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Kevin the Kelpie is a young working dog who wants to do his job well. But after long days running across the paddocks and worrying about all the jobs he needs to get done, he feels tired and worn out. Luckily, Kevin has a wise and peaceful friend: Trix, an older dog who was once a champion working dog. Trix shares a special secret she discovered years ago - even while we are busy, there are small feelings of rest and relaxation in the body that we can learn to notice. As Kevin begins to practise this simple skill, he discovers how to recharge himself while he works. Slowly, he starts to feel calmer, more balanced, and more aware and appreciative of the world around him. Set in the Australian countryside, Kevin the Kelpie Learns to Recharge is a warm and engaging story that introduces children to a practical mindfulness technique they can use in everyday life. At the end of the story, readers are invited to try the same exercise Kevin learns - helping children discover how to notice relaxing feelings in their own bodies and find moments of calm throughout the day. This story is part of the Oscar the Mindful Crocodile series, which introduces simple attention skills through gentle stories and guided practices.

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Mark Shiell is a Certified Unified Mindfulness Teacher and the creator of the Oscar the Mindful Crocodile series - a structured collection of children's books that introduce practical attentional skills through engaging Australian animal characters.As a conductor, music educator, and meditation teacher based in Australia, Mark has spent years working with young people, families, and professional musicians. His work explores how training attention changes the way we relate to thoughts, emotions, and body sensations - to both work more skillfully with challenging experiences and to enhance the richness and beauty of the simple pleasures of life.The Oscar the Mindful Crocodile series grew from a simple question: How can children learn to notice their inner and outer experience clearly, and relate to it in ways that reduce struggle and increase happiness?Each book introduces techniques in child friendly language that are adapted from the research-informed Unified Mindfulness system - a structured framework that trains concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity. Rather than encouraging children to suppress or ""fix"" their feelings, the stories gently teach them how to notice experience one piece at a time: what they see, what they hear, and what they feel in the body.Through storytelling, guided reflection, and optional QR-linked practice videos, the series is designed to be read and practised together by children and the adults who support them - building practical skills that can be applied in everyday life.Mark's broader work explores how mindfulness can support emotional wellbeing, learning, and high-level performance. In addition to writing for children, he teaches mindfulness classes, works with musicians and educators, and continues developing programs that integrate attentional training into everyday life.He lives in Australia with his family and believes that the ability to attend clearly and relate skillfully to experience is not an extra - it is foundational to human flourishing.

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