Peace, Bugs, and Understanding An Adventure in Sibling Harmony

Lily and her little sister Ruby are having a picnic when Ruby spoils their game of checkers. Lily lashes out but soon gets absorbed in a wonderful book, the story of her great grandfather’s encounter with a strange looking frog-like creature called Anger. The precious old journal teaches Lily about Metta, a technique that has helped people transform anger into loving kindness for thousands of years.

With original watercolors by award-winning illustrator Youme Nguyen Ly, Peace, Bugs, and Understanding is an invaluable tool for parents and teachers, and will help children learn to understand the causes of their own strong emotions, while teaching them peaceful ways to resolve difficulties through mindfulness and meditation.

Gail Silver is the founder of Yoga Child, a Philadelphia-based program that develops curriculum for school-based yoga and mindfulness programs. She is the author of Anh’s Anger and its sequel Steps and Stones, and is a contributing writer to The Expectant Mother’s Guide. Silver lives in Philadelphia.

Youme Nguyen Ly is an award-winning author, illustrator, and community-based artist who has worked in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The author and illustrator of the award-winning children’s books Selavi and Pitch Black, she lives in Florence, MA.