Moonbeam: A Book of Meditations for Children

My parents read this book to me when I was a kid, and I'm astonished how much it affected my life. It helped spur my imagination, it allowed me to think of stories before bedtime, instilled in me a love of nature, and allowed me to meditate freely today! I'm now in my first year of college and seeing this book again reminds me how GOOD it felt to hear the stories and visualize them. I can still remember plenty of imagery, like the Worry Tree, and the smiling flowers...And I think they visit the Easter Bunny at some point? I also want to point out that I'm not Christian, and my family isn't Christian, which was a concern I think I saw in another person's review. The guardian angel part meant a lot to me as a kid, because I didn't subscribe to any real belief system, but it was nice to feel like someone was watching over me. Just my own opinion though! I dunno. Anyways, as someone who grew up with Moonbeams, I highly recommend this as a great time to spend with your children before bed. I just love all the fond memories I have of it, truly! And because it was so great I figured I'd offer another perspective to the reviews: that of an enchanted child.

So one of the reviews said that they immediately returned the book because of the introduction of angels. Well, we skipped the angel reference when we first used the books but I have since integrated it into our nightly meditation sessions with my kids. We are not Christian and don't really use "angels" as spiritual guides at all, but I do tell my kids that passed family members watch out for them and now have used the word "angel" to describe it. I wouldn't let something like the use of angels dissuade anybody from using this book!! My kids BEG for it each night (8 and six years old) and I have begun to use it with my toddler. It has helped with my oldest child's nightmares where nothing else would and has sparked some tremendous creativity in other areas with all my children. I highly recommend this book as well as the others by the author. I cannot give enough praise here!!

I just found this book on my book shelf. I bought it years ago and forgot about it. I've been reading it to my 8 year old (almost 9 year old) son who is often quite anxious and has trouble falling asleep. He absolutely loves it. He asked me tonight if he could have it for his own kids when he has them and wants to read it to them starting when they are babies. How's that for a testimonial? I also really enjoy reading it to him. It's a relaxing, special time for us and seems to be bringing us closer to each other, after just a few nights of reading it.

as well as relaxation :-) i quite honestly do not remember how i came about this book, but i can say that it is one of my oldest son's most loved books for bedtime reading (he's 5). ever since we started reading these meditations (about 2 years ago), bedtime has gone smoother and is less of a fight for the both of us. he likes it when i read more than one 'story' so we've taken to shortening the star prelude enough to where it still conveys the message of relaxation, but allows for more 'story' time. i could go on and on, but i would be rambling. let's leave it at this is a great book and i would recommend it highly :-)

I wasn't sure about this book at first, I didn't think my son would like a book with no pictures. But after the first week of reading this just before he went to sleep, he started asking specifically for it. He even asks for other stories that he can close his eyes and just listen to. His creativity is showing itself in so many ways, now. And as an added bonus, he actually looks forward to bedtime. I encourage every parent to try one of Ms Garth's meditation books.