This book is cute! It’s a cute book for adults to read to their children and children to read to help understand when they do have anxiety. I also loved that it’s a person of color family :)

*as someone with anxiety as well, it is best described as being carried around like a book.

As an adult who deals with daily anxiety, and a mother of children with anxiety, I of course was drawn to this book. I thought it was fantastic!!

Hello Anxiety written by Jessica Sinarski and illustrated by Simone Douglas, follows a young girl named Destiny. Destiny, also known as DeeDee, has always struggled with anxiety in different situations, but needs help when she has to prepare for a book report. She gets so anxious and overwhelmed that even the thought of picking out a book to read is too much! But Dee Dee is lucky to have caring adults in her life who are able to help her come up with some ways to process her thoughts, and quiet her anxiety.
I really enjoyed this book, and the way it normalized both kids and parents experiencing anxiety. I appreciated the caring relationships shown between the main character and her parents as well as her teacher, and how Destiny recognized in the book that she was not the only student feeling anxious. I also loved that the book ended with tips for caring adults - these are so important for helping kids to grow!
Thank you to NetGalley and to the author, illustrator, and publisher of this book for an ARC in exchange or an honest review.