A young boy’s father has returned “from far away,” where he was a soldier, changed. Daddy used to be fun, but now he’s angry and sad and spends a lot of time in his room. The boy’s mother explains that Daddy’s mind is hurt by bad things that happened while he was gone, and she assures the boy that they are trying to figure out how to help Daddy feel better. One day Mommy insists Daddy come with her to a yoga class at the Y. The boy goes, too, and watches as the instructor explains the importance of practicing yoga with calm, positive thoughts, adding that anyone who practices yoga is called a yogi. Soon the boy and his daddy are regular attendees. “My favorite was the Cobra Pose, because it made me feel like a snake!” Daddy tells him, “You’re a regular little boyogi.” Daddy adds that yoga has helped him feel better—less jumpy and nervous and sad. “My therapist tells me yoga has helped a lot.” Clean-lined digital art illustrates this child-centered story about a Black family impacted by one parent’s (Ages 4-8)

When his daddy comes home from the service struggling with PTSD, a young boy discovers that learning yoga together can be a source of healing.

Ever since Daddy returned from overseas, he's been different. At first, Butta Bean thinks it's his fault--that maybe his daddy doesn't love him anymore. But Mama explains that Daddy's mind is hurt from things that happened while he was away. When Mama takes them all to yoga class at their local YMCA, Daddy doesn't want to go at first, and Butta Bean thinks it looks weird. But as Daddy and Butta Bean get better at the yoga poses (Daddy says he's a real boyogi), Butta Bean starts to see a change in Daddy. He seems more and more like his old self. In a picture book gently tuned to a child's understanding, award-winning author David Barclay Moore and Caldecott Honor recipient Noa Denmon celebrate the transformative power of yoga, therapy, and abiding love for your family.