I read this book with my 6 year old daughter and my 5 year old son. My daughter is a big worrier and we loved this book. The illustrations are beautiful and the concept of a Worry being a monster is perfect. I loved the silly worries that were listed, it made the book more fun, but easy to attach to real life situations. All the tips at the end about getting rid of a worry were amazing. Definitely writing those down for future reference. Thank you for this book, and making a big situation seem easier to handle.

A worrisome worry-free worry book for kids! The book is cute. And the idea the book conveys is great.
The drawings are moody, whimsical, beautiful, artful, and perfect for the book. I’d say that the drawings are moody above all, and that is a good thing for this particular book. Also, there are lots of fun little details in each drawing, so as you read the text, you can later go back to each drawing with your child and look for what more is there in each one.
And, of course, the book is great at explaining worries to kids in an easy-to-understand way. Although I am not sure that the final advice of just ignoring your worries is the most wholesome and the healthiest one, it might be a good approach for most really young children.

**Thank you to NetGalley and Tanglewood for this e-copy in exchange for an honest review**

I wish the book talked about things children actually might worry about and how to deal with them. Not having any tea for a room full of elephants certainly isn't realistic. Why would you invite a bunch of elephants to tea if you don't have any tea anyway? Camille can't go to the party because she skinned her knee? Why can't she just wear long pants? Slap a Band-Aid on there and move on. Doesn't make any sense. If this is supposed to help kids understand and overcome anxiety, then it fails. It is not a funny book, despite what the description tries to sell you. The illustrations are actually kind of creepy for a children's book.

I do agree that worry can make you sad, tired, and sick. Anxiety can manifest a lot of physical symptoms because it sends your body into a fight or flight mode when there is no immediate danger. There's just a lingering feeling that something will go wrong at any moment.

At the end, a few tips are given to just "imagine" your worries away, stop thinking about them, and do something else. Lastly, they suggest facing your worries and working on them. This should have been the theme of the whole book: here are some common things that children might worry about and how to feel better. As adults, we have the luxury of already having been through childhood and its sometimes worrisome experiences. Why not pass down that advice to help others?

All I'm really trying to say is that this book is not really helpful, and you shouldn't buy it.

Event though I’m almost 20 this children book really touched me.Anxiety is something I’ve dealt with since I was really young and this book explains how it feels like.It offers many ways to get rid of worry and the quote “Let a worry thought remind you to smile” made me emotional.The drawings are gorgeous and reflect the content of the book.Totally recommend

This a cute, fun resource for helping children with their worries. I have anxiety and I think this would have been nice growing up. I would purchase a physical copy. The art is unique & I love it. There's a lot of good examples of worries and solutions to them
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My eight year old son read this to me and he really liked it. If I was an elementary school teacher, I would read this to my class every year. He said he liked how it taught him how to get rid of a worry and it reminded him to think of good times. There were many different scenarios that children may have worries about, but also offered proactive solutions to those worries. The illustrations were “really cool” according to my son; reminded me of the style of illustrations in Where the Wild Things Are. Overall, we both loved it!

A cute illustrated book to drag you out of misery 😂. The book takes you through all kinds of scenarios and gives children an optimistic view of dealing with worry - giving them the disposition to deal with situations under pressure, lack of resources or even taking ownership.

Considering the age group towards which the book focuses its attention, there are a lot of learnings communicated in funny ways and decent designs to keep things on the engaging side.

Author: Ferida Wolff; Harriet May Savitz
Genre: #childrensfiction
Rating: 3/5 ⭐️

Thanks @netgalley @tanglewoodbooks for the Digital ARC

This book does a great job of giving meaningful examples to help young readers understand the idea of a “worry”. As an adult with anxiety raising a child with anxiety, I’m always worried about how these types of books might this book beautifully handled the validation of worries, while also empowering readers with ways to get rid of them..

I loved the message of this book! Reading it as an adult it has a positive message for everyone from a child to adult about our worries and how to try to forget about them. Loved tithe style of the artwork as well, very distinctive yet fun.

**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc I received.”

This is such a great little book for dealing with anxiety and spiralling thoughts. It’s nice – as an adult reader, too – to be reminded that worries are worries, and sometimes focusing too much on them doesn't help. This book is just very lovely and uplifting and will undoubtedly help little kids fretting about all the things that could go wrong instead of focusing on the present. The art is wonderful, too. It reminds me of the books I read growing up.

This works as a good children's book and the illustrations are a delight. It also works as a great conversation starter and the children were happily discussing what worried them. Perhaps the best thing was that once the conversations started they realised that they were not the only ones to have worries. On Christmas day the main conversation starter was- what do you worry about ? ..... We certainly had some very lively and revealing conversations.

Helping a child work through feelings and worries can be very trying sometimes. That's when a book comes to the rescue. This one does that!
Thanks #NetGalley for the book!

A cute little book about worries - where they might come from, and how to deal with them. Because you can! A worry is nothing to worry about!

Is A Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz, Illustrated by Marie Le Tourneau is a children's picture book that addresses worries that kids have with humor and gives kids a way to cope with their fears. I'd like to thank NetGalley and Tanglewood for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I was absolutely enchanted by this book. Everyone worries, and I love how the authors dealt with this topic. The main take away for kids is that there is always something you can do about the worry. Is A Worry Worrying You? gives parents the perfect opportunity to discuss the topic with their children and should be on every child's bookshelf. It even gives children the power to get rid of their worries themselves. The illustrations were fantastic and were reminiscent of something that Tim Burton would do, which is a great thing in my opinion as I love his work.

This book turned out to be so much more than what I was expecting. It was exceptionally well written and thought out. Even as an adult, I enjoyed the message and story because there are times that I have a moment that a worry gets out of control. Like Is A Worry Worrying You? says, even adults can worry!!

Five out of five stars is what I give Is A Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz, Illustrated by Marie Le Tourneau. This would make a perfect book for any child, but is especially perfect for children aged three through eight.

Thank you NetGalley and Tanglewood Publishing Inc. for the opportunity to read "Is A Worry Worrying You?" in exchange for my honest review.

This book has fun illustrations that will appeal to children. It teaches what a worry is. It helps to explain to children that a worry stops you from having fun, feeling good or being happy. Worries are invisible but real. The book gives clear examples of what a worry is and how you can come up with a solution to it. It explains how anyone can have a worry - parents, teachers, brother, sisters, friends. Most of the time the things that worry you will never happen. It gives some concrete ways to help overcome a worry. Imagining it away in a suitcase and sending it on a trip. Sealing it in an envelope and mailing it away. Hiding it in a cupboard and closing the door on it.

The book also has ideas on how to prevent worry - by doing something - writing or baking or talking to someone.

I think this book is adorable and a great way to explain what worrying is/feels like and how to help get rid of it in a way what kids can understand. It is fast paced and without long paragraph which is helpful for the little ones. The art is also beautiful. I think that this book would be extremely helpful for all little kids to read so that they are better able to identify the big emotions that they are experiencing and might not know how to convey it to us.

A great read for describing and handling childhood anxiety and fears. Very helpful for readers of all ages in making this hard topic approachable!

Thank you NetGalley and Tanglewood for accepting my request to read and review Is a Worry Worrying You?.

Author: Ferida Wolff; Harriet May Savitz
Published: 04/15/2005
Genre: Children's Fiction

Can a Children's book have gothic illustrations? I don't know how else to describe them. What you see on the cover is expanded throughout the book. I loved them. I look for teaching moments, and throughout the story the author states many things can be a worry. With the illustrations clearly not realistic, it makes pointing out in a funny way that monsters are not under the bed.

The author writes when you have a worry, take out a deck of cards and don't let it play. (I want this on a shirt, coffee mug, wall plaque, etc.).

I would gift this to parents, grandparents, and caregivers. Start a conversation before there is a worry. I'm on the fence for babysitters.

Cute illustration to explain worries to children. Read it to my daughter today. She liked it because the blue monster represented the worry.

This is a wonderful children's book that deals with worries and anxieties.
The illustrations are engaging but the writing is phenomenal. Children's books usually don't have good writing, this felt like reading a book by a really well-experienced author.
Even I felt a little better after reading this book. Worrying can be troublesome and it is a difficult concept to explain to kids.
I absolutely loved this book.