The Worry Monster: Calming Anxiety with Mindfulness -- Catherine Cook-Cottone

<b>Give kids tools to calm their inner worry monster with this interactive, vibrantly illustrated book! Tried-and-true methods from a child pscyhologist will have little ones mindfully breathing, practicing gratitude, and gracefully surfing their worry waves.</b> <p/>Everyone worries sometimes! But when your worries are giant, overwhelming, and constant--you've turned into a worry monster.<br> Fortunately, the Worry Monster is here to help. He's going on a field trip tomorrow that he's <i>very </i>anxious about. Is there something that makes <i>you </i>very anxious, too?<br> You're in luck! Worry Monster knows six Mindful Monster Moves that will help him--and you--stop the worry spiral. Will you join the Worry Monster and practice these skills so that you can both feel calmer?<br> In this therapeutic story from Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone, kids are able to see themselves in the Worry Monster and learn step-by-step practices for self-soothing and reducing their own anxiety.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Catherine Cook-Cottone<br><b>Publisher:</b> Random House Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 12/03/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 40<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.25lbs<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780593567913<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Dr. Catherine Cook-Cottone </b>is a licensed psychologist and a professor at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Dr. Cook-Cottone has worked with children and young adults for 20+ years, focused on creatin