Baby Present

Calming, lightly playful text combines with photographs of babies representing a variety of racial backgrounds as Neumann and McConnell craft a Buddhist-inspired introduction to mindfulness. “The future is tricky and a long way off,” writes Neumann as a boy in a tank top stares into the distance. “Right now is just right.” Whether babies take Neumann’s advice to sit “in the here and now” or “feel your belly rise and fall,” phrases like “You are perfect just as you are” will resonate, and McConnell’s intimate portraits should keep their attention in the “Present moment. Wonderful moment.” Up to age 3. (May)