Avocado Feels a Pit Worried: A Story about Facing Your Fears

By Brenda Miles

A funny picture book that gives anxious kids a proven, real-world method for facing their fears one brave step at a time

What if something goes wrong? What then? What's going to happen? Avi the avocado worries about everything, and when fear takes over, he does what a lot of kids do: he avoids. New situations, unfamiliar sounds, anything that feels scary gets added to the "absolutely not" list. But one day, a mysterious THUMP THUMP THUD outside his kitchen window changes everything. Fear swells in the pit of his stomach, but for the first time, Avi asks himself a different question: what is the worst thing that could happen if I just try?

With the support of his friends and a whole lot of courage he didn't know he had, Avi begins facing the situations he once avoided, one small, brave step at a time. Kids will be rooting for him on every page, because they'll recognize their own worries in his. Avocado Feels a Pit Worried doesn't just tell kids to "be brave." It introduces a real, proven method for managing social anxiety and avoidance in a story so fun and so relatable that children will want to read it over and over, picking up a little more courage each time.

Key features:

introduces a proven method for managing anxiety teaches kids a real, therapist-backed approach to gradually facing fears instead of avoiding them, building confidence with each step incredibly relatable for anxious kids Avi's "what if" thinking and avoidance patterns mirror exactly what children with social anxiety experience, helping them feel understood and less alone shows the power of friendship and support demonstrates how encouragement from friends can help kids take brave steps they wouldn't take on their own perfect for families, classrooms, and counseling sessions ideal for read-alouds, SEL lessons, anxiety-focused therapy sessions, school counselor groups, and bedtime conversations about worries and bravery trusted series and publisher part of the Food for Thought series from Magination Press(R), the children's imprint of the American Psychological Association, dedicated to emotional well-being and healthy development

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433838621
• ISBN13: 9781433838620
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Magination Press (R) -- American Psychologica
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Children's Book

This is a Children's Book I read to my twin boys. I loved the title and cover of this book, and I found the puns to be so cute. My boys really enjoyed this book. I loved seeing Avi the Avocado open up, and he has become one of my favorite characters from children's books. I will have to buy this book when it comes out to give to my kids teachers because I think it will be great for teachers and classrooms. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.