Rainbow Panda

"Little Panda learns about his inner rainbow. “Little Panda loved to do yoga. / It was part of his daily routine— / warrior, tree, downward dog with friends, / breathing and Oming in between.” But one morning Mommy Panda is surprised to find Little Panda sad after the yoga that he loves. When asked, he says he has noticed that all his jungle friends are brightly colored, but he is just black and white. Mommy sits him down and tells him that while he is black and white on the outside, there is a rainbow of color wheels inside him. Starting with the red energy of the root chakra that keeps him grounded and connects him with the Earth, she rhymes her way through a description of each chakra in four-line stanzas (green and purple get two stanzas each). Little Panda is happy afterward and sees the rainbow within each time he looks in the mirror. Though Muchnik’s text contains some big words that might spur questions from little meditators, Timmermans’ illustrations of happy creatures effectively communicate the meaning and the domains of each colored chakra. The book closes with a simple chakra map. A positive and uplifting introduction to an ancient tradition." - Kirkus Reviews