Anxious
by
Luciana De Luca & Natalí Barbani
Order:
USA
Can
Annick, 2024 (2024)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
L
uciana De Luca's
Anxious
takes readers into the mind of a little girl, who sometimes feels strange. Her world feels '
too fast and too loud.
' '
Everything feels dark
' and '
scary
'.
N
atalí Barbani's illustrations do a fine job of portraying what all that feels like and how it makes the child retreat into herself.
I
s there a solution? The girl tells us she's learned she can ask for help and a hug; take slow, deep breaths; and - find her way to laugh again.
A
t the end are helpful
Notes
to both the reader and to Adults and caregivers on how to cope with a child's anxiety.
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