You Are Everything : Based on a poem by Rumi

Inspired by a Rumi poem, this mystical picture book for the young readers emphasizes the vast interconnectedness of the world and each of us. you thought: What if I try a little... becoming? And as soon as you thought it, it started to happen.

(That’s how powerful you are!) Whatever you thought of, you started to become! You Are Everything takes readers on a journey that begins before the existence of space and time and ends in the present day. Illustrated by Iranian-American artist Shilla Shakoori, the story is a cosmically inclusive embrace of our interconnectedness. With each turn of the page your transformation unfolds from a being that just is to one that becomes the world around us.

And if you can take a moment off from all the doing that you do, author Arabian suggests, and let yourself simply be, you may realize that you are not just one person -- you are also everything in the universe. Readers who love Rumi and stories from Persian mystics or anyone interested in mindfulness and a greater awareness of being in the world will love You Are Everything.