Key Selling Points

• Through entertaining storytelling, The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker offers strategies that kids can use to help them overcome their anxieties, like journaling, breathing techniques, animal companionship, and more.
• Inspired by Alma Fullerton's childhood experiences with anxiety and her struggle with reading and writing due to her dyslexia.
• Touches on common issues that kids deal with when they start a new school, like shyness, anxiety about making new friends, and loneliness.
• Set in Bedeque, PEI, young readers will appreciate the vivid descriptions of the Maritimes.
• Alma Fullerton is the previous author of five novels for young readers and six picture books, which have been nominated or won the Governor General Award, the TD Canadian Literature Award, the Red Maple Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award, and more.

Alma Fullerton is an internationally award-winning author, illustrator, and editor. Coming from a military family she's lived all over Canada as well as Germany. Growing up she struggled with reading and writing due to her dyslexia. Now she goes into schools to teach children they can overcome anything to achieve what they want in life. She lives in North Lake, Prince Edward Island.

Marketing Plan:

• Extensive ARC mailing.
• Digital galley available for request on Edelweiss.
• Outreach to key media including parenting magazines, newspapers, and journals.
• Virtual and in person events, both local in PEI and in Toronto.
• Print and online advertising campaigns 

"Izzy endeavors to become as brave as a lion in this empathetic novel by Fullerton… Heavily inked, heartfelt illustrations by Mistry accompany Izzy’s astute, mature-sounding narration."

"In this feel-good story told in journal entries, readers meet Izzy, who is anxious all of the time—so anxious that she's receiving an emotional support dog, which she names Gandalf, because she figures it must take a wizard to help soothe her anxiety…. The author has an emotional support animal herself and is able to weave in rich details about the kind of work these companions do for their humans. Some entries end with a small cartoon illustration of a charming scene from the narrative, such as Izzy running away from her rooster, Meanie, after collecting eggs. This is a great read for kids who want to unlock their inner lions and be brave!"