• WIDE AGE APPEAL: Whimsical illustrations, lyrical rhyming text and a universally appealing message make this book meaningful for children and adults alike.
  ENDNOTES: Endnotes include a discussion guide and activities to help manage anxiety.
  SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Based on the author’s own personal struggle with anxiety, the book offers useful strategies for finding calm and strength in the face of uncertainty, such as positive self-talk, mindfulness and breathing

Rebecca Gardyn Levington is a children’s book author, poet and journalist with a particular penchant for penning both playful and poignant picture books and poems – primarily in rhyme. Rebecca’s award-winning poems and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies, newspapers and magazines. She lives in the suburban jungles of New Jersey, USA, with her husband and two boisterous boys. RebeccaGardynLevington.com

Mariona Cabassa is a native of Catalonia, Spain, who has illustrated over 80 children’s books. She studied at art school in Barcelona, followed by further research in Strasbourg, France. Her many subsequent years of working as an illustrator, painter, installation maker and tattoo artist reflect her fascination with form and her desire to explore different palettes. Mariona’s technique combines water-based paints, pencils and a digital touch to create rich and detailed illustrations, bursting with color and movement.

“Great book, beautifully illustrated with a variety of characters for students to relate to. Perfect for helping students calm their worries and putting these worries into perspective” – Christy Stock, library media specialist - Christy Stock

“What a beautiful, lyrical, inclusive way to empower and encourage children to face what may come with calm confidence that they can overcome challenges and look forward to tomorrow” – Kit Little, executive administrator of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA)
- Kit Little, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association

“In rhymes that first acknowledge and then reassure, Gardyn Levington counsels fortitude in the face of the unknown” – Publishers Weekly
- Publishers Weekly, Publishers Weekly