I think this book would work perfectly for all children in primary school right from age 5 to age 11 with an engaging rhyme scheme and a lovely message that ties into important conversations we need to be having in the classroom. I could also imagine a thoughtful art or literacy task coming from this book where children think about their own spaces in between where they feel safest.

This book is wonderful for kids at helping them identify when they’re becoming anxious and on what to do when those big feelings arise. I read this to my toddler and even though we do not live in a big city, we were able to take what the story told and apply it to our everyday. My toddler also really enjoyed the story and the beautiful illustrations. This is going to be a great addition to our bookshelf.

This book is a great exploration of mindfulness when presented with sensory overload. While it is is specific to the living in or being in the city the message is broader than that. It also had a a wonderful flow to it and had beautiful and detailed illustrations.

This is such a good self-help picture book to get the readers out of their anxiety and personal issues by telling them to visit the places around them. In the today's hustle-bustle, it is so hard to keep self calm and stay peaceful with family without creating chaos on daily basis. That frustation of work and failures need an escape route and we need to find it in the places already there but unidentified.
In this picture book, Jaspreet is telling with rhyming for what one should do and where one could go to get rid of mental tensions generated on daily basis. Illustrations were so good and apt only at one point I found a girl & her father standing with ice-cream cone but poem says they were sitting, such small things also need to be checked and corrected while publishing/editing.
Overall, this is a nice apt work for all age groups, I would suggest.

I am the ultimate fan of this book!

I love the hustling city life. However, I also suffer from the effects it has on me. The representation of the conditions the young ones get affected in this case is as real as it gets because of the fast paced noisy lifestyles.

The book offers some of the best alternatives on how we can change things and what we can do to make things better. I find the tips quite useful and practical.

The illustrations are wonderful!

Thank you, Mayo Clinic Press Kids, for the advance reading copy.

Great book for kids, my children loved it! Will defiantly look out for this author more often.
I loved that it thought real life lessons, and came off as being relatable.

The Spaces In Between, written by Jaspreet Kaurand illustrated by Manjit Thapp, is a wonderful new resource for parents of introverted, shy, or highly sensitive children who do not like to be surrounded by loudness and chaos. This beautifully illustrated picture book is a love letter to cities, highlighting the wonderful diversity of such highly populated areas while finding the "spaces in between" where people who wish for calm and quiet can find it. The illustrations are gorgeous and bold while incorporating the text in playful, imaginative ways. Of course, I love that the library is one of the featured "spaces in between" to find serenity in the city. A much-needed representation of neurodiversity that will serve as both a mirror and a window for all children, this book should be available in every public and school library. I can't wait to recommend it for our elementary libraries!

This books shows the different ways so calm down in scary situations by changing your perspective. I think it does a good job of explaining and giving examples that are helpful.

I really like the idea of this book, but the writing feels a little disjointed to me. The author mentions using our eyes to find the hidden spaces that can calm us, but then focuses on all 5 senses for suggestions. I wish she'd organized her ideas BY the 5 senses, mentioning each one and how to use it to calm anxieties. The charts included with activities to calm anxiety were helpful, and I liked the illustrations as well. Overall, a helpful book to have, especially to look at pictures and discuss individual ideas to implement, but missing a rhythm that I look for in a read-aloud.

Love this super cute book about finding peace and calm in the city. Simple story with lots of positive vibes and some mindfulness tips for kids in the back!

This was a fun book to read with my son. He is also overwhelmed with all the sounds and people in the city. So this was a great way to talk with my son about the city. The pictures are beautiful and so detailed.

This book was such a beautiful story. This children's book addresses feeling anxious in a big city. This book had such great diversity and representation. I loved the illustrations. They were very well done. At the end of the book the author gives different exercises that people can do to help with anxiety. I really enjoyed this book. I hope more books are made like this one

I received an ARC copy of this book. All thoughts are my own!

I liked this, and really enjoyed the message. The rhyming made it an easy read, and I would use it in storytime if it were translated to Spanish. I really hope this title will be translated.

What a gem of a picture book.
The Spaces in Between follows a child and their guardian through a day in a loud and busy city. The child is overwhelmed by the noises and action all around them, but they are reminded to look for the "spaces in between," things such as the silent oasis of the library, baby birds in a tree, friends sharing their lunch on a park bench, a smile from the train conductor, moments and places which offer a respite from the noise and a chance for peace and mindfulness.
The art in this book is just as beautiful as its meaning, full of lush imagery of city life, diverse community members, and beautiful interactions between people. The book even includes a final page with real advice on how to deal with overstimulation or anxiety, such as listening to music on the bus, stretching, deep breathing, and noticing nature, all of which are great ways to introduce coping mechanisms and mindfulness to young kids in a very digestible and memorable way!