What if a little lightning bug loses her light? What happens when a horsefly lands in a giant web? Do bumblebees lose their stings? This book addresses the what ifs of life for everyone! Lexi, Horace, Bella and Gus teach worriers to focus on the positive aspects of life and their friendships in a way that only The Little Worry Warts can.

Nervous? Anxious? Stressed? You're not alone! Anxiety and worry can be scary, especially for children who don't know how to handle it. Help young ones calm their worries with Brave the Beaver. Brave can't help but worry . . . about everything! Worry causes his heart to race and his stomach to ache. And when it gets really bad...POP!...the worry warts start popping up too! What's a brave beaver to do? Can his daily mantra help calm his fears?"Worries, worries, go away! I won't listen if you stay. Breathe in courage. Breathe out fear. Worries, you're not welcome here!"

How to Bust the Worry Warts was written by Chris Wever and drawn by Neil Phillips. Both Chris and Neil are consultant psychiatrists. They created this book to help children who experience unnecessary, exaggerated, and terrifying worries. The book features Worry Warts who float around making mischief by pushing useless, painful, and ridiculous worries into the minds of children. This causes children to suffer and lose confidence. Every idea in the book is illustrated with a cartoon. Cartoons help children understand what is happening and that helps recovery. They also encourage children to use the power of their own imaginations to invent ways of chasing the Worry Warts away. One of the main aims of the book is to show children how to sort real worries from Worry Wart worries. In the book, this is done by a cartoon style "Worry Checking Machine". The machine tips Worry Wart worries down the drain and keeps the real worries to be discussed with a trusted adult. The "Fearsome Hound of Panic" is the Worry Warts' secret weapon. It appears late in the book and, although it is a terrifying beast, a child can learn how to turn it into just a whining "Panic Puppy" by applying the relaxation, mindfulness, and imagery techniques learned from a counsellor. On the last page, two Worry Warts are shown sneaking back and hiding behind a rock. However, a boy uses his "Worry Wart Detector" to find them. He busts the Worry Warts early and gets rid of them before they can settle in again. There is a bonus page at the very end for children to draw themselves chasing Worry Warts away. Many ideas in the book are quite complex and most children should read it with the help of an adult. Adult involvement serves to start a useful conversation about excessive worries and a parent, teacher or counsellor can then help solve real worries and encourage a more open and adventurous approach to life.

"My stomach feels like it's tied up in a knot. My knees lock up, and my face feels hot. You know what I mean? I'm Wilma Jean, The Worry Machine." Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be the number one health problem in America. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but when these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants and/or needs to do, anxiety becomes a disability. This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety. The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages! Includes a note to parents and educators with tips on dealing with an anxious child.

Worrywarts are characterized by chronic anxiety, enslavement to out-of-control thoughts, and haranguing themselves to a degree that triggers FUD — fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Smart worriers take control of their worry by creating a time and place to do the work of worry, objectively studying their behavior to better understand how to worry effectively, and practicing flexible thinking rather than rut thinking. Smart worriers look for solutions, including partial solutions, and accept what can’t be changed, challenge their worries, practice making under-reactive statements that defuse anxiety rather than fuel it. The Worrywart’s Companion offers a smorgasbord of tools to help readers become smart worriers, including deep breathing and muscles relaxing exercises, practicing deliberate belly laughing, saying a prayer, doing a good deed, taking a walk, rocking oneself, counting details to keep one’s mind off of the worry, and more. When smart worriers finish the work of worry, they purposefully soothe themselves so that they can move on to other activities. The Worrywart’s Companion helps disquieted readers integrate soothing activities into their daily lives to keep worry-provoking anxiety in check.

Anxiety and worry can be scary, especially for children who don't know how to handle it. Help young readers calm their worries with Brave the Beaver.Brave can't help but worry...about everything. Worry causes his heart to race and his stomach to ache. And when it gets really bad...POP!...the worry warts start popping up too!What's a Brave Beaver to do? Will his daily mantra help calm his fears?"Worries, worries, go away!I won't listen if you stay.Breathe in courage. Breathe out fear.Worries, you're not welcome here!"Parents, counselors, and teachers love that the valuable life lessons in the Punk and Friends Learn Social Skills books are taught in such a fun way, kids don't even realize they're learning. There's no lecture here, just a fun story that kids can relate to.This book is geared toward children from preschool to second grade, ages 3-7. It's never too early to talk about important social skills. A list of coping strategies, as well as teacher and parent discussion materials on these topics, are included in the back of the book: Coping with worry and anxietyBeing mentally healthy so you can help others when neededPracticing your favorite coping skills so they come naturally when you need themRecognizing when you need helpUsing mantras to help refocusRead Brave the Beaver Has the Worry Warts to see how Brave calms his fears today!

What if...? Wombat asks Weasel and Woodchuck if they want to wander the world with her, but they are overwhelmed with worries. What if they walk into a swarm of waiting wasps? What if the weather worsens? What if they're walloped by warthogs? What then...? Popular author/illustrator duo Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole team up again to deliver a wonderful whimsical alliterative tale.