Stories for Growing
Cover of The WorrysaurusAges 3 to 6
Handling big feelings

The Worrysaurus

Rachel Bright, illustrated by Chris Chatterton

Ages 3 to 6
About this age guidance

Kirkus: 3 to 6; Scholastic: 4 to 6

The age tag follows Kirkus: The Worrysaurus. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.

Recommended as an introduction to worry and a starting point for a coping plan.

A planned picnic becomes difficult when Worrysaurus imagines what could go wrong. He uses remembered reassurance and familiar objects to settle.

Good forBig feelingsWorry and new places

Recommended by New Orleans Mom

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What children see in the story

Planning. Imagining threats. Recalling support. Using comforting objects.

Why it’s on these shelves

Handling big feelings
Worrysaurus packs for a picnic on a clear day, but questions about supplies and a lizard’s warning about rain set off his worry. He remembers his mother’s reassuring words, looks through his happy things and goes back to enjoying the day.

Why pick it up?

He uses resources he carries and advice he remembers. The mother does not arrive to remove the problem.

A note for parents

The happy-ending reassurance is not a factual promise about life. Discuss it as comfort alongside the practical coping action.

Where this recommendation comes from

New Orleans Mom

Recommended as an introduction to worry and a starting point for a coping plan.

Read Brooke Osborn and contributing parents’s recommendation
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