Anxious Andy

by Adam Ciccio

Overview

In ?Anxious Andy,? we follow a young boy who is struggling to cope with his social and generalized worries at school. During his walk home, he encounters some not-so-helpful ?friends? that suggest distraction methods that prove to be ineffective and downright silly. It isn?t until Anxious Andy talks to his mother about the concerns and some proper advice is given. Andy is able to overcome his fears and feel more comfortable with who he is. Anxious Andy bursts at the seams with positive energy through cute rhyming and message-delivering abilities. The story finds a comforting way of introducing a disorder that affects millions of children without invasiveness.

The story is designed to be a fun and engaging educational tool for parents, therapists, teachers, and caregivers to use when the suspicion that anxiety may be a concern with a child during their early stages of emotional development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483485737
Publisher:	Lulu.com
Publication date:	06/19/2018
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)

About the Author

Adam Ciccio was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was raised in Savannah, Georgia, and attended high school at St. Andrew’s School on Wilmington Island, GA. Ciccio graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the Universityof New Hampshire (Durham, NH) in 2006 and with a Master of Science in Psychological Counseling at Salem State University(Salem, MA) in 2012. He owns an outpatient mental health practice for children and adults in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the same town which he currently resides. Ciccio is the author of several picture books that focus on developmental growth and self-confidence during early childhood.

Myriam Berenschot is a fulltime illustrator. After her graduation from the art academy, she gave art and drawing lessons to children. Currently, she makes so many illustrations, especially for educational publishers, that she doesn’t have time to teach. Myriam likes to discover new materials and techniques, and what effects they have. Is it sweet or angrier? She also uses the computer and the IPad to create the right atmosphere. Myriam wants to touch her public. And often that is with themes that are very close. Just have a look around ...

Editorial Reviews

"This book is great when it comes to helping kids deal with emotions and in this case, feeling anxious. It simply explains it to ways kids understand and give solutions to dealing with this feeling" - Tallmadge city schools

"Anxious Andy has a lot of fears and his friends try to help reassure him that he will be okay. This is a cute story about anxiety and on the surface, makes an attempt to help calm those fears by using distractions i.e. focusing on other things. Andy's mother does a good thing in talking with him about his fears and is reassuring. While I liked all of these helpful tips for Andy, it is unlikely that he would be "cured" from ever feeling anxious again. I would liked it to have ended with Andy remembering that sometimes he would feel anxious, but knowing how to deal with it so that he could get past it a little easier each time. I would just be concerned that children who don't immediately get over their anxiety would feel that something is wrong with them if they couldn't be like Andy. Parents and educators can expand on the story to explain that everyone has anxious moments and that there are things they can do to help. Overall, this is a cute story, that I would recommend. There aren't many available that address mental health issues for young children. I applaud the author in tackling this tricky topic." - King First Baptist Child Development Center

"I love this book. There are lot of people who suffer from anxiety, this is a great story to teach about anxiety, and how to deal with it, there is also a little bit of humor..." - Rosario Juarez

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