Children have always been fascinated with "big" words, as is evident with the movie, "Mary Poppins" and the word, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." And many children have experienced phobias of one kind or another and in various degrees. Ella's Funny, Fearful, Phobic Friends combines the "big words" children love with specific phobias into a rhyming picture book. The story features a girl (Ella), who invites her friends on an adventure, only to discover that each one carries a specific, scientific named phobia. Ella shares her grandfather's simple advice to help overcome their phobias and to have a happier future.