The Calm Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Wisdom, Compassion and Mindfulness to Read with Your Child

I was under the impression that this was a small little Buddhism bedtime themed story and I was absolutely blown away when I received this amazing book with over 118 pages. Cover to cover it is brightly illustrated and filled with stories. Each story has a themed lesson and at the end a little Buddha character named Hotei gives your child a piece of wisdom to take from it. The layout of the book is PERFECT in the front you have a table of contents listing the title of each story so you can allow your child to choose based on a title. It also has a brief intro on Buddhism and how to get the most use out of the book. In the back there's an index that will tell you what themes are in each story, such as "bullying" or "anger". This helps you locate stories that could be beneficial to your child depending on things they are dealing with or issues they are having trouble with. There is also an intro into meditation which I also thought was wonderful. If I could give it more stars, I would. Based on the price my expectations were just a small picture book, but this is so so so much more. I highly recommend this book and this Author. I only have one left in the series to buy.

This book has lots of short stories with wonderful Buddha lessons. The illustration are beautiful too. My granddaughter who is now 10 has been listening to me read these since she was a baby and she still loves them. They are great for bedtime!

Since buying this book, my 3.5 year old daughter has been asking me "can you read calm buddha?" every night before going to sleep. There is information about Buddha, the 4 noble truths, etc. in the beginning of the book, and then the vast majority of the book is the stories. There are cute colorful pictures in each story (though would be great to have more pictures on each page). At the end of each story is a summarizing sentence of the moral to be learned from the story. I liked this book so much I just bought the original Buddha at Bedtime.

I got this book for my daughter on her birthday, shes ADHD and I’ve been trying to work with her on deep breathing and meditation before, this amazing book of stories helps tie in mindfulness with her, she loves the stories and illustrations, and is always excited to see Buddha at the with a teaching from the story.

This book set is an all time family favorite- every edition is great! The stories are excellent and the moral lessons are thought provoking conversation starters that aren’t cliche or trite. Loved by our kids and family adults alike.

A lovely book for families or classrooms to use at bedtime or rest. I enjoyed the qualities it instilled.

I use this book for my son who has severe anxiety, Tourette Syndrome, and OCD. At night I will read him one story from this book. After, he lays down and closes his eyes in order to do one of the guided meditations in the back of the book. This practice has been a game changer for him. He is able to calm down better before sleeping, he goes to sleep more quickly, his tics decrease for a short period of time, and his mood is always uplifted after. I have now purchased all of the Buddha at bedtime books and will use them for years to come.

Both the kids and I enjoyed our nightly stories with a lesson to learn. It is a great routine to develop with children.

My son loves this book and we read this every night.. I think Buddhism needs to be taught at the toddler stage itself..kids will learn to expect tough times, sad times , happy times and be able to better deal with ups and downs of life

Our 6 and 8 year old kids love these books for bedtime. The 6 year old especially contemplates the messages of the stories - sometimes a day or two later will bring up what he learned. Cute illustrations, vivid colours, great quality.

All my kids enjoy listening to these stories and we also have the books on audio, which is really wonderful as the voice actor is really pleasant to listen to. I would recommend this book for people of all backgrounds, not just those practicing Buddhism

We love the stories - my 6 year old loves them and so do we. They provide great lessons!!

Lovely stories. Great quality book.