It's ok: being kind to yourself when things feel hard - wendy o'leary

WENDY OLEARY, MEd, is a certified mindfulness educator, parent educator, and yoga teacher with a long-standing meditation practice.

Wendys books are based on her 15-plus years of experience teaching mindfulness, self-compassion, and skills for emotional resilience and wellbeing to children and their adults.

She is the co-author of Breathing Makes It Better (Bala Kids, 2019) and the author of The Monster Parade (Bala Kids, 2022).

SANDRA EIDE is an illustrator living in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and Border Collie.

As a child, she either had her head in a book or was doodling her own stories.

She is endlessly inspired by animals, nature, and friendships.

You can see more of her work at www.

sandraeide.

com and follow her on Instagram @sandralynneide.