Taking time by Jo Loring-Fisher

Do you take your time to look, listen, feel, smell, touch our world?

Taking time to listen to a bird's song on the breeze.

Taking time to gather up the blossom dancing free.

Taking time to snuggle in my dog's soft velvet fur.

Taking time to feel the beat of my cat's rhythmic purr.

This text is one your students could easily use as writing inspiration and also for a discussion about mindfulness, time, and precious life experiences. At a really simple level you could also use this book as part of a mapping topic with a young class. 

Sadly, here in Australia, this book Taking Time is very expensive, but you might be lucky and find a copy in a library. 

Here is an interview with the author and you can see some drafts of her illustrations. And here is her own webpage. You can see Jo with her book here. 

A must-have for anyone sharing books with young children—simply exquisite. Kirkus Star review

This is simply exquisite. In eleven different parts of the world, children savour the moment: on each double spread there is a gorgeous, mixed media scene showing a young boy or girl in an everyday setting relishing the beauty of the surroundings. Red Reading Hub

I mentioned this book in a previous post when I was talking about Timeless by Kelly Canby.  Taking time would be an excellent book to use as a comparison text especially with a group of older students.

Take a look at my previous post about another book by Jo Loring-Fisher - Wolf Girl.