My Monster and Me
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
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.
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In author and The Great British Baking Show–winnerHussain's latest picture book, a brown-skinned child ruminates on their "monster," a horned buttercup-colored creature who is the child's constant companion. Hussain's text remains lighthearted while compassionately conveying the child's difficulties: "I told her how my monster just wouldn't go away. It WOULDN'T leave me alone. Ever." As the child speaks to careful listener Gram, the monster shrinks to a manageable size, providing a useful model for empathic adults. Bailey's art emphasizes the monster as not malicious, only inconvenient; an author's note reveals Hussain's own experiences with panic disorder "for as long as I can remember." This evenhanded illustration of anxiety and panic attacks will give many young readers language to describe their own experiences. Ages 3–5.
