a teacher and has this book to read to her students. I think the book is also very meaningful for adults - so many of us adults still need to learn kind self-talk. The illustrations are great. You will not be sorry if you get this incredibly moving and wise book.