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Monkey is having a bad day. He couldn't find his teddy, the swings were busy, and now Dog is in his place in yoga class. Monkey does not want to do yoga, and he does not want to work with Dog. Monkey is grumpy!... But then, something magical happens. Happy Panda suggests a special song, Sa Ta Na Ma. The gentle singing and chanting shifts Monkey's grumpy mood making him feel calmer and more centred. Yoga is the best but making up with friends is even better! An entertaining and humorous story about yoga, friendship and mindfulness. 'Don't Be Grumpy, Monkey!' is the second book in the series and features Sa Ta Na Ma meditation and chanting. Children can join in singing and chanting the Sa Ta Na Ma meditation at home (just scan the QR code in the book). Benefits of chanting include: Helps children to focus as they respond intuitively and joyfully to singing and chanting Enables children to calm down and defuse conflicts Encourages children to listen to positive mindful music connecting them to something deeper - to the beautiful bountiful human beings who they really are. Chanting is a wonderful bonding experience for everyone - children and adults, friends and family and the wider community.

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This is another lovely book in the Happy Panda series! Snezana Danilovic makes yoga practical, accessible and fun for everyone. My 5-year-old loves the first book and I can't wait to get stuck into this new one with her too. A balm for the body and mind. Miranda Keeling Author of 'The Year I Stopped to Notice'

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Snezana Danilovic is a children's author and an experienced children's yoga teacher and teen yoga. Her mission is to bring yoga to children through her passion for storytelling. Snezana specialises in teaching children's yoga and teen yoga in nurseries, primary schools, and secondary schools. She is a founder of Happy Panda Children's Yoga which, over the past three years, has successfully brought yoga to many schools around Windsor and shared the power and joy of yoga with hundreds of children, teachers and families. She has spent the last 30 years writing and working in theatre and children's TV, creating an array of characters for pre-school and early years. When she is not writing books and teaching yoga, she entertains children with and balloon modelling and balloon art! She is in fact is one of the most loved balloon modelling entertainer in London!Snezana lives in Royal Windsor with her husband, two children and a hamster. She loves hugging trees, and her house is full of balloons and musical instruments! Sandy Thornton is a picture book maker with over 20 years of experience in early years, creative play, running her own children's arts and craft classes, and providing creative ideas and content for children's TV, including Cbeebies' Mr Maker. Whilst working as a nanny for many years, Sandy came to realise the power of art and imagination. Allowing the children in her care the safe space for unabashed creativity, she found herself further inspired to create her own stories, exploring scenarios and narratives through the playful use of art materials. This provided the opportunity to follow her passion for sketching, creating dynamic, colourful characters, using a combination of traditional and digital art. From an early age, Sandy snipped, sketched, glued, and stapled her own little books and magazines, influenced at the time by Herge's Tintin and Jansson's Moomins. Sandy lives in North London, with her family, their dog Winston and cat Finnie.

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