This book featured sweet illustrations and described ways to calm down a little kangaroo with anxiety about losing a notebook.

Since this book is published by Zondervan, I expected it to have faith based elements. After all, as Christians we are called to cast our cares on God because He cares for us. No Bible verses were mentioned. It seemed to be more focused on psychology than the Bible. Secular preschools may find this book helpful. But Christian parents may be confused with the Christian publishing label.

There is nothing I could find in this book that set it apart from secular psychology children’s books.

A great book for helping to expalin anxiety to children. This book has great characters and is fun to read aloud. Very good.

Kit the young kangaroo is a world of worries, among which is the dreaded thought that her special notebook has got lost in the latest house move. It hasn't, but when exploring the brand new neighbourhood it really does go missing. Luckily, by then, Kit has made two new friends, and is about to be introduced to magic soup – but surely magic soup won't help solve the mystery?

I think this is more successful at showing juvenile anxiety to the adults amongst its audience. Kit has back-ups in her pouch for several things, things that the average child will never consider needed once let alone twice. Her notebook is for memories, information, and to secure her judgement about the world in her mind. And while cute animals and a decent aesthetic draw the young to this, I don't see them as seeing themselves completely easily. And they probably won't rush to enjoy this book, as it is a touch twee and simple, and the ending isn't such as you'd want to re-read this lesson. Nothing at all could be call off-putting, here, but the pull to the young is weak and the purpose therefore more for the attention of the adults – the soup-cookers – of the world.

This book is, I assure you, the sweetest thing happen to me for the past month :3
I love how Kit's simple quest becomes an extraordinary adventure when it's viewed from a child's perspective. I'd certainly purchased the paperback copy of this book if it's available someday, for my own daughter would be happy to read it. The story and the illustration are equally beautiful.

I just reviewed Kit and the Missing Notebook by Chris Andrew Wheeler; Lindsey Erin Wheeler. #KitandtheMissingNotebook #NetGalley

This a book about overcoming anxiety, building resilience and patience and learning to bring yourself to calm. Not many books cover the loss of a favourite and personal item, but this book is one of those, where the main characters loses their favourite notebook, which is very important to them.

I liked the way how finding the little details in every day life that make us happy were told in this story. The execution was compelling as it incorporated the gratefulness into the story bit by bit.

Kit and the Missing Notebook by Chris Andrew Wheeler and Lindsey Erin Wheeler introduces us to Kit and her mom, who are unpacking from a move to a new home. Kit is filled with anxiety and goes to her notebook where writing things down helps her to cope with her emotions. As the day goes on, Kit meets and plays with some new friends in her neighborhood. When she realizes that she has lost her notebook, all her anxiety comes rushing back. Luckily, a neighbor knows just how to help. This is a wonderful story to share with someone who needs a little help in dealing with fears and worries that sometimes grow to be overwhelming.

I was able to read this book on NetGalley and it is a beautiful story about Kit who has anxiety over his new house and missing notebook. This is a great story for your reader if they are moving to a house or struggle with anxiety. I love the author's note where she goes into more detail on how to help your child address their emotions when they have anxiety. The illustrations are charming to match the story of new kangaroo in the wilderness meeting new people in a new place.

This was such a cute story about an anxious kangaroo and how to manage anxiety when it feels overwhelming. I loved the illustrations and think this book would be beneficial to any children with anxiety or struggling to control their fears.

I received an ARC from Zonderkidz-Books | Zonderkidz via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What a cute book about learning how to cope with anxiety. It can be such an overwhelming feeling , especially for kids !

I really appreciated the authors note and recipe in the back of the book.

This book is so necessary !

The magic of soup calms and anxious kangaroo.

Kit arrives at her new home feeling anxious. While playing with two new hamster friends, Kit loses her treasured notebook. Mrs. G. Helps Kit deal with her anxiety of losing her notebook in a special way with soup. I enjoyed this story about how to help kids deal with anxiety. A highly recommended read.

i thought this was okay! It’s nice to see a book show a younger crowd what anxiety can feel like. I felt the way the book calmed the anxiety by distracting the main character with something else was a bit disappointing to me. I know it was made to make her feel calm but since this is towards a younger audience I don’t know if they would see it like that, or if the younger audience would just see a surface level event happening rather than the deeper meaning behind it. Pictures are nice, remind me of a classic children’s book.

As a mum who suffers from anxiety I wanted to have a read of this book as sometimes I feel my anxiety is influencing my daughter.
This book was very cutesy with beautiful art and story telling which was simple but also lovely for both adult and child.

I think the concept of being distracted when anxious is really great and I could really do with a bowl of Mrs. G soup when I'm feeling particularly worried.

The book really highlights the importance of friends and family during difficult times.

I loved this.

Thanks for the soup recipe - cannot wait to try it!

Theadora's mum
Theadora (Age 2)

I adored this book! Great insight into how to distract from anxious feelings with a more pleasant sensory experience. The art was adorable. I love that we learn about Kit's fears through the story, not just the object missing but what it represents to her.

Thank you to Zonderkids for allowing me to read an advanced read copy of this book!

Kit and the Missing Notebook is an adorable book about a young bunny that moves to a new neighborhood and has to cope with all the new changes and challenges it brings. Kit navigates making new friends and finds some much needed support from a neighbor in dealing with her anxiety.

My family recently moved this year and my kindergartener quickly identified with Kit’s emotions. She loved the sweet little recipe at the end of the book.

This book would make a great addition to a classroom library to use with mindfulness instruction as the book utilizes a creative way to model taking deep breaths when feeling overwhelmed and anxious. It ties a sensory approach into restoring calm and coping with anxiety for struggling children.

When I requested an ARC I didn't realize this was a book about calming anxiety. That made me very happy. However, I'm up in the air if I like the idea of a kid going into a strangers house for food and I'm not sure I'm all about the idea of food being a calm source for the anxiety itself. I feel like the opportunity was lost to show kids a couple different, healthier calming exercises instead of resorting to food.

That's just me though! It was really cute otherwise!

Thank you Zonderkidz-Books, and Netgalley for an ARC!

I love reading about overcoming anxiety, as shared in this book. A great way to provide examples for our kiddos, show them that we can conquer anxiety and that every problem will have solutions by reading books like this. Unfortunately, my child leans towards anxiety, and reading this book has been very helpful for her. So, I'll give it a solid 5 stars! The pictures are beautiful, the plot is well-written, and the language is easy to understand.

What an adorable book about Kit the kangaroo. Kit moves to a new neighborhood and this is a look at how that might feel scary for littles. A lost notebook, things not being where they should Kit ventures out to get a look at Cozy Lane and happens across new friends and Mrs. G. who helps her through this scary time. It is a great book to open up discussions of anxiety and how that might look and feel to your little one. It also ends with Mrs. G calming soup recipe. Such a sweet and thoughtful book. You can tell it was written with love.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Kit and the Missing Notebook is such a sweet story. As a mother of a child who deals with anxiety this book echoed kindness and important techniques I've used on my own son. I really appreciated how Kit's anxiety wasn't ignored or passed over, but instead dealt with in a supportive, beneficial manner. I hope this book will inspire others - children and adults - to be empathetic when helping a friend coping with this issue.

Very good book for young children about anxiety. I had a good chat after reading this book with my 4.5 year old daughter and she was able to understand the feeling of anxiety in the main character as well as in herself. The story was relatable and the illustration was well done. It also touched on the family moving to a new neighborhood and the feelings of not knowing where things were when moving. I liked after the seriousness of some of what was talked about there was something to laugh about at the very end of the book.

It's definitely a book my daughter will want me to read to her again and again. It's nice that it doesn't get too heavy into the topic but allows a kid to think about their feelings of anxiety. I'd recommend this to any parent of a 4-8 year old who is dealing with anxiety as a bridge to talking about those feelings.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz publishing for the chance to read an ARC of this book. My review was not influenced by the receipt of the ARC.

Kit and the Missing Notebook is a great book to help children work through anxiety. Talking with kids about how to handle their anxiety is such an important thing. This book will help open doors to good conversations about how to calm down when feeling anxious. As an elementary grade teacher I will use this book with my students. The illustrations are darling and I love that the animals are not the average animals used in stories.