Go Away, Worry Monster!

Go Away, Worry Monster!
Author: Brooke Graham
Publisher: EK Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781925820393

Worry Monster loves "helping" Archie worry, especially the night before he starts his new school. Archie feels so anxious that his head hurts, his tummy flutters and his heart pounds. He soon realizes the only way to feel better is to make Worry Monster go away. He does his belly breaths and faces facts to challenge his inner fears. Children have the potential to engage and empathise with Archie and Worry Monster both through the text and the subtle gestures and fleeting emotions captured in the beautiful illustrations. Encouraging children to name their anxiety is an evidence-based, current strategy used by psychologists to assist children in separating themselves from their anxiety. Go Away, Worry Monster! gives children this and other useful strategies to cope, showing them how to make their own Worry Monsters leave during stressful periods of their lives, from starting or changing schools, to a change in family dynamics. Created by an author and illustrator passionate about helping children to cope with common emotional difficulties, this is an invaluable, life-changing resource for young children and their parents in guiding emotional development.

The Very Hungry Worry Monsters

The Very Hungry Worry Monsters
Author: Rosie Greening
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781789479843

A funny story to help children talk about their worries.

My Monster and Me

My Monster and Me
Author: Nadiya Hussain
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593350766

From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety. A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries? Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.

Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree

Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree
Author: Gail Silver
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2020-11-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433834391

Bea is anxiously waiting for her friends to show up for her birthday party. When the worries start to grow around her like tree branches, she uses breathing exercises and visualization techniques to calm herself down. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers by Ara Schmitt, PhD about the ways in which kids can respond to their anxious thoughts.

Worry Says What?

Worry Says What?
Author: Allison Edwards
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1953945074

Allison Edwards, author of the best-selling book Why Smart Kids Worry, gives a glimpse into the ways worry whispers to young minds, and offers a powerful tool all children can use to silence those fears. "Worry's songs tie my tummy up in knots, and the things he says make my heart beat very fast. Sometimes he speaks in a whisper, and other times his voice gets so loud I can't hear anything else." Worry and anxiety are currently the top mental health issues among children and teens. Children have a number of worries throughout childhood that will come and go. The problem is not with the worries themselves, but that children believe the worries to be true. With a relatable story and beautiful artwork, Worry Says What? will help children (and adults) flip their thinking when anxious thoughts begin and turn them into powerful reminders of all they are capable of accomplishing.

The Worry Monster

The Worry Monster
Author: Caroline Uff
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781843625483

A reassuring, fun and yet gentle way to tackle and share the issue of childhood worries.

How to Tame My Anxiety Monster

How to Tame My Anxiety Monster
Author: Melanie Hawkins
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-05-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781734165081

How To Tame My Anxiety Monster is about a child with a monster that no one else can see but him. He doesn't like when his monster comes around because it makes his stomach hurt, or makes it hard to concentrate or sleep. It makes him feel lots of other upsetting and uncomfortable things as well. He decided to talk to his parents about it and his mom told him that she had one too. He learned that his monster's name was Anxiety. Throughout the book the child talks about the ways that he can tame his anxiety monster. He can play sports, do yoga, art, or talk to a therapist to help calm him among other things. He then discovers the good ways that his anxiety monster can help him; during a test, a report, or riding a big scary-fun rollercoaster! He may not be able to make his monster go away, but he can learn to tame him! In the back of this book are some parent helps that can be great conversation starters for children that deal with anxiety.

Jack's Worry

Jack's Worry
Author: Sam Zuppardi
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763678457

Jack has been looking forward to playing the trumpet in his first concert, but on the morning of the big day, Jack becomes anxious about performing and his worry starts to grow.

Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts!

Go Away, Mr Worrythoughts!
Author: Nicky Johnston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2008
Genre: Anxiety in children
ISBN: 9780980449105

Bayden is an intelligent, confident and courageous boy. Yet his worry thoughts can be quite unbearable. See how Bayden discovers his superpowers, takes control and is able to live free and happy! This simple story has been nicely written and illustrated to help encourage children like Bayden manage and overcome their anxiety.

Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Author: Ed Emberley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 31
Release: 1992
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780744581324

What has a bluish-greenish nose, sharp white teeth and big yellow eyes? It is the Big Green Monster, in this book children can change the features of the monster, it is designed to help dispel their fears of night-time monsters.