"I Feel Anxious" is a gentle, empowering story that helps children understand and navigate anxiety with calm, confidence, and compassion. Follow Max as he tackles common childhood fears like new schools, unfamiliar faces, or endless "What if?" questions and discovers simple strategies that make big feelings feel smaller.
- Relatable moments, real emotions: Max's worries reflect what so many children experience making them feel seen, heard, and not alone.
- Simple, actionable tools: Effective tips and techniques any child can learn and use (drawing feelings, deep breathing, and talking it out.)
- Family is their anchor: Laughter, support, and shared struggles make challenges smaller. - They're stronger than they think: Even when new places feel like a whirlwind. - Soothing rhythm & colorful art: Ideal for bedtime reads, emotional check-ins, or SEL classroom lessons. - Interactive coloring activity at the end a creative way to reinforce calm and focus - Builds lasting emotional strength: Shows kids that anxiety is normal and that they have what it takes to move through it with grace.Children learn that even the scariest feelings can be managed with practice. With its warm narrative, "I Feel Anxious" is a safe space children will return to again and again.
Perfect for:- Ages 4-8 learning how to handle nervous feelings or navigating moves, new schools, friendships, or big life changes.
- Parents and caregivers looking for emotional literacy tools. - Educators building empathy and resilience through SEL.From the Author:
"Every child deserves to feel brave, even when their tummy feels like a tornado. This book is my love letter to kids (and parents ) navigating life's big changes. You've got this "
P.S. Max still gets butterflies sometimes... but now he knows just what to do.