Thank you to Netgalley, Tanglewood, Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz for the digital copy of this book that I received in exchange for an honest review.

Is A Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz has 32 pages and was published in 2007 by Tanglewood.

Is A Worry Worrying You? is an ineresting book for school-aged children. It has a wonderful concept for little worrywarts. I love the idea of this book. I love how the author demonstrates that worries are often silly by her over-the-top examples.

"Suppose, just suppose, one hundred elephants come to tea and you discover you don't have any tea bags.
Uh, oh. What will you do with a herd of thirsty elephants?
Now that's a worry!"

I love how she demonstrates how to resolve the problem.

"But you can get rid of that worry by offering the elephants lemonade instead."

The artwork on the other hand, is a bit dark for a children's book. It is beautiful. The illustrator is amazingly gifted. I do think that it fits well with the concepts of worry and anxiety. However, it is creepy. I "worry" that it could exaggerate the anxiety of an already anxious child. I personally would have liked to see a concentrated difference between the artwork for the worries and the solutions - specifically brighter colors and more light.

Would I read this to my child with anxiety? Yes, I would. 

Would I show her the pictures? Really not sure about that.

Great premise, but I don’t entirely agree with worries being viewed as bad or monsters. At times, worries and anxiety can be healthy and beneficial for growth, resilience, and performance. I wish the scenarios were more applicable and the illustrations supported a sensitive topic like this. However, I enjoyed the message that children have control and power over their worries when they may become too great.

I read this book with my children but they dd not seem to care for it very much. Nor did I. While the message behind it was good, so I really, really wanted to like it, the pictures were a little dark and my kids found them to be a little odd. The story is supposed to be silly and goofy so I suppose it fit. It just wasn't really for us I guess!

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book gives great tips on how to ground yourself whenever you get anxious. Awesome for kids with anxiety, but even a silly and helpful reminder to adults.

Great for kids, but as an adult who worries a lot, I must confess this book helped me as well. Problem solving instead of worrying is very important!

3 things about this book
1. Fun way to talk about worries
2. Fun illustrations
3. Fun examples
All in all, a book who brings a fun way to discuss a somewhat difficult theme, to help children deal with their worries.
Recommended!

Note: Received from Netgalley

Love it, has the feel of graphic novel artwork, I love the humor and message, very real for kids. This reminds me of Julia cook,s Wilma jean and the worrymachine.

I really enjoyed it. Everyone worries sometimes and this book really great describes worry to little children. I like the illustrations but i can understand that some children can scared little bit.

Is A Worry Worrying You? Is a wonderful children’s book that describes and illustrates the concepts of worry and feeling anxious about something through silly scenarios that children can understand. It also normalizes this feeling and informs children that they have control over their worries if they practice. This book would be great for a variety of ages, and could be used by both parents and professionals who are helping children who worry. The illustrations are engaging and fun.

I am an elementary school art teacher and I read to my students all the time. The pictures in this book are awesome! They are so colorful and fun. This is a great book for children that worry and have anxiety. That is a hard thing for even adults to deal with. This book helps explain that emotion to children in a way they can understand. It also suggests things they can do when they are worried to help cope. I deal with anxiety and worry constantly and found this book quite wonderful.

I really enjoyed this book, I think that it explains anxiety to kids in a great way. In addition, it presented the idea that you can overcome anxiety, a message I think is amazing. The illustrations were good, but freaked me out a little to be honest

This book was amazing. Described worrying about things so well, and how you can try to not worry. The artwork was cute too. Would definitely pick up a physical copy of the book.

Let's face it, at least at one point in our lives, we all worry. Some of us more than others. And there are people who live in a constant state of worrying. As adults, it may be easier to deal with whatever causes our distress but who likes to see their children worried? No one, right? So, if your child is concerned about something, Is a Worry Worrying You? might help you teach them how to deal with it.

As it is defined in this book, "a worry is a thought that stops you from having fun, from feeling good, from being happy." We all want our kids to be joyful, and there's hardly anything more heart-wrenching than an unhappy child. However, worry is a natural consequence of being human, and all we can do is embrace this fact and learn how to handle our anxieties.

The authors use some pretty absurd examples to show children what a worry is, but these are nevertheless funny ideas. If a gorilla borrows your skateboard and doesn't return it - that's a worry. If you think that a bald eagle will make a nest in your hair and you'll look ridiculous - that's a worry, too. Some other examples are more down-to-earth, though: a new teacher might be worried in her new class, or your friend may be worried that she can't go to a party after falling and scraping her knees.

There are tips on how to deal with your worry. For instance, you can send it packing. Or even better, you can discuss it with someone else. And my two personal favourites: if you think there's a monster under your bed, sing lullubies until you both fall asleep, and "let a worry thought remind you to smile."

There's only one advice I think I must disagree with. It's hiding your worry in a closet and closing the door. To me, that sounds pretty much like repressing it, and that's not something I'd want my child (or anyone else for that matter) do.

My one other concern is that highly imaginative kids might be more worried after seeing this lurking furry worry-monster (even thought it's occasioanally kind of adorable). Children have a vivid imagination and pictures may impress them more than words, so even though the message of the book is hard to criticise, the illustration might cause problems. But hopefully everyone knows their own kids and how much they can take without being frightened.

When all is said and done, I think this is an awesome little book with a unique style and it covers an important subject.

Great Idea!
I really liked this book’s approach to worry. Everybody worries! However, the way to handle it is to think about realistic solutions to the situations. The author states, “…A worry is as big or small as you let it be…” so that helps the reader to realize that they are in the driver’s seat and can choose better approaches for handling the worries. This is a great book with fun examples for starting the conversation with children about real solutions.

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I think I loved this as much as my 5-year-old. The pictures are wonderful and the practical help for dealing with a Worry is really great.

This book tackled a serious subject in an adorably creepy and amusing way. I never thought I would be typing those words together in a review, ha ha. The illustrations are glorious! The colors and a bit of the style remind me of Where the Wild Things Are.

This book is great for children with anxious minds. It talks about worry in a fun way and then reminds you that there are ways to make it go away. That sometimes you just need to think of a solution. The pictures are fun. This book would be great not only in the library but a guidance counselor’s office or a child psychologist’s office. Such a good positive message that opens up a channel for discussion between children and adults!
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This book explains worry wonderfully for children. It is hard to explain things you can’t see to children. However, this book does a great job of giving numerous examples of what a worry could be. It gives ways to make the “worry” go away and not think about it. Adults could heed some of this advice also!

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited when I seen this book, as I feel like it touches on a very important subject for children, especially with children who have anxiety. This book talks about how things can make us worry, and how to help you feel better when somethings worrying you. The illustrations are cute, and brought the book together nicely.

This book is so simple with interesting illustrations! The topic is one that is dear to my heart, as I spend much time with children who battle with BIG WORRIES. This book not only takes the shame and fear out of the worries but gives kids simple and practical examples to help them overcome their worries. This book is great for any little one!