Brenda S. Miles, PhD is a clinical pediatric neuropsychologist who works with children and teens. She blends brain science with creativity to create resources that support learning and mental health. She is the author of Avocado Feels a Pit Worried, Taco Falls Apart, and Waffle Can't Decide. Colleen A. Patterson, MA, is a psychologist who has worked with children of all ages in hospital and school settings. She is the co-author of 1-2-3 A Calmer Me, How I Learn: A Kid's Guide to Learning Disability, and Move Your Mood! John Joseph is the illustrator of multiple #1 New York Times bestselling books. When he is not illustrating books for children, John is teaching Visual Arts at a local Elementary school. John lives in Colorado. Visit johnjosephillustration.com and @John_Joseph_Art on Instagram.
Feeling frustrated, frenzied, or full of roar? Calm yourself like a dinosaur! This book teaches little kids progressive-muscle-relaxation, a mindful self-guiding mediation technique proven to calm and ground the whole mind and body. With its catchy mantra and playful rhyme, Calm Your Roar presents a super fun and playful easy-to-learn skill that benefits dinos of all ages, and guaranteed to turn dinosaurs into relaxosaurs. All dinosaurs have a "roar" inside themselves, from everyday feelings of frustration, anger or stress. Dinos big and small will learn that is OK and progressive-muscle relaxation is a great way to release that roar!