The Bravest Worrier

by Angelique Monet

Overview

Join Zayny on her brave journey defeating the big, hairy, and sometimes scary Worry.

Zayny is a girl who just can’t seem to escape Worry! Worry follows her everywhere. Worry is loud, messy, rude and full of discouraging words.

Zayny can’t eat or sleep and her world is an unbearable gloomy place. She discovers that Worry was nothing more than a bully who lives on the inside that made her believe she was never good enough. Zayny has had enough of being consumed by Worry and missing out on all the fun.

Zayny, ready to take back her joy, puts on her armor, digs deep inside herself and finds the strength to kick Worry right out of her life. No longer held back by Worry, Zayny takes control and zooms happily full speed ahead making everyday a fun and exciting adventure.

The Bravest Worrier is a whimsical, exciting, and timeless story to help readers take back their joy by overcoming worry and anxiety.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692749197
Publisher:	Fifth Wonder Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	400,827
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)

Editorial Reviews

2024-07-10
A little girl learns to overcome her terrible worries in this empowering but simplistic picture book.

Zayny, a light-brown skinned girl with curly brown hair, is a huge worrier. She worries about germs and time, worms and limes. She worries about dreams before she falls asleep. Weather, being dirty, imaginary monsters, bee stings, hangnails, and people saying mean things are all on her long list of apprehensions. She decides to take matters into her own hands: “Get out of my thoughts and out of my head! / Out of my dreams and from under my bed!” she tells her troubles. It’s the beginning of a new Zayny: Without her worries, she can have adventures and fun, and she can finally let herself be happy. Monet’s rhyming text ably captures many of the things that young worriers might fret about, some realistic and others far-fetched. However, young readers who share Zayny’s early anxious attitudes may scoff at how easily she sends her imagined problems packing. The illustrations depict the worries in various forms, but frequently as large, hairy monsters that hold Zayny helpless; the huge forms make Zayny appear smaller on the page, despite her cool clothing and hair styles and her huge eyes. Monet’s digital paintings are eye-catching, and though Zayny appears shiny and doll-like in some illustrations, her emotions shine through to reflect the text, both in her worry and once she is worry free.

An empowering, imaginative tale that simplifies the journey to becoming carefree.

Kirkus Reviews