The Worrying Worrries by Rachel Rooney is a cute book that explains what worry is in a way that kids understand. I love the illustrations that are in the book that give kids a tangible understanding of worry is and how it effects us. I also love the helps that are in the back. I highly recommend The Worrying Worries! Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. My review is also on Goodreads.

How it should be done – only yesterday I read a book turning a worry into a monotone pink Mr Blobby, but giving so many ways to lessen its impact it would make any youngster suspicious about it not making up its mind. Here the book has a purple mess of a worry, and again a strong rhymed format, but the way it discusses the worry's generation and hanging around, and shows the cures for it (positive thinking, meditative breathing, activity) as quickly-following parts of the same thing, this really smacked of knowing all about what it was discussing. It seemed to have much more of an impact and authority your doubt-laden young reader would need in these situations, and as a result this is where my vote goes. A strong four stars.

Excellent title for those who are looking to explain worry to young kids. It is accessible and easy to follow. I will adopt this title for therapy purposes.

Excellent. Really enjoyed it. The book will help in emotional regulation, and increase resilience in kids

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As a child who missed a lot of school due to anxiety as a child, I can not stress how important books like The Worrying Worries are. To feel as though you are not alone and what you are feeling is very real to you is something every child wants. The coping skills are wonderful, and there are some that can be done sitting at a desk or at recess.

Every classroom should have this book on hand, I wish they did in the early 90s

Rachel Rooney’s The Worrying Worries is an upcoming non-fiction children’s picture book that addresses children’s worries and fears and how to recognize signs and manage them. It’s published by Magination Press, an imprint under the American Psychological Association, that publishes children’s books.

This picture book is written in a rhyming prose in dyslexia-friendly font with colourful and engaging illustrations. Not only is this beautiful picture book a great read for children, but also a fantastic resource for parents as it includes various exercises and coping mechanisms to help children who get easily worried or anxious. It also includes a reader’s note to parents that addresses the topics on what worry is and how to recognize and manage worry.

I recommend The Worrying Worries for educators and parents looking to learn more about this topic for children.

Thank you American Psychological Association for providing me an advanced readers’ copy.

Note: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher, American Psychological Association, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

ABSOLUTELY loved this! It shows how worry can just show up one day and then turn into something else if we don’t have the proper tools to navigate those thoughts. But it shows young readers how to recognize when a worry is getting too big and that it’s okay to share with someone what your worries are. It helps to start conversation to figure out the best methods of dealing with your worry. I thought this was just fantastic.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and American Psychological Association, Magination Press. All opinions are my own, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

Genre: Children's Books, Books about Emotions
Age: Picture Book (age 6 and up)

THE WORRYING WORRIES is great to open a conversation about worrying/anxiety.

I liked how it started small—a pet—and then kept growing. That seems very relatable. The child also gets other people involved to help with the worry. This is an excellent book to help kids understand more about what they can do to overcome problems. I actually think that kids who aren't worriers should read it too because it helps to relate to others, and eventually we all get stuck with a worry.

I recommend this book!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this title. As an anxious child, this book would have helped explain what was happening to me. It’s good for younger elementary students who may be experiencing anxiety or want to know what it is.

Great children's book that explains what worrying is and how to tame those thoughts or get rid of them.

The worrying worries is packed with lively text and illustrations. Rachel Rooney draws attention to great examples of how to get rid of worries, such as breathing slowly in and out and thinking happy, calm thoughts. With beautifully on-beat rhymes, this book is a must for all children. Worry can make you very sick, and the book centers around that. Everyone has experienced worry, and thankfully here is the book to learn how to get rid of it. Very nicely put together and fun to read. Highly Recommended!

The Worrying Worries by Rachel Rooney is sure to be a staple in any SEL library collection. Rooney expertly portrays ways to handle worry, anxiety, and stress in ways that young children can understand. It also highlights the value and importance of sharing your worries with someone you trust, and how that can help you overcome them. Told in short phrases and with bright illustrations, The Worrying Worries belongs on every shelf.

This title makes a good companion book to go along with this author’s The Fears You Fear. Both are designed to help kids and to encourage conversation between adult and child, as talking about things in a supportive environment can be so helpful.

This brightly illustrated title acknowledges how a child might feel and how a worry can grow. I like how worry is personified in the illustrations.

Suggestions for coping are also part of the short, rhyming story. Mindfulness practices helpfully come into play.

Note that there is a good section for adults at the end of the book.

Highly recommended. Anyone who has ever worried will be able to relate!

Many thanks to NetGalley and American Psychological Association for this title. All opinions are my own.

Readers watch as the main characters anxiety grows from a tiny purple ball to a big purple monster. As the main character wrestle with their anxiety the purple monster starts to shrink.

This book includes ways to slow down and breath and relax to soothe anxiety. A great book for kiddos who are struggling with their own anxieties.

A very short read that does a great job of showing kids that their worries are validated yet also providing a tool to help them cope with those worries. This book could serve as a nice reminder for kids to take a moment and try to redirect their focus when they feel overwhelmed with worry.


*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher, American Psychological Association, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own*

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is a great book for introducing and discussing, particularly with young children, the concept of anxiety. It personifies the anxiety as a "worry" that acts more like a pest than a pet. The young child consults someone who has experience with "worry"s and how to make them less impacting through a variety of methods. My only wish is that there would have been a direct call for children to talk to trusted adults if they feel like their worry's are taking up a majority of their processes and times. I genuinely think this a great book for discussing a prevalent emotion that occurs often in ones life.

This book, like others from its collection, is a good SEL tool for teachers/therapists/and parents to help children make sense of the emotions they encounter every day.

Young children can learn to manage their worries in the delightful “The Worrying Worries.” When a young child finds a worry in the wild, they take it home where it grows to something quite unmanageable. The purplish scribble-looking worry grows and grows until there is no choice but to learn techniques to manage its unpleasant effects. Once the strategies are implemented, the worry begins to shrink.

The illustrations and rhyming text are delightful. Rachel Rooney provides specific strategies for young children (and adults too!) to manage worries that get out of control. At the end of the book there is additional background for adult readers to help their little ones.

This would be a great book to have in the elementary classroom and would even be appropriate to have on the shelf in a middle school classroom. I will purchase a copy to share with my psychology students at the high school level.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by the publisher, American Psychological Association, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

“We don’t need a worry pet” what a great way to explain to kiddos why worrying is not always a good thing! It was age appropriate, and the worry getting bigger and bigger, eventually taking up his whole bed, was great symbolism for how it feels overwhelming in real life too. Some of the vocabulary was above my three year old, but we changed the words out easily (I know the choices were made to help with the flow of the book) thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC

As a teacher, this book made me emotional. Our kids come to school and we never know what they are carrying. Their worries can effect them throughout their day and this book is such a great reminder of this.