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Oscar is small and quiet. But he discovers something simple: noticing. He can notice what he sees, what he hears, and what he feels. And as he begins to pay attention in this way, something changes. The feelings that once seemed confusing start to become clearer. In this beautifully illustrated Australian picture book, children are gently introduced to practical mindfulness skills that support calm, focus, and emotional awareness. Through Oscar's discoveries, young readers learn that experiences can be explored in smaller parts - pictures in the mind, words inside, and sensations in the body. These simple insights help children understand that attention is something they can develop and practise. Alongside the story, guided reflections and QR-linked practice videos invite children (and the adults reading with them) to explore the same skills in everyday life. Drawing on the research-informed Unified Mindfulness system, this story offers a warm and practical introduction to noticing thoughts, feelings, and body sensations with greater clarity and steadiness. Oscar the Mindful Crocodile is the first book in the Oscar the Mindful Crocodile series and is suitable for shared reading at home or for social-emotional learning in classrooms.

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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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