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The story follows a girl named Donut who worries about everything. It's not until she meets Cookie that she learns how to manage her worries.
The book does a great job at expressing how Donut manages her worries. It has a message of hope that will help lots of kids who feel anxious about everyday things. For example, the first day at school.

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During the summer, Donut is worried about the beginning of the new school year. She pictures troublesome scenarios. Everyone tells her “don’t worry,” but that’s not working. Can her new friend, Cookie, help her manage negative thoughts and feelings? I liked the story and the section in the back about working out one’s worries. This is a valuable book for children regarding topics of stress and anxiety. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher.

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donut worry is very relatable. It truly doesn't help when people tell you to not worry. Cookie is a great friend to donut and let her know that it is OK to worry. He also helped her work through her worries. I love how this book is done in a cute story to help kids rather than overwhelm them with their fears.

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I really liked the idea behind this book and it is a great way to look at covering worries for young children. It was a cute story and the images were lovely. I liked the different way given to help them too. My daughter is a little worrier so this will really help her.

It is 4 stars from me for this one, it is a great idea and the images are great – highly recommended!

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This was a cute and quick read with realistic drawings. It would be a great way to teach children about coping mechanisms for worrying.

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A wonderful book about facing your worries and anxiety and how it's okay to not be okay. I think this is a great book for kids about why it's okay to be anxious and how we can deal with it. Having anxiety is not a bad thing and there are many things we can do to try and ease it. Told in a fun and creative way, this would make a great book for kids learning how to deal with anxiety. A sweet and charming book filled with great lessons on anxiety. i would highly recommend this book!

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Wow. I LOVE this book. I will admit, when I first started reading it, I was worried that it would tell kids "just don't worry" in an overly cutesy and simplified way. But it doesn't! <u>Donut Worry</u> is all about a Donut who finds herself facing the same anxieties at the end of every summer-going back to school! All her friends and family just tell her "don't worry!" which only makes matters worse. Until she meets Cookie. Cookie has anxiety just like Donut, and together they figure out different tricks and practices to utilize to help face those worries instead of just pretending they don't exist. I needed this book as a child, and I know there are plenty of children out there who need this book now! I can't wait to purchase this for my media center!

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In this strange world of sunbathing donuts whose glazed icing doesn't melt, and cookies that go for a dunk in the swimming pool without the obvious result, our heroine is drop dead worried about hitting a new school after the summer break. Full of anxiety, you might think the fact she gets help from a cookie means she has turned to comfort eating, but no – for this cookie is a smart cookie, and has experience of the same fears. But can what he impart get her out of her funk and happily to school? Extremely cartoonish (and peculiarly so, as I intimated above), this little read will definitely help reassure a few people. I can see the majority of purchasers for this will be schools, so it's kind of going to miss its target audience a little, but I wish it well in getting a bit of PMA into some of the intended readers.

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