This cute picture book tells the story of some interesting animal characters, a monkey, a tiger and a fly. The illustrations were super well done and will draw the reader in. The use of yoga made this a great book for introducing the activity as well as making yoga fun. I appreciated the value placed on trying to feel content and calm and being yourself. Great addition to a classroom or home collection. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book!

Thank you to NetGalley for granting this ARC, super cute and fast read. The illustrations were adorable and the story was cute.

I love yoga and this book had so many vibrant illustrations that I had to read it all in one sitting. I think the storytime kids will definitely love this book!

A really sweet and fun story! My son does yoga with his preschool class and he thought this book was so much fun! I also enjoy yoga/meditation, and love that there are books about this for children now. This is one I would definitely buy and read to my preK class. We definitely recommend this one!

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We loved this book! The illustrations were vibrant and creative. The yoga made it simple and approachable. I liked the overall message of calming down and being proud to be who you are. We will be buying this one!

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This was a short story about a monkey who is a giant jungle bully learning to listen to his heart and just have fun and not care what others think. It seemed to be a bit of a message about bullies being a result of people maybe being bullied themselves. I got the impression that Mula wouldn't let loose because of things others had said about him in the past, which is not cool.

The illustrations were so colorful, and also very heavily blue, which I love. They were bright and vibrant and very eye-catching. And there were some guided yoga exercises at the end of the book that even I could do. Overall I give this book 3.62 out of 5 stars.

I am writing this review with my 7 year old daughter.

We really enjoyed this book. The illustrations are beautiful: colourful, well drawn and engaging.

The story itself is relatively engaging and kept my daughter engaged. She loves yoga, and was enthusiastic to imitate the characters' poses.

There was some confusion when some of the stances weren't actual poses, and she believed they were, but overall she enjoyed the book and the yoga poses she got to practice due to it. She's asked me to give the book 4 out of 5 stars, with one star taken away due to her getting confused by which pictures were poses and which weren't.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book with my 3 year old little girl. She particularly loved the bold and bright illustrations and the yoga poses at the back of the book which she loved trying out. This story has such a fun way of teaching young children the importance of trying new things and that it is OK to have different interests. Will definitely look out for more in this series.

I love the Moolah books. The art just makes the reading that much better. These are simple stories to help kids understand and do yoga. Unlike other books of this type, you want to read this story not just get an education from it. The stories themselves are funny and adding the yoga into it works and doesn’t seem like something that’s being thrown at the reader as a lesson. Plus, the illustrations are so bright and colorful a put a smile on the readers face.

Lovely bright pictures, I enjoyed the sentiment of encouraging children to try something new. The yoga poses at the end would be great for a group reading session. Thank you netgalley for the advanced copy

When I saw the first book in this series I thought it would be pretty self-contained, a gentle little story that shows an animal starting out on their path to being a yoga fan, and potentially (with the right teachers, for it wasn't perfect in and of itself) making other fans as it went along (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3769017772). Well, with not one but two sequels, we have a choice between them – either seeing Mula the tiger doing her poses, and getting scorn from a monkey. There's no way this bragging little primate will be persuaded to join in too, surely? Or we can find an elephant down in the dumps as they haven't been told they're wonderful for hours, and need a bit of a breathing exercise to refocus, and some positivity from within.

Both books come with vivid colours just this side of losing charm in favour of gaudiness, a QR code leading to an audio version, and some poses as featured in the story for junior yoga sessions. If you're that way inclined, I don't think you really do have a choice – both seems the logical purchase. I mean, there won't be further episodes in this series – right?

A beautifully illustrated and interactive book! I loved the way that yoga was incorporated into the story, and how Mula taught the Snooty Monkey how to move in its own way. Now that I know that this is a series, I will look out for the rest of the Mula books!

One of my favorite things to read is the new picture books that are released, this stemmed from working for almost 15 years as a children and teens librarian where reading these books was my job and an everyday occurrence for me. I love finding new ones and who knows I might down the track and hopefully return to a library job as my dream job is to still become a manager of a school library. Mula and the Snooty Monkey by Lauren Hoffmeier is a cute story about a tiger Mula who is doing his morning routine of Yoga when he hears Svadli a cheeky monkey laughing at him and being mean. Mula breathes in and tries to get Svadli to join in with Yoga. After a while, the Snooty Monkey joins in, and guess what, he loves it and finds it peaceful and a great mindfulness tool. Mula and the Snooty Monkey is a great read and a great tool to teach young children Yoga moods and excellent skills to help them relax, breathe and reflect, especially in today's world with everything happening - this is such an important skill to learn from a young age. The back of this book also includes a few simple Yoga moves and steps to help you teach your child. Mula and the Snooty Monkey written by Lauren Hoffmeier and illustrated by Ela Smietanka is the perfect read for children aged 3-6 years old.

Just when you think there are too many kids books with animals, you pick one up that proves you wrong. This is that book.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I found this book fun and educational. The interactive portion in the end where they explain how to do various yoga pose is a nice touch. I did feel bad for the fly, so wise and helpful, yet he has no name.

When Svadi makes fun of Mula for doing yoga, he soon realizes that appearing perfect all the time isn't everything it's cracked up to be. This is a cute little picture book that discusses the importance of differences and acceptance. The yoga pose demonstrations in the back of the book are a nice touch.

This book feels a little bit like a yoga studio advert! A cute one though. But still it feels advert-y in a way. Then again, yoga is a nice thing to do, so no real harm there.
Advert-y parts aside, the story is lovely – it is about being your true self, about doing what makes you happy and about not giving a – whatever – about what others think and about what others might think it looks like, about not being too preoccupied with fitting in everywhere, and all that happens thanks to yoga.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was super cute. A good message about trying something new and also gives some yoga poses to try. The pictures were colorful and fun. I think children of various ages will enjoy it.

Mula enjoys doing yoga and after being laughed and teased by monkeys she helps the snootiest monkey start doing things that he enjoyed dancing and singing and he learns to not tease Mula for being silly doing something she enjoys.

I'm not gonna lie, I picked up this book solely because it was about a "snooty monkey." What lovely, hilarious imagery! I was not disappointed! Mula and the Snooty Monkey is about how you should do what you like even if it makes you look silly! It teaches a great lesson about being yourself AND teaches little ones how to start practicing yoga! Every page is a pop of delightful color and prose and I truly enjoyed it!