{"product_id":"steady-roots-rambling-trials-m-l-peltier-9798997018832","title":"Steady Roots \u0026 Rambling Trials","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep in Whispering Woods lives Max the Moose, whose brain runs on rocket fuel - full of big ideas, bigger feelings, and a body that moves before his mind can catch up. In these six stories, Max chases cloudberries into a bog, triggers a blueberry avalanche, gets his leg trapped in a storm, tangles a treehouse project into chaos, blurts a secret he shouldn't, and loses his footing in a rushing river. Each adventure lands him in real trouble - and each time, his steady friend Syl the Sasquatch is there, not to rescue him from the consequences, but to walk beside him through them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly eight feet tall and impossible to rattle, Syl teaches Max the tools of the ancient Stoics: that we can't always control what happens, but we can always choose how we respond. Alongside Oscar the careful otter, Briar the gruff but soft-hearted bear, and Riley the sharp-eyed raven, Max learns one calming tool per story - the Three-Breath Brake, Square Woods Breath, Riley's Rhythm, the Rule of Three, the Wisdom Window, and the Five-Finger Anchor - each one a concrete, kid-sized skill for impulse control, big emotions, and a racing mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for children with ADHD (and the grown-ups who love them), Steady Roots \u0026amp; Rambling Trails pairs warm, funny, forest-set adventures with strategies grounded in real evidence-based practice: box breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, task-chunking, and cognitive tools adapted from CBT and ACT. A closing note for parents and caregivers explains the thinking behind each tool, so the lessons can carry on long after the story ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax never stops being Max - quick, curious, and full of spark. But story by story, he discovers he isn't broken; his mind just needs a few good tools to find its steady roots even while it rambles down new trails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. L. Peltier,A. J. Peltier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997018832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e M L Peltier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d","brand":"M. L. Peltier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097606955263,"sku":"9798997018832","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steady-roots-rambling-trials-m-l-peltier-9798997018832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}