This was such a cute book and perfect for classrooms! The main character, a whippet named Wilbur, experiences everyday anxieties that many kids can identify with. Through Wilbur’s journey, Bolton gently addresses common childhood worries, offering reassurance and coping strategies in a warm, engaging way. The story’s relatability and comforting message make it a wonderful read for young readers dealing with their own fears and anxieties.

I just wanted to say, I’ve been meaning to review this for ages. I love Jess on social media, and just went to check how the doggies are doing, only to see the incredibly sad news. Thank you for bringing your dogs to our world, and I’m so happy that such a brave little beast lives on in this book.

unfortunately i did not have enough time to read this book in its entirety but it seemed like a good read.

A supersized picture book about a nervous dog. They slowly get over their anxiety after making a new dog friend. Anyone that's been around dogs will probably have met a dog with similar traits. It's a sweet little book.

a perfect story for families to help their little ones learn how to be brave and that it's ok to be worried. the illustrations in this are stunning!

Worried Whippet A Book of Bravery

Right away you fall in love with the main character, Jess. She's scared and she's brave all at the same time. Relatable, no?

If you’ve got kids, if you’ve got pets, if you’ve got kids and pets….this a perfect series for you. Book takes us on a journey from home to park, to new home and new friends with lot of adventures throughout. Jess has found her forever mom, home and couch! She is trying to navigate a world that is loud, and often fast with moments that come out of nowhere that sent her into a scurry. Lessons of resilience, perseverance, yes. But it's the joy in growing and being a part of this world that will truly sparkle anew with every reading!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

Worried Whippet was a lovely little book, that should appeal to both children and adults alike.

I loved the various chapters, of Jess facing their fears about various obstacles, like seagulls, other dogs, and the beach.

The friendship between Jess and Buddy, was beautiful.

It's a wonderful story about an adopted dog who worried about everything, until a friend came and it became brave. A reminder for us the human beings who worried about everything, and also what to do if you have a new dog that is shy. A simple yet poignant reminder, with beautiful illustration, this is a good book to read and have in your library.

A very cute picture book for adults. A bit simplistic at times, but the blueberry friend made me laugh. I did feel sympathy for the whippet, particularly how well he was portrayed artistically, and encouragement for myself.

This was sweet, it just loaded as a puzzle on my Kindle: the images were squares all in the wrong order. Sometimes the text was in the wrong order too.

A very cute and aww-inducing story of a very nervous little dog who steps out of her comfort zone and learns how to go with the flow.

Adorable book about a dog with anxiety. A great way to introduce the idea of anxiety to kids, but still a good read for adults as well. Beautiful art, heartwarming story.

Worried Whippet is absolutely adorable. I know of some teen patrons whom I'd recommend this to in a heartbeat. I didn't know much ab0ut Jess Bolton prior to reading this, but I'm glad I read it!

This was such a well-written and heartwarming story about living with anxiety and accepting those with it. Very good read :)

Worried Whippet was a nice book to read.
It's a book for everyone, with beautiful illustrations and a very nice story!
Everyone gets anxious about things in life, but that's ok.

Thanks NetGalley and Harper Celebrate for this arc!

4/5 stars!

This was a cute story about a very anxious dog getting over her various anxieties with her family and friends. It was very sweet, seeing Jess get better over time. The art is quite pixelated, so I'd like to see the final printed version to be able to fully appreciate it :)

"It's exhausting to always be so full of feelings, especially when they're so big and you're so small." So says Jess the whippet, who gets the tremblies unaccountably, loves a duvet day, and frets about this, that and the other. When a new friend is thrust into the household, in the shape of a comparative daredevil of a dog, she's forced to learn much about actually making friends, and about herself.

This is mostly very concise writing, with many pictures, which are delightful and well-crafted. As for the text, it does what it needs to in conveying character, and the simple bits of plot, but this is more or less a comic book having put on some airs. And a webcomic, more or less, from what I read about it. Oddly the text is all over the shop, often – but not always – putting Jess's lines of dialogue in the right-justified position, suitably meekly; at least twice it does a bonkers drop for no reason from the first person to the third. That aside the book is certainly pleasant enough to read, and very pertinent for many – it's obvious a lot of this is transferable from the world and opinions of the whippet to the reader.

Going into this blind, it feels a little unusual – I guess it is mostly destined to be selected by those who know the titular dog from some online presence or other – and it's a bit awkward for it to never reference the fact Jess and her humans speak the exact same level of English. But I think this is safely recommended – although my recommendation would be for any future books to give credit where the true credit is due, and have the illustrator equal billing with the author.

This was such an adorable book that really captured the lives of those with anxiety and had wonderful illustrations! This is a great children's book, only wish it was a bit longer!

Adorable story. Uplifting and cute! Whippet and friends navigate life together, learning along the way.

A really sweet collection of illustrated snippets of Jess the anxious Whippet. Has beautiful little pieces of advice with amazing illustrations accompanying them.