"Do his thoughts ever spoil the fun, like mine do?"

This is a fantastic book about a young girl with OCD who is constantly worrying about her overactive thoughts.
This story will help the kids who relate to the main character feel less alone, but also educate other kids on how people can experience the world in different ways. The illustrations are also beautiful.

Knowing that you are struggling with things as a child that no one else seems to be struggling with is really difficult. Books like this are so important and I'm super glad kids today get to read them.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Free Spirit Publishing for this e-copy in exchange for an honest review**

The main character spends a lot of time thinking, and is concerned about being too different from the other kids around her. She worries about making mistakes, getting things right, and how people perceive her. But, she realizes that different is okay, and that she is best at being herself.

I requested this book because I think a lot. The title intrigued me. I loved the positivity of this story as the narrator notices she is different than other kids in her class. However, she compares herself to things like birds who do what she does and no one judges. I believe this story will be a classic which can be used in classrooms to open up conversations about anxiety and different ways of thinking.
This was an advanced reading copy given to me for free. My review is given voluntarily.
5 stars

This was a great book showing a child with OCD, and the continuous thoughts, that run through her head. The illustrations were a great accompaniment to the story and perfectly showed the often spiral thought patterns that can occur. I do not have OCD but I do have anxiety and the thought patterns described in this book really resonated with my childhood. I think that a book like this would have been really helpful for me a child to know I was not alone, that I was different but that was ok. I am really happy that child mental health is being discussed so much right now, and I think this book will be a great addition to the conversation.

I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

Thank you so much for this book, every kid needed it (the kid I was would have need it) <3

I definitly loved this book. Being different is not something bad, it's a beautiful thing if you learn how to use it.
Be yourself with everything that means, be true to yourself. Life is colorfull, we need every child to know they are special because diversity is a gift. This book tell them to be who they are entirely with every color they're made of.

That's important. That matters. Thank you

Such a wonderful book. This would be wonderful as a read a loud to your classroom or to read as a bedtime story.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Jessica Whipple’s I Think I Think a Lot. This is the perfect book for SEL (Social Emotional Learning) read around in elementary schools everywhere. In this story, a sensitive little girl compares herself to her friends and worries that she apologizes too much or expresses gratitude too profusely. She worries that she thinks too much, and this will definitely resonate with students who have grappled with anxiety or a lack of confidence in one area or another. The message is strong and important…. You are not alone, and your feelings help shape you into the best you that you can possibly be!

This beautiful book tells the story of a young girl with OCD, who constantly worries about her overactive thoughts. She recognises that she's different from her peers, who seem to go about their days without over thinking. The book wonderfully validates the feelings of anxiety/compulsion while also highlighting the positive aspects of caring. It's very perceptive. Although it's tailored for children dealing with anxiety and OCD, it can be insightful for all children. I particularly appreciate the questions at the end of the book, as they are a wonderful opportunity to engage with a child and explore these complex emotions. This is a very relevant story for kids and parents alike.

I Think I Think A Lot is a really helpful book to help children understand anxiety and OCD. I appreciated the approach and the beautiful illustrations. The text emphasized how thinking a lot can have some good qualities and that it doesn't always have to be suffering.

Oh this was wonderful!
Such an important topic, masterfully written about for all ages. As someone who was diagnosed with OCD in university, a book like this would have been so valuable for me as a child. This book does not only explain overthinking and how it can sometimes lead to comparison, but also shows that this is okay and there are ways to work with it.
I absolutely adored this little gem of a book and will revisit it whenever I feel lost.