The Worrysaurus

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La pasión de Chris por la ilustración lo llevó a seguir una carrera como artista independiente trabajando en varios libros para niños. With a little help from his mom, Worrysaurus finds a way to soothe the anxious butterflies, chase his fears away, and find peace and happiness in the moment at hand.

She has hundreds of stories tucked away in her studio (an occasionally messy, converted caravan) which she can’t wait to turn into books. I would share this with a class at the moment to remind them that it is alright to feel this way and to talk about what can help them. She has written several books for children, including Love Monster, The Lion Inside and The Koala Who Could– winner of the Evening Standard Oscar’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Book Award. The language is easily accessible, and the author’s use of rhyme produces a lullaby-effect to soothe children and make them feel calm.

Younger children who tend to struggle wording their emotions/ feelings could really benefit from this. This book uses colour to effectively convey the emotions of the Worrysaurus, with the backgrounds getting progressively darker as his worries spiral and brighter as he finds a resolution. I would discuss this with a class, and it would help them to talk about their feelings, for example: “I have a big butterfly today”. Towards the end of the book when he begins to feel happier the colours get brighter again and he looks bigger on the page! The colours in the book are bright and welcoming with the worries in a pale blue colour, this can help children to understand that the worry isn’t real and they can make it go away.

Rachel Bright formada en Gráficos en la Universidad de Kingston y con un Máster en Grabado en UWE, posee una colección de libros ilustrados, que se encuentra en constante crecimiento, y ha resultado ganadora de múltiples premios. She explores the lovliness of words and the magic of pictures, revelling in a world of jam-eating miniature bears and other made-up animals. I would read the story to the children (I think you could use this book with any primary class) and we would discuss the illustrator’s use of colour to signify the Worrysaurus’ changing emotions and feelings.

This story follows a day in the life of a Worrysaurus seeing the challenges he faces and how he deals with them.

Al final de la historia queda un tranquilizador mensaje en donde se invita al lector a perder el miedo enfrentándose a lo desconocido, sin preocuparse en exceso por lo pueda devenir y a aprender a convivir con este sentimiento sin permitir que nos paralice o nos impida realizar actividades que deseamos.Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. I'm sure lots of children and adults can relate to this book and discuss experience and ways that we can try and cope with the changing world but not let it ruin our day and our mental health. This book could be used to start a discussion with a class or individual children about why they might worry and what they can do to help themselves feel better. The Worrysaurus strikes just the right balance of positive, lighthearted, and kid-friendly, with reassuring, rhyming text from Rachel Bright, the bestselling author of The Lion Inside and Love Monster, and charming illustrations from Chris Chatterton. All about a dinosaur who plans a whole day but then he worries about lots of things for his adventure.

As a children's mental health practitioner working on the NHS, I am always on the lookout for new resources so imagine my joy when I came across this cute book - I brought it straight away! Por este motivo considero que "El preocupasaurio" es un cuento ideal, para leer o ser leído, ya que les permite identificar y representar sus preocupaciones a través de un aprendizaje dirigido y motivador. While this can simply be read as an enjoyable rhyming story, it will be most useful to prompt discussion and sharing. La edad ideal a la que yo recomendaría este libro es entre los 3 y los 7 años, pues tanto su mensaje como su profundidad son completamente adaptables y explotados en función de las habilidades del educador. We would create a list of things to do when you have a worry, inspired by the book, such as sharing it with a trusted adult and doing things that make you happy.Del mismo modo, es ideal para primeros lectores, pues el formato con el que está escrito combina palabras destacadas en mayúsculas y negrita con el resto del texto impreso.