Book Blog Tour: When Mama Grows With Me

Because book blog tours are fun with WOW! Women on Writing, here is my review of When Mama Grows With Me.

What makes When Mama Grows With Me a delightful read is its recognition of the learning child's need for personal space. This must be respected along with the changing emotions that the child -- even the parent, goes through in the journey of becoming. Crafting an environment that is safe for the young reader, in both the story's setting and the book's format, Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler weaves a tale of faith and hope. In our world today, we need these two things to plant more of every day.

Katherine Jordan's illustrations extends the comfort this book brings the reader.

More information about the book and the wonderful creators!

Book Summary

In When Mama Grows with Me, a mama and her son create their own garden, starting with just a few small seeds and ending with a beautiful display of flowers. They observe how pollinators help the earth stay healthy, learn how to care for plants, and meet other critters that live in their garden, all while playfully shaping their bodies into yoga poses inspired by nature. Not only do Mama and her son learn valuable lessons about their garden, but along the way, they also learn to practice patience. 

By pairing lessons with movement, Rebecca Wheeler helps young readers make

connections between the natural world and their own emotional experiences.

Learn the value of patience and practice some fun yoga poses in this beautifully

illustrated children’s book.

 

Includes a step-by-step guide to each yoga pose!

Publisher: Belle Isle Books

ISBN-10: 195875465X

ISBN-13: 978-1958754658

Print length: 32 pages

Purchase a copy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Thrift Books, or Bookshop.org. Make sure you add it to your GoodReads reading list.

About the Author

Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler  

was raised in West Point, a small town in the Tidewater region of Virginia.

From the moment she submitted her first short story to a young authors' contest

in second grade, Rebecca knew she wanted to be a writer. Her love of writing

led her to earn a BA in English and an MEd in English education. She spent several

years as a high school teacher, during which she also developed a passion for

mental health advocacy. Rebecca completed an MA in professional counseling and

now works in school-based mental health and as a college adjunct

psychology instructor.

 

Rebecca also teaches yoga for the young and the young at heart, and she likes to

infuse yoga and breathwork in her counseling practice wherever she can. She believes

the most valuable use of her time is teaching youth how to love and care for each other

and the world around them. Her stories share this focus on positive relationships and

a love of nature. Rebecca now lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband,

two children, and two spoiled Siamese cats.

When Mama Grows with Me is Rebecca’s third book. Her first picture book in the yoga series,

When Daddy Shows Me the Sky released November 2021, and her first YA novel,

Whispering Through Water, released January 2023. 

 You can follow her on Instagram @rebeccawwheeler_author, Twitter @RWW_author and www.rebeccawwheeler.com