Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival
Appropriate Age Range: 3-9 years
What this book is all about:
Ruby has a worry. The worry starts out small but slowly it begins to grow until it is huge. It soon becomes all Ruby can think about until one day she notices another person with a worry. After talking with the boy, both of their worries begin to shrink until they are very small. Ruby realizes she is not the only one with worries and that talking with someone can make her feel better.
Why you might want to read it:
This book normalizes feeling anxious and illustrates how worries can stop us from doing things we love. Talking to others can make our worries feel smaller and this book conveys that in a beautiful, kid friendly way.
4 questions for you to ask your children after reading it:
Ruby finds someone she can talk to about her worry, as a result her worry shrinks. Who is someone you can talk to when you have a worry?
How can you tell Ruby has a worry in the book?
What kind of things do you worry about?
Ruby’s talks to someone to shrink her worry, what are some other things you can do to make your worry smaller?