Bea has anxiety. She is more than just worried that no-one will show up to her birthday party, she is panicking and overthinking. She wants mum to cancel the party because she thinks that will get rid of her anxiety but mum knows that's not true.

Bea works through all her feelings, everything gets faster and faster, she remembers things she has to do and then children start arriving for her party, her worry tree is still there but she has a good time.

I think it's a good introduction for children to recognise the symptoms of anxiety in their own bodies, e.g. feeling sick, a sore tummy, thinking of all the things that can go wrong, but also to see that if we put things in place before certain events then we can manage and once they happen they're almost never as bad as we think they're going to be and we can have a good time.

I would use this with children aged 4-8 years.

I liked the message in this book. Children can use strategies to overcome anxiety. The story is compelling and relatable. I enjoyed the writing. The illustrations are absolutely adorable.

I loved this book. I’ve been looking for some children’s books that deal with anxiety and this was perfect.

I suffered from anxiety as a child (still do) and I worry that this may be passed on to my children. They are still too young to understand and this book perfectly goes through the worries and feelings that a young child may have, and clearly suggests how breathing might help ease these worries.

A beautiful children’s book to deal with a serious and hard to understand issue for children.