LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
January 2021 Book of the Month
Worries – they’re easy to acquire and then, before you know it, they’ve taken over and are with you all the time, interrupting your fun, spoiling playtime, keeping you awake at night. Don’t worry though, help is at hand. The little boy in this story takes his Worry to a Worry Expert who has lots of advice and suggestions that successfully send the Worry away, even though it has got really big. The Worry is portrayed as a colourful, lively scribble, cheerful and smiling though clearly a real pest. The approach taken will help children prone to worrying feel they’re not alone and the Worry Expert’s advice will work for everyone. Written in a fluid rhyming text and with bold, child-friendly illustrations, this is a great book to share and will be really helpful for anxious children.
You can find more books on this theme in our Anxiety & Wellbeing collection.
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The Worrying Worries Synopsis
What happens when you get a Worry? They can follow you around everywhere, and they are HUNGRY. They feed on your fears and put sad thoughts in your head until they've grown so big, it can be hard to get anything done! Luckily, the Worry Doctor knows exactly what to do.
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Press Reviews
Rachel Rooney Press Reviews
"A funny, insightful story" - The Bookseller
"A vibrant picture book on how to handle your worries... written in a fluid rhyming text and with bold, child-friendly illustrations, this is a great book to share and will be really helpful for anxious children" - LoveReading4Kids
"Presenting a challenging topic in an accessible, engaging manner, The Worrying Worries is perfect for sharing." -- Sue Wilsher - ReadingZone
"So bright and vibrant and with end papers to die for this is a beautiful and much needed book to add to your collection" - Books_For_Boys
"[N]ot only an accessibly and inclusively illustrated picture book, but a practical workbook too - what a powerful addition to school and home bookshelves and a great tool to open conversations, encourage empathy and offer reassurance. The rhyming narrative adds to the fun; we’ve read it so much since it arrived" - The Little Literary Society
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About Rachel Rooney
RACHEL ROONEY trained and worked as a teacher of Special Needs for many years before re-discovering her love of writing poetry. She was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award in 2015 and 2019 and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
She has also been a judge for both the CLiPPA and the Betjeman Poetry Prize.
Rachel was born in London and now lives in Brighton.
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